diff --git a/.goreleaser.yml b/.goreleaser.yml
index 5eb035433..860b337b3 100644
--- a/.goreleaser.yml
+++ b/.goreleaser.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ builds:
       main: ./cmd/gh
       ldflags:
         - -s -w -X github.com/cli/cli/v2/internal/build.Version={{.Version}} -X github.com/cli/cli/v2/internal/build.Date={{time "2006-01-02"}}
-        - -X main.updaterEnabled=cli/cli
     id: macos
     goos: [darwin]
     goarch: [amd64]