diff --git a/DuckDuckGo/Updates/UpdateController.swift b/DuckDuckGo/Updates/UpdateController.swift
index 5e50184815..5e20c4223b 100644
--- a/DuckDuckGo/Updates/UpdateController.swift
+++ b/DuckDuckGo/Updates/UpdateController.swift
@@ -153,7 +153,6 @@ final class UpdateController: NSObject, UpdateControllerProtocol {
 
 #if DEBUG
         updater.updater.automaticallyChecksForUpdates = false
-        updater.updater.automaticallyDownloadsUpdates = false
         updater.updater.updateCheckInterval = 0
 #endif