diff --git a/electrum/gui/qml/components/Preferences.qml b/electrum/gui/qml/components/Preferences.qml
index 656f49fa6..bb97c23c4 100644
--- a/electrum/gui/qml/components/Preferences.qml
+++ b/electrum/gui/qml/components/Preferences.qml
@@ -94,22 +94,6 @@ Pane {
                         }
                     }
 
-                    RowLayout {
-                        Layout.columnSpan: 2
-                        Layout.fillWidth: true
-                        Layout.leftMargin: -constants.paddingSmall
-                        spacing: 0
-                        Switch {
-                            id: checkSoftware
-                            enabled: false
-                        }
-                        Label {
-                            Layout.fillWidth: true
-                            text: qsTr('Automatically check for software updates')
-                            wrapMode: Text.Wrap
-                        }
-                    }
-
                     RowLayout {
                         Layout.leftMargin: -constants.paddingSmall
                         spacing: 0