diff --git a/codex-rs/tui/src/app.rs b/codex-rs/tui/src/app.rs
index e6f126c245..df04b7da06 100644
--- a/codex-rs/tui/src/app.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/tui/src/app.rs
@@ -40,9 +40,6 @@ use std::time::Duration;
 use tokio::select;
 use tokio::sync::mpsc::unbounded_channel;
 
-#[cfg(not(debug_assertions))]
-use crate::history_cell::UpdateAvailableHistoryCell;
-
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 pub struct AppExitInfo {
     pub token_usage: TokenUsage,
@@ -149,9 +146,6 @@ impl App {
         };
 
         let file_search = FileSearchManager::new(config.cwd.clone(), app_event_tx.clone());
-        #[cfg(not(debug_assertions))]
-        let upgrade_version = crate::updates::get_upgrade_version(&config);
-
         let mut app = Self {
             server: conversation_manager,
             app_event_tx,
@@ -175,20 +169,6 @@ impl App {
             app.handle_event(tui, event).await?;
         }
 
-        // TODO(jif) clean this
-        #[cfg(not(debug_assertions))]
-        if let Some(latest_version) = upgrade_version {
-            app.handle_event(
-                tui,
-                AppEvent::InsertHistoryCell(Box::new(UpdateAvailableHistoryCell::new(
-                    crate::version::CODEX_CLI_VERSION,
-                    latest_version,
-                    crate::updates::get_update_action(),
-                ))),
-            )
-            .await?;
-        }
-
         let tui_events = tui.event_stream();
         tokio::pin!(tui_events);
 
diff --git a/codex-rs/tui/src/lib.rs b/codex-rs/tui/src/lib.rs
index 20fa614f88..a0a2683bb4 100644
--- a/codex-rs/tui/src/lib.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/tui/src/lib.rs
@@ -316,25 +316,12 @@ async fn run_ratatui_app(
 
     let mut initial_events = Vec::new();
     if let Some(status) = cached_update_status
-        && status.update_available {
-            let update_action = {
-                #[cfg(not(debug_assertions))]
-                {
-                    crate::updates::get_update_action()
-                }
-                #[cfg(debug_assertions)]
-                {
-                    None
-                }
-            };
-            initial_events.push(AppEvent::InsertHistoryCell(Box::new(
-                UpdateAvailableHistoryCell::new(
-                    status.current_version,
-                    status.latest_version,
-                    update_action,
-                ),
-            )));
-        }
+        && status.update_available
+    {
+        initial_events.push(AppEvent::InsertHistoryCell(Box::new(
+            UpdateAvailableHistoryCell::new(status.current_version, status.latest_version, None),
+        )));
+    }
 
     // Forward panic reports through tracing so they appear in the UI status
     // line, but do not swallow the default/color-eyre panic handler.