Index: desktop-widgets/mainwindow.cpp
--- desktop-widgets/mainwindow.cpp.orig
+++ desktop-widgets/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -209,7 +209,6 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow() :
 	ui.menuHelp->removeAction(ui.actionUserManual);
 #endif
 
-	updateManager = new UpdateManager(this);
 	undoAction = Command::undoAction(this);
 	redoAction = Command::redoAction(this);
 	undoAction->setShortcut(QKeySequence(Qt::CTRL | Qt::Key_Z));
@@ -854,14 +853,6 @@ void MainWindow::on_actionAboutSubsurface_triggered()
 	SubsurfaceAbout dlg(this);
 
 	dlg.exec();
-}
-
-void MainWindow::on_action_Check_for_Updates_triggered()
-{
-	if (!updateManager)
-		updateManager = new UpdateManager(this);
-
-	updateManager->checkForUpdates();
 }
 
 void MainWindow::on_actionUserManual_triggered()
