diff --git a/Bukkit/src/main/java/com/github/intellectualsites/plotsquared/bukkit/BukkitMain.java b/Bukkit/src/main/java/com/github/intellectualsites/plotsquared/bukkit/BukkitMain.java
index f799d0fd7..e8d0054ff 100644
--- a/Bukkit/src/main/java/com/github/intellectualsites/plotsquared/bukkit/BukkitMain.java
+++ b/Bukkit/src/main/java/com/github/intellectualsites/plotsquared/bukkit/BukkitMain.java
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ import com.github.intellectualsites.plotsquared.plot.util.StringMan;
 import com.github.intellectualsites.plotsquared.plot.util.TaskManager;
 import com.github.intellectualsites.plotsquared.plot.util.UUIDHandler;
 import com.github.intellectualsites.plotsquared.plot.util.UUIDHandlerImplementation;
-import com.github.intellectualsites.plotsquared.plot.util.UpdateUtility;
 import com.github.intellectualsites.plotsquared.plot.util.WorldUtil;
 import com.github.intellectualsites.plotsquared.plot.util.block.QueueProvider;
 import com.github.intellectualsites.plotsquared.plot.uuid.UUIDWrapper;
@@ -163,38 +162,6 @@ public final class BukkitMain extends JavaPlugin implements Listener, IPlotMain
             return;
         }
 
-        // Check for updates
-        if (PlotSquared.get().getUpdateUtility() != null) {
-            final UpdateUtility updateUtility = PlotSquared.get().getUpdateUtility();
-            updateUtility.checkForUpdate(PlotSquared.get().getVersion().versionString(),
-                ((updateDescription, throwable) -> {
-                    Bukkit.getScheduler().runTask(BukkitMain.this, () -> {
-                        getLogger().info("-------- PlotSquared Update Check --------");
-                        if (throwable != null) {
-                            getLogger().severe(String
-                                .format("Could not check for updates. Reason: %s",
-                                    throwable.getMessage()));
-                        } else {
-                            if (updateDescription == null) {
-                                getLogger().info(
-                                    "You appear to be running the latest version of PlotSquared. Congratulations!");
-                            } else {
-                                getLogger()
-                                    .info("There appears to be a PlotSquared update available!");
-                                getLogger().info(String.format(
-                                    "You are running version %s, the newest available version is %s",
-                                    getPluginVersionString(), updateDescription.getVersion()));
-                                getLogger().info(
-                                    String.format("Update URL: %s", updateDescription.getUrl()));
-                            }
-                        }
-                        getLogger().info("-------- PlotSquared Update Check --------");
-                    });
-                }));
-        } else {
-            getLogger().warning("Update checking disabled. Skipping.");
-        }
-
         this.startMetrics();
         if (Settings.Enabled_Components.WORLDS) {
             TaskManager.IMP.taskRepeat(this::unload, 20);
diff --git a/Core/src/main/java/com/github/intellectualsites/plotsquared/plot/config/Settings.java b/Core/src/main/java/com/github/intellectualsites/plotsquared/plot/config/Settings.java
index 8e1f5ef5b..c71762f7e 100644
--- a/Core/src/main/java/com/github/intellectualsites/plotsquared/plot/config/Settings.java
+++ b/Core/src/main/java/com/github/intellectualsites/plotsquared/plot/config/Settings.java
@@ -331,7 +331,8 @@ public class Settings extends Config {
             true;
         @Comment("The UUID cacher is used to resolve player names") public static boolean
             UUID_CACHE = true;
-        @Comment("The plugin auto updater will notify you if updates are available.") public static boolean UPDATER = true;
+        @Comment({"@deprecated PlotSquared v4 will no longer receive updates, consider updating to v5", "The plugin auto updater will notify you if updates are available."})
+        public static boolean UPDATER = true;
         @Comment("Stores user metadata in a database") public static boolean PERSISTENT_META = true;
         @Comment("Optimizes permission checks") public static boolean PERMISSION_CACHE = true;
         @Comment("Optimizes block changing code") public static boolean BLOCK_CACHE = true;