diff --git a/app/build.sh b/app/build.sh
index d4046ac6b..0f29a0880 100755
--- a/app/build.sh
+++ b/app/build.sh
@@ -886,9 +886,6 @@ if [ $BUILD_LINUX == 1 ]; then
 		cp "$CALLDIR/linux/set_launcher_icon" "$APPDIR"
 		
 		# Use our own updater, because Mozilla's requires updates signed by Mozilla
-		check_lfs_file "$CALLDIR/linux/updater.tar.xz"
-		tar xf "$CALLDIR/linux/updater.tar.xz" --to-stdout updater-$arch > "$APPDIR/updater"
-		chmod 755 "$APPDIR/updater"
 
 		# Copy app files
 		rsync -a "$base_dir/" "$APPDIR/"
diff --git a/app/linux/mozconfig b/app/linux/mozconfig
index 8e7fa5cf8..5e2720318 100644
--- a/app/linux/mozconfig
+++ b/app/linux/mozconfig
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ ac_add_options MOZ_ENABLE_JS_DUMP=1
 ac_add_options MOZ_ENABLE_FORKSERVER=
 ac_add_options MOZ_TELEMETRY_REPORTING=
 ac_add_options MOZ_DATA_REPORTING=
+ac_add_options --disable-updater
 ac_add_options --disable-tests
 ac_add_options --disable-debug
 ac_add_options --disable-debug-symbols