diff --git a/codex-rs/core/src/update_nudge.rs b/codex-rs/core/src/update_nudge.rs
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index aee1380b22..0000000000
--- a/codex-rs/core/src/update_nudge.rs
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@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-use crate::update_action::get_update_action;
-
-pub(crate) fn update_available_nudge() -> String {
-    match get_update_action() {
-        Some(action) => {
-            let command = action.command_str();
-            format!("Update available. Run `{command}` to update.")
-        }
-        None => "Update available. See https://github.com/openai/codex for installation options."
-            .to_string(),
-    }
-}