diff --git a/src/mirall/application.cpp b/src/mirall/application.cpp
index 146ae6b..a429ea4 100644
--- a/src/mirall/application.cpp
+++ b/src/mirall/application.cpp
@@ -157,9 +157,9 @@ Application::Application(int &argc, char **argv) :
     QTimer::singleShot( 0, this, SLOT( slotStartFolderSetup() ));
 
     MirallConfigFile cfg;
-    if( !cfg.ownCloudSkipUpdateCheck() ) {
+    /*if( !cfg.ownCloudSkipUpdateCheck() ) {
         QTimer::singleShot( 3000, this, SLOT( slotStartUpdateDetector() ));
-    }
+    }*/
 
     connect( ownCloudInfo::instance(), SIGNAL(sslFailed(QNetworkReply*, QList<QSslError>)),
              this,SLOT(slotSSLFailed(QNetworkReply*, QList<QSslError>)));
diff --git a/src/mirall/mirallconfigfile.cpp b/src/mirall/mirallconfigfile.cpp
index 47098d1..8f1cc23 100644
--- a/src/mirall/mirallconfigfile.cpp
+++ b/src/mirall/mirallconfigfile.cpp
@@ -401,30 +401,12 @@ void MirallConfigFile::setOwnCloudVersion( const QString& ver)
 
 bool MirallConfigFile::ownCloudSkipUpdateCheck( const QString& connection ) const
 {
-    QString con( connection );
-    if( connection.isEmpty() ) con = defaultConnection();
-
-    QSettings settings( configFile(), QSettings::IniFormat );
-    settings.setIniCodec( "UTF-8" );
-    settings.beginGroup( con );
-
-    bool skipIt = settings.value( QLatin1String("skipUpdateCheck"), false ).toBool();
-
-    return skipIt;
+    return true;
 }
 
 void MirallConfigFile::setOwnCloudSkipUpdateCheck( bool skip, const QString& connection )
 {
-    QString con( connection );
-    if( connection.isEmpty() ) con = defaultConnection();
-
-    QSettings settings( configFile(), QSettings::IniFormat );
-    settings.setIniCodec( "UTF-8" );
-    settings.beginGroup( con );
-
-    settings.setValue( QLatin1String("skipUpdateCheck"), QVariant(skip) );
-    settings.sync();
-
+    // We don't want the user to check updates as this is handled by rpm
 }
 
 int MirallConfigFile::maxLogLines() const