diff --git a/kallithea/config/routing.py b/kallithea/config/routing.py
--- a/kallithea/config/routing.py
+++ b/kallithea/config/routing.py
@@ -319,8 +319,6 @@ def make_map(config):
                   action="settings_system", conditions=dict(method=["POST"]))
         m.connect("admin_settings_system", "/settings/system",
                   action="settings_system", conditions=dict(method=["GET"]))
-        m.connect("admin_settings_system_update", "/settings/system/updates",
-                  action="settings_system_update", conditions=dict(method=["GET"]))
 
     # ADMIN MY ACCOUNT
     with rmap.submapper(path_prefix=ADMIN_PREFIX,
diff --git a/kallithea/controllers/admin/settings.py b/kallithea/controllers/admin/settings.py
--- a/kallithea/controllers/admin/settings.py
+++ b/kallithea/controllers/admin/settings.py
@@ -422,7 +422,6 @@ class SettingsController(BaseController)
 
         import kallithea
         c.ini = kallithea.CONFIG
-        c.update_url = defaults.get('update_url')
         server_info = Setting.get_server_info()
         for key, val in server_info.iteritems():
             setattr(c, key, val)
@@ -432,46 +431,3 @@ class SettingsController(BaseController)
             defaults=defaults,
             encoding="UTF-8",
             force_defaults=False)
-
-    @HasPermissionAnyDecorator('hg.admin')
-    def settings_system_update(self):
-        import json
-        import urllib2
-        from kallithea.lib.verlib import NormalizedVersion
-        from kallithea import __version__
-
-        defaults = Setting.get_app_settings()
-        defaults.update(self._get_hg_ui_settings())
-        _update_url = defaults.get('update_url', '')
-        _update_url = "" # FIXME: disabled
-
-        _err = lambda s: '<div class="alert alert-danger">%s</div>' % (s)
-        try:
-            import kallithea
-            ver = kallithea.__version__
-            log.debug('Checking for upgrade on `%s` server', _update_url)
-            opener = urllib2.build_opener()
-            opener.addheaders = [('User-agent', 'Kallithea-SCM/%s' % ver)]
-            response = opener.open(_update_url)
-            response_data = response.read()
-            data = json.loads(response_data)
-        except urllib2.URLError as e:
-            log.error(traceback.format_exc())
-            return _err('Failed to contact upgrade server: %r' % e)
-        except ValueError as e:
-            log.error(traceback.format_exc())
-            return _err('Bad data sent from update server')
-
-        latest = data['versions'][0]
-
-        c.update_url = _update_url
-        c.latest_data = latest
-        c.latest_ver = latest['version']
-        c.cur_ver = __version__
-        c.should_upgrade = False
-
-        if NormalizedVersion(c.latest_ver) > NormalizedVersion(c.cur_ver):
-            c.should_upgrade = True
-        c.important_notices = latest['general']
-
-        return render('admin/settings/settings_system_update.html'),
diff --git a/kallithea/lib/db_manage.py b/kallithea/lib/db_manage.py
--- a/kallithea/lib/db_manage.py
+++ b/kallithea/lib/db_manage.py
@@ -370,7 +370,6 @@ class DbManage(object):
             ('gravatar_url', User.DEFAULT_GRAVATAR_URL, 'unicode'),
             ('clone_uri_tmpl', Repository.DEFAULT_CLONE_URI, 'unicode'),
             ('clone_ssh_tmpl', Repository.DEFAULT_CLONE_SSH, 'unicode'),
-            ('update_url', Setting.DEFAULT_UPDATE_URL, 'unicode'),
         ]
         for key, val, type_ in settings:
             sett = Setting(key, val, type_)
diff --git a/kallithea/templates/admin/settings/settings_system.html b/kallithea/templates/admin/settings/settings_system.html
--- a/kallithea/templates/admin/settings/settings_system.html
+++ b/kallithea/templates/admin/settings/settings_system.html
@@ -4,13 +4,12 @@
 
 <%
  elems = [
-    (_('Kallithea version'), h.literal('%s <b><span id="check_for_update" style="display:none">%s</span></b>') % (c.kallithea_version, _('Check for updates')), ''),
+    (_('Kallithea version'), c.kallithea_version, ''),
     (_('Kallithea configuration file'), c.ini['__file__'], ''),
     (_('Python version'), c.py_version, ''),
     (_('Platform'), c.platform, ''),
     (_('Git version'), c.git_version, ''),
     (_('Git path'), c.ini.get('git_path'), ''),
-    (_('Upgrade info endpoint'), h.literal('%s <br/><span class="text-muted">%s.</span>') % (c.update_url, _('Note: please make sure this server can access this URL')), ''),
  ]
 %>
 <dl class="dl-horizontal">
@@ -31,11 +30,3 @@
       %endfor
   </tbody>
 </table>
-
-<script>
-    $('#check_for_update').click(function(e){
-        var $update_notice = $('#update_notice');
-        $update_notice.show();
-        asynchtml(${h.js(h.url('admin_settings_system_update'))}, $update_notice);
-    });
-</script>