diff --git a/src/settings.js b/src/settings.js
index d6b472edd..00445857a 100644
--- a/src/settings.js
+++ b/src/settings.js
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ exports = module.exports = {
 
     // json. if you add an entry here, be sure to fix getAll
     BACKUP_CONFIG_KEY: 'backup_config',
-    UPDATE_CONFIG_KEY: 'update_config',
     APPSTORE_CONFIG_KEY: 'appstore_config',
     CAAS_CONFIG_KEY: 'caas_config',
     PLATFORM_CONFIG_KEY: 'platform_config',
@@ -90,7 +89,6 @@ var gDefaults = (function () {
         retentionSecs: 2 * 24 * 60 * 60, // 2 days
         intervalSecs: 24 * 60 * 60 // ~1 day
     };
-    result[exports.UPDATE_CONFIG_KEY] = {};
     result[exports.APPSTORE_CONFIG_KEY] = {};
     result[exports.CAAS_CONFIG_KEY] = {};
     result[exports.EMAIL_DIGEST] = true;
@@ -472,7 +470,7 @@ function getAll(callback) {
         result[exports.DYNAMIC_DNS_KEY] = !!result[exports.DYNAMIC_DNS_KEY];
 
         // convert JSON objects
-        [exports.BACKUP_CONFIG_KEY, exports.UPDATE_CONFIG_KEY, exports.APPSTORE_CONFIG_KEY, exports.PLATFORM_CONFIG_KEY ].forEach(function (key) {
+        [exports.BACKUP_CONFIG_KEY, exports.APPSTORE_CONFIG_KEY, exports.PLATFORM_CONFIG_KEY ].forEach(function (key) {
             result[key] = typeof result[key] === 'object' ? result[key] : safe.JSON.parse(result[key]);
         });