diff --git a/qt/aqt/main.py b/qt/aqt/main.py
index 6c634132d..f3f3d4d10 100644
--- a/qt/aqt/main.py
+++ b/qt/aqt/main.py
@@ -1421,6 +1421,8 @@ title="{}" {}>{}</button>""".format(
     ##########################################################################

     def setup_auto_update(self, _log: list[DownloadLogEntry]) -> None:
+        return
+
         from aqt.update import check_for_update

         check_for_update()
--
2.42.0