diff --git a/dangerzone/gui/__init__.py b/dangerzone/gui/__init__.py
index 6d7d164..f0249ac 100644
--- a/dangerzone/gui/__init__.py
+++ b/dangerzone/gui/__init__.py
@@ -123,7 +123,6 @@ def gui_main(
     # Check for updates
     log.debug("Setting up Dangezone updater")
     updater = UpdaterThread(dangerzone)
-    updater.update_check_toggled.connect(window.refresh_updates_checkbox)
     window.register_update_handler(updater.finished)
 
     log.debug("Consulting updater settings before checking for updates")
diff --git a/dangerzone/gui/main_window.py b/dangerzone/gui/main_window.py
index daa3c0b..6180933 100644
--- a/dangerzone/gui/main_window.py
+++ b/dangerzone/gui/main_window.py
@@ -229,11 +229,6 @@ class MainWindow(QtWidgets.QMainWindow):
         self.dangerzone.settings.set("updater_check", check)
         self.dangerzone.settings.save()
 
-    def refresh_updates_checkbox(self) -> None:
-        """Refreshes the "check for updates" checkbox according to the settings"""
-        check = self.dangerzone.settings.get("updater_check")
-        self.toggle_updates_action.setChecked(check)
-
     def handle_updates(self, report: UpdateReport) -> None:
         """Handle update reports from the update checker thread.
 
diff --git a/dangerzone/gui/updater.py b/dangerzone/gui/updater.py
index 18dd9be..037f2aa 100644
--- a/dangerzone/gui/updater.py
+++ b/dangerzone/gui/updater.py
@@ -108,7 +108,6 @@ class UpdaterThread(QtCore.QThread):
     """
 
     finished = QtCore.Signal(UpdateReport)
-    update_check_toggled = QtCore.Signal()
 
     GH_RELEASE_URL = (
         "https://api.github.com/repos/freedomofpress/dangerzone/releases/latest"
@@ -178,7 +177,6 @@ class UpdaterThread(QtCore.QThread):
         if self.check is None:
             log.debug("User has not been asked yet for update checks")
             self.check = self.prompt_for_checks()
-            self.update_check_toggled.emit()
             return bool(self.check)
         elif not self.check:
             log.debug("User has expressed that they don't want to check for updates")
diff --git a/tests/gui/test_updater.py b/tests/gui/test_updater.py
index e36188d..7231563 100644
--- a/tests/gui/test_updater.py
+++ b/tests/gui/test_updater.py
@@ -141,10 +141,7 @@ def test_linux_no_check(updater: UpdaterThread, monkeypatch: MonkeyPatch) -> Non
 
 
 def test_user_prompts(
-    qtbot: QtBot,
-    updater: UpdaterThread,
-    monkeypatch: MonkeyPatch,
-    mocker: MockerFixture,
+    updater: UpdaterThread, monkeypatch: MonkeyPatch, mocker: MockerFixture
 ) -> None:
     """Test prompting users to ask them if they want to enable update checks."""
     # First run
@@ -168,10 +165,8 @@ def test_user_prompts(
     # Check disabling update checks.
     prompt_mock().launch.return_value = False  # type: ignore [attr-defined]
     expected_settings["updater_check"] = False
-
-    with qtbot.waitSignal(updater.update_check_toggled) as blocker:
-        assert updater.should_check_for_updates() == False
-        assert updater.dangerzone.settings.get_updater_settings() == expected_settings
+    assert updater.should_check_for_updates() == False
+    assert updater.dangerzone.settings.get_updater_settings() == expected_settings
 
     # Reset the "updater_check" field and check enabling update checks.
     updater.dangerzone.settings.set("updater_check", None)