diff --git a/src/ui/constants/modal_types.js b/src/ui/constants/modal_types.js
index 244a50e8f..5b72e0398 100644
--- a/src/ui/constants/modal_types.js
+++ b/src/ui/constants/modal_types.js
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ export const FILE_TIMEOUT = 'file_timeout';
 export const DOWNLOADING = 'downloading';
 export const AUTO_GENERATE_THUMBNAIL = 'auto_generate_thumbnail';
 export const AUTO_UPDATE_DOWNLOADED = 'auto_update_downloaded';
-export const AUTO_UPDATE_CONFIRM = 'auto_update_confirm';
 export const ERROR = 'error';
 export const UPGRADE = 'upgrade';
 export const WELCOME = 'welcome';
diff --git a/src/ui/modal/modalAutoUpdateConfirm/index.js b/src/ui/modal/modalAutoUpdateConfirm/index.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 91aa1d019..000000000
--- a/src/ui/modal/modalAutoUpdateConfirm/index.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-import { connect } from 'react-redux';
-import { doAutoUpdateDeclined, doHideModal } from 'redux/actions/app';
-import ModalAutoUpdateConfirm from './view';
-
-const perform = dispatch => ({
-  closeModal: () => dispatch(doHideModal()),
-  declineAutoUpdate: () => dispatch(doAutoUpdateDeclined()),
-});
-
-export default connect(
-  null,
-  perform
-)(ModalAutoUpdateConfirm);
diff --git a/src/ui/modal/modalAutoUpdateConfirm/view.jsx b/src/ui/modal/modalAutoUpdateConfirm/view.jsx
deleted file mode 100644
index 2e64245a1..000000000
--- a/src/ui/modal/modalAutoUpdateConfirm/view.jsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,42 +0,0 @@
-// @flow
-import React from 'react';
-import { Modal } from 'modal/modal';
-import Button from 'component/button';
-import { ipcRenderer } from 'electron';
-
-type Props = {
-  closeModal: () => void,
-  declineAutoUpdate: () => void,
-};
-
-class ModalAutoUpdateConfirm extends React.PureComponent<Props> {
-  render() {
-    const { closeModal, declineAutoUpdate } = this.props;
-
-    return (
-      <Modal
-        isOpen
-        type="confirm"
-        contentLabel={__('Upgrade Downloaded')}
-        title={__('LBRY Upgrade Ready')}
-        confirmButtonLabel={__('Upgrade')}
-        abortButtonLabel={__('Not now')}
-        onConfirmed={() => {
-          ipcRenderer.send('autoUpdateAccepted');
-        }}
-        onAborted={() => {
-          declineAutoUpdate();
-          closeModal();
-        }}
-      >
-        <p>{__('Your LBRY upgrade is ready. Restart LBRY now to use it!')}</p>
-        <p className="help">
-          {__('Want to know what has changed?')} See the{' '}
-          <Button button="link" label={__('release notes')} href="https://github.com/lbryio/lbry-desktop/releases" />.
-        </p>
-      </Modal>
-    );
-  }
-}
-
-export default ModalAutoUpdateConfirm;
diff --git a/src/ui/modal/modalAutoUpdateDownloaded/view.jsx b/src/ui/modal/modalAutoUpdateDownloaded/view.jsx
index 379543315..884b9c6a2 100644
--- a/src/ui/modal/modalAutoUpdateDownloaded/view.jsx
+++ b/src/ui/modal/modalAutoUpdateDownloaded/view.jsx
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ class ModalAutoUpdateDownloaded extends React.PureComponent<Props, State> {
         type="confirm"
         contentLabel={__('Upgrade Downloaded')}
         title={__('LBRY Leveled Up')}
-        confirmButtonLabel={__('Use Now')}
-        abortButtonLabel={__('Upgrade on Close')}
+        confirmButtonLabel={__('Upgrade Now')}
+        abortButtonLabel={__('Not now')}
         confirmButtonDisabled={this.state.disabled}
         onConfirmed={() => {
           this.setState({ disabled: true });
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ class ModalAutoUpdateDownloaded extends React.PureComponent<Props, State> {
         }}
         onAborted={() => {
           declineAutoUpdate();
-          ipcRenderer.send('autoUpdateDeclined');
           closeModal();
         }}
       >
diff --git a/src/ui/modal/modalRouter/view.jsx b/src/ui/modal/modalRouter/view.jsx
index 013da8be5..65e215657 100644
--- a/src/ui/modal/modalRouter/view.jsx
+++ b/src/ui/modal/modalRouter/view.jsx
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import ModalError from 'modal/modalError';
 import ModalDownloading from 'modal/modalDownloading';
 import ModalAutoGenerateThumbnail from 'modal/modalAutoGenerateThumbnail';
 import ModalAutoUpdateDownloaded from 'modal/modalAutoUpdateDownloaded';
-import ModalAutoUpdateConfirm from 'modal/modalAutoUpdateConfirm';
 import ModalUpgrade from 'modal/modalUpgrade';
 import ModalWelcome from 'modal/modalWelcome';
 import ModalFirstReward from 'modal/modalFirstReward';
@@ -56,8 +55,6 @@ function ModalRouter(props: Props) {
       return <ModalAutoGenerateThumbnail {...modalProps} />;
     case MODALS.AUTO_UPDATE_DOWNLOADED:
       return <ModalAutoUpdateDownloaded {...modalProps} />;
-    case MODALS.AUTO_UPDATE_CONFIRM:
-      return <ModalAutoUpdateConfirm {...modalProps} />;
     case MODALS.ERROR:
       return <ModalError {...modalProps} />;
     case MODALS.FILE_TIMEOUT:
diff --git a/src/ui/redux/actions/app.js b/src/ui/redux/actions/app.js
index 43d0e904e..0ed3723bc 100644
--- a/src/ui/redux/actions/app.js
+++ b/src/ui/redux/actions/app.js
@@ -133,21 +133,10 @@ export function doDownloadUpgradeRequested() {
   // This will probably be reorganized once we get auto-update going on Linux and remove
   // the old logic.
 
-  return (dispatch, getState) => {
-    const state = getState();
-
-    const autoUpdateDeclined = selectAutoUpdateDeclined(state);
-
+  return dispatch => {
     if (['win32', 'darwin'].includes(process.platform)) {
       // electron-updater behavior
-      if (autoUpdateDeclined) {
-        // The user declined an update before, so show the "confirm" dialog
-        dispatch(doOpenModal(MODALS.AUTO_UPDATE_CONFIRM));
-      } else {
-        // The user was never shown the original update dialog (e.g. because they were
-        // watching a video). So show the inital "update downloaded" dialog.
-        dispatch(doOpenModal(MODALS.AUTO_UPDATE_DOWNLOADED));
-      }
+      dispatch(doOpenModal(MODALS.AUTO_UPDATE_DOWNLOADED));
     } else {
       // Old behavior for Linux
       dispatch(doDownloadUpgrade());