diff --git a/osu.Desktop/Updater/SquirrelUpdateManager.cs b/osu.Desktop/Updater/SquirrelUpdateManager.cs
index 3bd10215c2..748969ade5 100644
--- a/osu.Desktop/Updater/SquirrelUpdateManager.cs
+++ b/osu.Desktop/Updater/SquirrelUpdateManager.cs
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ namespace osu.Desktop.Updater
             notificationOverlay = notification;
 
             Splat.Locator.CurrentMutable.Register(() => new SquirrelLogger(), typeof(Splat.ILogger));
-            Schedule(() => Task.Run(CheckForUpdateAsync));
         }
 
         protected override async Task InternalCheckForUpdateAsync() => await checkForUpdateAsync();
diff --git a/osu.Game/Updater/SimpleUpdateManager.cs b/osu.Game/Updater/SimpleUpdateManager.cs
index 78d27ab754..b61c88a280 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Updater/SimpleUpdateManager.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Updater/SimpleUpdateManager.cs
@@ -28,8 +28,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Updater
         private void load(OsuGameBase game)
         {
             version = game.Version;
-
-            Schedule(() => Task.Run(CheckForUpdateAsync));
         }
 
         protected override async Task InternalCheckForUpdateAsync()