diff --git a/pwnagotchi/defaults.yml b/pwnagotchi/defaults.yml
index 23084969..986d2fc2 100644
--- a/pwnagotchi/defaults.yml
+++ b/pwnagotchi/defaults.yml
@@ -17,10 +17,6 @@ main:
         report: false # don't report pwned networks by default!
         exclude: # do not report the following networks (accepts both ESSIDs and BSSIDs)
           - YourHomeNetworkHere
-      auto-update:
-        enabled: false
-        system: false # set to true to also enable system updates via apt
-        interval: 1 # every day
       auto-backup:
         enabled: false
         interval: 1 # every day
diff --git a/pwnagotchi/plugins/default/auto-update.py b/pwnagotchi/plugins/default/auto-update.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 43ea6ffb..00000000
--- a/pwnagotchi/plugins/default/auto-update.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,60 +0,0 @@
-__author__ = 'evilsocket@gmail.com'
-__version__ = '1.0.0'
-__name__ = 'auto-update'
-__license__ = 'GPL3'
-__description__ = 'This plugin performs an "apt update && apt upgrade" when internet is availaible.'
-
-import logging
-import subprocess
-from pwnagotchi.utils import StatusFile
-
-OPTIONS = dict()
-READY = False
-STATUS = StatusFile('/root/.auto-update')
-
-
-def on_loaded():
-    global READY
-
-    if 'interval' not in OPTIONS or ('interval' in OPTIONS and OPTIONS['interval'] is None):
-        logging.error("auto-update: Interval is not set.")
-        return
-
-    READY = True
-
-
-def run(cmd):
-    return subprocess.Popen(cmd, shell=True, stdin=None, stdout=open("/dev/null", "w"), stderr=None,
-                            executable="/bin/bash")
-
-
-def on_internet_available(agent):
-    global STATUS
-
-    if READY:
-        if STATUS.newer_then_days(OPTIONS['interval']):
-            return
-
-        display = agent.view()
-
-        try:
-            display.set('status', 'Updating ...')
-            display.update()
-
-            logging.info("auto-update: updating pwnagotchi ...")
-            run('pip3 install --upgrade --upgrade-strategy only-if-needed pwnagotchi').wait()
-
-            if OPTIONS['system']:
-                logging.info("auto-update: updating packages index ...")
-                run('apt update -y').wait()
-
-                logging.info("auto-update: updating packages ...")
-                run('apt upgrade -y').wait()
-
-            logging.info("auto-update: complete.")
-            STATUS.update()
-        except Exception as e:
-            logging.exception("auto-update ERROR")
-
-        display.set('status', 'Updated!')
-        display.update()