diff --git a/web/pages/components/main-layout.tsx b/web/pages/components/main-layout.tsx
index a2056fe72..db561d4f0 100644
--- a/web/pages/components/main-layout.tsx
+++ b/web/pages/components/main-layout.tsx
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ export default function MainLayout(props) {
   };
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    if (!performedUpgradeCheck && !context.disableUpgradeChecks) {
+    if (!performedUpgradeCheck) {
       checkForUpgrade();
       performedUpgradeCheck = true
     }
diff --git a/web/utils/server-status-context.tsx b/web/utils/server-status-context.tsx
index f83e8361a..e60c2a481 100644
--- a/web/utils/server-status-context.tsx
+++ b/web/utils/server-status-context.tsx
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ const initialServerStatusState = {
   sessionMaxViewerCount: 0,
   sessionPeakViewerCount: 0,
   overallPeakViewerCount: 0,
-  disableUpgradeChecks: true,
   versionNumber: '0.0.0',
   streamTitle: '',
 };