diff --git a/src/node/cli.ts b/src/node/cli.ts
index 53561d258f4dea695a9cdbd8d3d54e7375883164..34eaf2e52ef47cc56a42f6a87719e4fbc99f63fe 100644
--- a/src/node/cli.ts
+++ b/src/node/cli.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ export interface Args extends VsArgs {
   readonly auth?: AuthType
   readonly cert?: OptionalString
   readonly "cert-key"?: string
-  readonly "disable-updates"?: boolean
   readonly "disable-telemetry"?: boolean
   readonly help?: boolean
   readonly host?: string
@@ -90,7 +89,6 @@ const options: Options<Required<Args>> = {
     description: "Path to certificate. Generated if no path is provided.",
   },
   "cert-key": { type: "string", path: true, description: "Path to certificate key when using non-generated cert." },
-  "disable-updates": { type: "boolean", description: "Disable automatic updates." },
   "disable-telemetry": { type: "boolean", description: "Disable telemetry." },
   help: { type: "boolean", short: "h", description: "Show this output." },
   json: { type: "boolean" },
diff --git a/src/node/entry.ts b/src/node/entry.ts
index f048ec9a85c29ea045ce9eb80699ea718fd10df1..fce92dce25c84cff74c0b2db2dc323396814c75c 100644
--- a/src/node/entry.ts
+++ b/src/node/entry.ts
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ const main = async (args: Args): Promise<void> => {
   const httpServer = new HttpServer(options)
   const vscode = httpServer.registerHttpProvider("/", VscodeHttpProvider, args)
   const api = httpServer.registerHttpProvider("/api", ApiHttpProvider, httpServer, vscode, args["user-data-dir"])
-  const update = httpServer.registerHttpProvider("/update", UpdateHttpProvider, !args["disable-updates"])
+  const update = httpServer.registerHttpProvider("/update", UpdateHttpProvider, true)
   httpServer.registerHttpProvider("/proxy", ProxyHttpProvider)
   httpServer.registerHttpProvider("/login", LoginHttpProvider)
   httpServer.registerHttpProvider("/static", StaticHttpProvider)
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ const main = async (args: Args): Promise<void> => {
     httpServer.proxyDomains.forEach((domain) => logger.info(`    - *.${domain}`))
   }
 
-  logger.info(`Automatic updates are ${update.enabled ? "enabled" : "disabled"}`)
+  // logger.info(`Automatic updates are ${update.enabled ? "enabled" : "disabled"}`)
 
   if (serverAddress && !options.socket && args.open) {
     // The web socket doesn't seem to work if browsing with 0.0.0.0.