diff --git a/desktop/src/main.ts b/desktop/src/main.ts
index 360b04ff6..a3cb66538 100644
--- a/desktop/src/main.ts
+++ b/desktop/src/main.ts
@@ -31,8 +31,6 @@ import { isDev } from "./main/util";
 
 let appIsQuitting = false;
 
-let updateIsAvailable = false;
-
 export const isAppQuitting = (): boolean => {
     return appIsQuitting;
 };
@@ -41,14 +39,6 @@ export const setIsAppQuitting = (value: boolean): void => {
     appIsQuitting = value;
 };
 
-export const isUpdateAvailable = (): boolean => {
-    return updateIsAvailable;
-};
-
-export const setIsUpdateAvailable = (value: boolean): void => {
-    updateIsAvailable = value;
-};
-
 /**
  * The URL where the renderer HTML is being served from.
  */
diff --git a/desktop/src/main/services/app-update.ts b/desktop/src/main/services/app-update.ts
index 996f73633..6590bea26 100644
--- a/desktop/src/main/services/app-update.ts
+++ b/desktop/src/main/services/app-update.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { compareVersions } from "compare-versions";
 import { app, BrowserWindow } from "electron";
 import { default as electronLog } from "electron-log";
 import { autoUpdater } from "electron-updater";
-import { setIsAppQuitting, setIsUpdateAvailable } from "../../main";
+import { setIsAppQuitting } from "../../main";
 import { AppUpdateInfo } from "../../types/ipc";
 import log from "../log";
 import { userPreferences } from "../stores/user-preferences";
@@ -72,8 +72,6 @@ const checkForUpdatesAndNotify = async (mainWindow: BrowserWindow) => {
         log.error("Auto update failed", error);
         showUpdateDialog({ autoUpdatable: false, version });
     });
-
-    setIsUpdateAvailable(true);
 };
 
 /**