diff --git a/src/main/java/taintedmagic/common/TaintedMagic.java b/src/main/java/taintedmagic/common/TaintedMagic.java
index 62385bd4..eb0cb272 100644
--- a/src/main/java/taintedmagic/common/TaintedMagic.java
+++ b/src/main/java/taintedmagic/common/TaintedMagic.java
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 import cpw.mods.fml.common.event.FMLPreInitializationEvent;
 import taintedmagic.common.handler.ConfigHandler;
 import taintedmagic.common.handler.TaintedMagicEventHandler;
-import taintedmagic.common.handler.UpdateHandler;
 import taintedmagic.common.lib.LibCreativeTab;
 import taintedmagic.common.lib.LibStrings;
 import taintedmagic.common.network.PacketHandler;
@@ -79,8 +78,6 @@ public static void preInit(FMLPreInitializationEvent event) {
         RecipeRegistry.init();
 
         OreDictionaryRegistry.init();
-
-        if (configHandler.useUpdateHandler) UpdateHandler.init();
     }
 
     // Init
diff --git a/src/main/java/taintedmagic/common/handler/ConfigHandler.java b/src/main/java/taintedmagic/common/handler/ConfigHandler.java
index 347e9f38..941ecec7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/taintedmagic/common/handler/ConfigHandler.java
+++ b/src/main/java/taintedmagic/common/handler/ConfigHandler.java
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ public class ConfigHandler {
 
     public static Configuration config;
 
-    public static boolean useUpdateHandler = true;
     public static boolean researchTags = true;
     public static boolean useCustomResearchTabBackground = false;
     public static int magesMaceBaseDamage;
@@ -28,8 +27,6 @@ public static void init() {
 
         config.load();
 
-        useUpdateHandler = config
-                .getBoolean("use_update_handler", "misc", true, "Should update notifications be enabled?");
         researchTags = config.getBoolean(
                 "research_tags",
                 "research",
diff --git a/src/main/java/taintedmagic/common/handler/TaintedMagicEventHandler.java b/src/main/java/taintedmagic/common/handler/TaintedMagicEventHandler.java
index 61582b11..74d8705a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/taintedmagic/common/handler/TaintedMagicEventHandler.java
+++ b/src/main/java/taintedmagic/common/handler/TaintedMagicEventHandler.java
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 import net.minecraftforge.event.entity.player.ItemTooltipEvent;
 
 import cpw.mods.fml.common.eventhandler.SubscribeEvent;
-import cpw.mods.fml.common.gameevent.PlayerEvent;
 import cpw.mods.fml.common.gameevent.PlayerEvent.ItemCraftedEvent;
 import taintedmagic.api.IBloodlust;
 import taintedmagic.common.helper.TaintedMagicHelper;
@@ -152,11 +151,6 @@ public void entityAttacked(LivingAttackEvent event) {
     }
     // End
 
-    @SubscribeEvent
-    public void onPlayerLogin(PlayerEvent.PlayerLoggedInEvent event) {
-        if (UpdateHandler.show) event.player.addChatMessage(new ChatComponentText(UpdateHandler.updateStatus));
-    }
-
     @SubscribeEvent
     public void onCrafting(ItemCraftedEvent event) {
         if (event.crafting == new ItemStack(ItemRegistry.ItemWandCap, 1, 0)) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/taintedmagic/common/handler/UpdateHandler.java b/src/main/java/taintedmagic/common/handler/UpdateHandler.java
deleted file mode 100644
index d6debf5f..00000000
--- a/src/main/java/taintedmagic/common/handler/UpdateHandler.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,52 +0,0 @@
-package taintedmagic.common.handler;
-
-import java.net.URL;
-import java.util.Scanner;
-
-import net.minecraft.util.EnumChatFormatting;
-
-import taintedmagic.common.TaintedMagic;
-import taintedmagic.common.lib.LibStrings;
-
-public class UpdateHandler {
-
-    private static String currentVersion = LibStrings.VERSION;
-    private static String newestVersion;
-    public static String updateStatus = null;
-    public static boolean show = false;
-
-    public static void init() {
-        getNewestVersion();
-
-        if (newestVersion != null) {
-            if (newestVersion.equalsIgnoreCase(currentVersion)) {
-                show = false;
-            } else if (!newestVersion.equalsIgnoreCase(currentVersion)) {
-                show = true;
-                updateStatus = (EnumChatFormatting.RED + "Tainted Magic is out of date! The latest version is "
-                        + EnumChatFormatting.GREEN
-                        + newestVersion);
-                TaintedMagic.log.info(
-                        "Mod out of date! You're still running: " + currentVersion
-                                + ", Latest Version: "
-                                + newestVersion);
-            }
-        } else {
-            show = true;
-            updateStatus = (EnumChatFormatting.RED + "Tainted Magic failed to connect to update server!");
-            TaintedMagic.log.info("Failed to connect to update server...");
-        }
-    }
-
-    private static void getNewestVersion() {
-        try {
-            URL url = new URL("https://raw.githubusercontent.com/yorkeJohn/Tainted-Magic/master/version.txt");
-            Scanner s = new Scanner(url.openStream());
-            newestVersion = s.next();
-            s.close();
-        } catch (Exception ex) {
-            ex.printStackTrace();
-            TaintedMagic.log.info("Could not connect to GitHub repository!");
-        }
-    }
-}