diff --git a/src/MacVim/English.lproj/MainMenu.nib/designable.nib b/src/MacVim/English.lproj/MainMenu.nib/designable.nib
index bdbcfdb9e..5efc78ab6 100644
--- a/src/MacVim/English.lproj/MainMenu.nib/designable.nib
+++ b/src/MacVim/English.lproj/MainMenu.nib/designable.nib
@@ -24,11 +24,6 @@
                                     <action selector="orderFrontStandardAboutPanel:" target="-2" id="142"/>
                                 </connections>
                             </menuItem>
-                            <menuItem title="Check for Updates…" id="255">
-                                <connections>
-                                    <action selector="checkForUpdates:" target="Jqk-qh-n0J" id="Wau-rL-cbn"/>
-                                </connections>
-                            </menuItem>
                             <menuItem isSeparatorItem="YES" id="196">
                                 <modifierMask key="keyEquivalentModifierMask" command="YES"/>
                             </menuItem>
@@ -206,6 +201,5 @@
                 </menuItem>
             </items>
         </menu>
-        <customObject id="Jqk-qh-n0J" customClass="SUUpdater"/>
     </objects>
 </document>
diff --git a/src/MacVim/English.lproj/Preferences.nib/designable.nib b/src/MacVim/English.lproj/Preferences.nib/designable.nib
index 889450913..38afc3416 100644
--- a/src/MacVim/English.lproj/Preferences.nib/designable.nib
+++ b/src/MacVim/English.lproj/Preferences.nib/designable.nib
@@ -88,14 +88,10 @@
                     <rect key="frame" x="207" y="208" width="258" height="18"/>
                     <autoresizingMask key="autoresizingMask" flexibleMinY="YES"/>
                     <string key="toolTip">Checks for updates and presents a dialog box showing the release notes and prompt for whether you want to install the new version.</string>
-                    <buttonCell key="cell" type="check" title="Check for updates" bezelStyle="regularSquare" imagePosition="left" alignment="left" inset="2" id="975">
+                    <buttonCell key="cell" type="check" title="Check for updates" bezelStyle="regularSquare" imagePosition="left" alignment="left" enabled="NO" inset="2" id="975">
                         <behavior key="behavior" changeContents="YES" doesNotDimImage="YES" lightByContents="YES"/>
                         <font key="font" metaFont="system"/>
                     </buttonCell>
-                    <connections>
-                        <action selector="checkForUpdatesChanged:" target="-2" id="YjS-ig-M1j"/>
-                        <binding destination="58" name="value" keyPath="values.SUCheckAtStartup" id="169"/>
-                    </connections>
                 </button>
                 <textField verticalHuggingPriority="750" id="121">
                     <rect key="frame" x="209" y="50" width="243" height="58"/>
@@ -186,16 +182,13 @@
                     <rect key="frame" x="221" y="188" width="244" height="18"/>
                     <autoresizingMask key="autoresizingMask" flexibleMinY="YES"/>
                     <string key="toolTip">MacVim will automatically download and install updates without prompting. The updated version will be used the next time MacVim starts.</string>
-                    <buttonCell key="cell" type="check" title="Automatically install updates" bezelStyle="regularSquare" imagePosition="left" alignment="left" inset="2" id="GfP-vg-mec">
+                    <buttonCell key="cell" type="check" title="Automatically install updates" bezelStyle="regularSquare" imagePosition="left" alignment="left" enabled="NO" inset="2" id="GfP-vg-mec">
                         <behavior key="behavior" changeContents="YES" doesNotDimImage="YES" lightByContents="YES"/>
                         <font key="font" metaFont="system"/>
                         <connections>
                             <binding destination="58" name="enabled" keyPath="values.SUCheckAtStartup" id="5oY-Gf-XJN"/>
                         </connections>
                     </buttonCell>
-                    <connections>
-                        <binding destination="58" name="value" keyPath="values.SUAutomaticallyUpdate" id="kyZ-ah-zKf"/>
-                    </connections>
                 </button>
             </subviews>
             <point key="canvasLocation" x="137.5" y="382"/>
diff --git a/src/MacVim/MacVim.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/src/MacVim/MacVim.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index 648c4290d..c7dd99d1e 100644
--- a/src/MacVim/MacVim.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/src/MacVim/MacVim.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -66,8 +66,6 @@
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 		528DA66A1426D4F9003380F1 /* macvim-askpass in Copy Scripts */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 528DA6691426D4EB003380F1 /* macvim-askpass */; };
-		52A364731C4A5789005757EC /* Sparkle.framework in Frameworks */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 52A364721C4A5789005757EC /* Sparkle.framework */; };
-		52A364761C4A57C1005757EC /* Sparkle.framework in Copy Frameworks */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 52A364721C4A5789005757EC /* Sparkle.framework */; settings = {ATTRIBUTES = (CodeSignOnCopy, RemoveHeadersOnCopy, ); }; };
 		52B7ED9B1C4A4D6900AFFF15 /* dsa_pub.pem in Resources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 52B7ED9A1C4A4D6900AFFF15 /* dsa_pub.pem */; };
 		8D11072A0486CEB800E47090 /* MainMenu.nib in Resources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 29B97318FDCFA39411CA2CEA /* MainMenu.nib */; };
 		8D11072B0486CEB800E47090 /* InfoPlist.strings in Resources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 089C165CFE840E0CC02AAC07 /* InfoPlist.strings */; };
@@ -124,7 +122,6 @@
 			dstPath = "";
 			dstSubfolderSpec = 10;
 			files = (
-				52A364761C4A57C1005757EC /* Sparkle.framework in Copy Frameworks */,
 				1D493DBA0C52534300AB718C /* PSMTabBarControl.framework in Copy Frameworks */,
 			);
 			name = "Copy Frameworks";
@@ -250,7 +247,6 @@
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 		52818AFA1C1C075300F59085 /* QuickLookStephen.xcodeproj */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = "wrapper.pb-project"; name = QuickLookStephen.xcodeproj; path = qlstephen/QuickLookStephen.xcodeproj; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		528DA6691426D4EB003380F1 /* macvim-askpass */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = text.script.sh; path = "macvim-askpass"; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
-		52A364721C4A5789005757EC /* Sparkle.framework */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = wrapper.framework; path = Sparkle.framework; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		52B7ED9A1C4A4D6900AFFF15 /* dsa_pub.pem */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = text; path = dsa_pub.pem; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		8D1107310486CEB800E47090 /* Info.plist */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = text.plist; path = Info.plist; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		8D1107320486CEB800E47090 /* MacVim.app */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; explicitFileType = wrapper.application; includeInIndex = 0; path = MacVim.app; sourceTree = BUILT_PRODUCTS_DIR; };
@@ -264,7 +260,6 @@
 				1DFE25A50C527BC4003000F7 /* PSMTabBarControl.framework in Frameworks */,
 				8D11072F0486CEB800E47090 /* Cocoa.framework in Frameworks */,
 				1D8B5A53104AF9FF002E59D5 /* Carbon.framework in Frameworks */,
-				52A364731C4A5789005757EC /* Sparkle.framework in Frameworks */,
 			);
 			runOnlyForDeploymentPostprocessing = 0;
 		};
@@ -443,7 +438,6 @@
 		29B97323FDCFA39411CA2CEA /* Frameworks */ = {
 			isa = PBXGroup;
 			children = (
-				52A364721C4A5789005757EC /* Sparkle.framework */,
 				1D8B5A52104AF9FF002E59D5 /* Carbon.framework */,
 				1D493DB30C52533B00AB718C /* PSMTabBarControl.xcodeproj */,
 				1058C7A0FEA54F0111CA2CBB /* Linked Frameworks */,