# disable version check. updates come via package management
diff --git a/src/chatty/Chatty.java b/src/chatty/Chatty.java
index 2fdc077..5c39dd8 100644
--- a/src/chatty/Chatty.java
+++ b/src/chatty/Chatty.java
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ public class Chatty {
      * Enable Version Checker (if you compile and distribute this yourself, you
      * may want to disable this)
      */
-    public static final boolean VERSION_CHECK_ENABLED = true;
+    public static final boolean VERSION_CHECK_ENABLED = false;
     
     /**
      * The regular URL of the textfile where the most recent version is stored.
diff --git a/src/chatty/TwitchClient.java b/src/chatty/TwitchClient.java
index 8bea1db..b900837 100644
--- a/src/chatty/TwitchClient.java
+++ b/src/chatty/TwitchClient.java
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ public class TwitchClient {
         checkForVersionChange();
         // Check version, if enabled in this build
         if (Chatty.VERSION_CHECK_ENABLED) {
-            checkNewVersion();
+            //checkNewVersion();
         }
         
         // Connect or open connect dialog
@@ -370,44 +370,7 @@ public class TwitchClient {
      * Checks for a new version if the last check was long enough ago.
      */
     private void checkNewVersion() {
-        if (!settings.getBoolean("checkNewVersion")) {
-            return;
-        }
-        /**
-         * Check if enough time has passed since the last check.
-         */
-        long ago = System.currentTimeMillis() - settings.getLong("versionLastChecked");
-        if (ago/1000 < CHECK_VERSION_INTERVAL) {
-            /**
-             * If not checking, check if update was detected last time.
-             */
-            String updateAvailable = settings.getString("updateAvailable");
-            if (!updateAvailable.isEmpty()) {
-                g.setUpdateAvailable(updateAvailable);
-            }
-            return;
-        }
-        settings.setLong("versionLastChecked", System.currentTimeMillis());
-        g.printSystem("Checking for new version..");
         
-        new Version(new VersionListener() {
-
-            @Override
-            public void versionChecked(String version, String info, boolean isNewVersion) {
-                if (isNewVersion) {
-                    String infoText = "";
-                    if (!info.isEmpty()) {
-                        infoText = "[" + info + "] ";
-                    }
-                    g.printSystem("New version available: "+version+" "+infoText
-                            +"(Go to <Help-Website> to download)");
-                    g.setUpdateAvailable(version);
-                    settings.setString("updateAvailable", version);
-                } else {
-                    g.printSystem("You already have the newest version.");
-                }
-            }
-        });
     }
     
     /**
diff --git a/src/chatty/Version.java b/src/chatty/Version.java
index 2f6d9c4..6ac5227 100644
--- a/src/chatty/Version.java
+++ b/src/chatty/Version.java
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ public class Version {
     }
     
     private void checkForNewVersion() {
-        LOGGER.info("Checking for new version..");
-        new Thread(new VersionChecker()).start();
+        //LOGGER.info("Checking for new version..");
+        //new Thread(new VersionChecker()).start();
     }
     
     /**
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