--- Ice/Updates/UpdatesManager.swift
+++ Ice/Updates/UpdatesManager.swift
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 //  Ice
 //

-import Sparkle
 import SwiftUI

 /// Manager for app updates.
@@ -18,39 +17,11 @@
     /// The shared app state.
     private(set) weak var appState: AppState?

-    /// The underlying updater controller.
-    private(set) lazy var updaterController = SPUStandardUpdaterController(
-        startingUpdater: true,
-        updaterDelegate: self,
-        userDriverDelegate: self
-    )
-
-    /// The underlying updater.
-    var updater: SPUUpdater {
-        updaterController.updater
-    }
-
     /// A Boolean value that indicates whether to automatically check for updates.
-    var automaticallyChecksForUpdates: Bool {
-        get {
-            updater.automaticallyChecksForUpdates
-        }
-        set {
-            objectWillChange.send()
-            updater.automaticallyChecksForUpdates = newValue
-        }
-    }
+    var automaticallyChecksForUpdates: Bool = false

     /// A Boolean value that indicates whether to automatically download updates.
-    var automaticallyDownloadsUpdates: Bool {
-        get {
-            updater.automaticallyDownloadsUpdates
-        }
-        set {
-            objectWillChange.send()
-            updater.automaticallyDownloadsUpdates = newValue
-        }
-    }
+    var automaticallyDownloadsUpdates: Bool = false

     /// Creates an updates manager with the given app state.
     init(appState: AppState) {
@@ -59,87 +30,11 @@
     }

     /// Sets up the manager.
-    func performSetup() {
-        _ = updaterController
-        configureCancellables()
-    }
+    func performSetup() { }

-    /// Configures the internal observers for the manager.
-    private func configureCancellables() {
-        updater.publisher(for: \.canCheckForUpdates)
-            .assign(to: &$canCheckForUpdates)
-        updater.publisher(for: \.lastUpdateCheckDate)
-            .assign(to: &$lastUpdateCheckDate)
-    }
-
     /// Checks for app updates.
-    @objc func checkForUpdates() {
-        #if DEBUG
-        // Checking for updates hangs in debug mode.
-        let alert = NSAlert()
-        alert.messageText = "Checking for updates is not supported in debug mode."
-        alert.runModal()
-        #else
-        guard let appState else {
-            return
-        }
-        // Activate the app in case an alert needs to be displayed.
-        appState.activate(withPolicy: .regular)
-        appState.openSettingsWindow()
-        updater.checkForUpdates()
-        #endif
-    }
+    @objc func checkForUpdates() { }
 }

-// MARK: UpdatesManager: SPUUpdaterDelegate
-extension UpdatesManager: @preconcurrency SPUUpdaterDelegate {
-    func updater(_ updater: SPUUpdater, willScheduleUpdateCheckAfterDelay delay: TimeInterval) {
-        guard let appState else {
-            return
-        }
-        appState.userNotificationManager.requestAuthorization()
-    }
-}
-
-// MARK: UpdatesManager: SPUStandardUserDriverDelegate
-extension UpdatesManager: @preconcurrency SPUStandardUserDriverDelegate {
-    var supportsGentleScheduledUpdateReminders: Bool { true }
-
-    func standardUserDriverShouldHandleShowingScheduledUpdate(
-        _ update: SUAppcastItem,
-        andInImmediateFocus immediateFocus: Bool
-    ) -> Bool {
-        if NSApp.isActive {
-            return immediateFocus
-        } else {
-            return false
-        }
-    }
-
-    func standardUserDriverWillHandleShowingUpdate(
-        _ handleShowingUpdate: Bool,
-        forUpdate update: SUAppcastItem,
-        state: SPUUserUpdateState
-    ) {
-        guard let appState else {
-            return
-        }
-        if !state.userInitiated {
-            appState.userNotificationManager.addRequest(
-                with: .updateCheck,
-                title: "A new update is available",
-                body: "Version \(update.displayVersionString) is now available"
-            )
-        }
-    }
-
-    func standardUserDriverDidReceiveUserAttention(forUpdate update: SUAppcastItem) {
-        guard let appState else {
-            return
-        }
-        appState.userNotificationManager.removeDeliveredNotifications(with: [.updateCheck])
-    }
-}
-
 // MARK: UpdatesManager: BindingExposable
 extension UpdatesManager: BindingExposable { }
--- Ice/Settings/SettingsPanes/UpdatesSettingsPane.swift
+++ Ice/Settings/SettingsPanes/UpdatesSettingsPane.swift
@@ -6,66 +6,8 @@
 import SwiftUI

 struct UpdatesSettingsPane: View {
-    @EnvironmentObject var appState: AppState
-
-    private var updatesManager: UpdatesManager {
-        appState.updatesManager
-    }
-
-    private var lastUpdateCheckString: String {
-        if let date = updatesManager.lastUpdateCheckDate {
-            date.formatted(date: .abbreviated, time: .standard)
-        } else {
-            "Never"
-        }
-    }
-
     var body: some View {
-        IceForm {
-            IceSection {
-                automaticallyCheckForUpdates
-                automaticallyDownloadUpdates
-            }
-            if updatesManager.canCheckForUpdates {
-                IceSection {
-                    checkForUpdates
-                }
-            }
-        }
+        Text("Updates are managed by MacPorts.")
+            .frame(maxWidth: .infinity, maxHeight: .infinity)
     }
-
-    @ViewBuilder
-    private var automaticallyCheckForUpdates: some View {
-        Toggle(
-            "Automatically check for updates",
-            isOn: updatesManager.bindings.automaticallyChecksForUpdates
-        )
-    }
-
-    @ViewBuilder
-    private var automaticallyDownloadUpdates: some View {
-        Toggle(
-            "Automatically download updates",
-            isOn: updatesManager.bindings.automaticallyDownloadsUpdates
-        )
-    }
-
-    @ViewBuilder
-    private var checkForUpdates: some View {
-        HStack {
-            Button("Check for Updates…") {
-                updatesManager.checkForUpdates()
-            }
-            .controlSize(.large)
-
-            Spacer()
-
-            HStack(spacing: 2) {
-                Text("Last checked:")
-                Text(lastUpdateCheckString)
-            }
-            .lineLimit(1)
-            .font(.caption)
-        }
-    }
 }