diff --git a/app/src/main/java/i2p/bote/service/UpdateChecker.java b/app/src/main/java/i2p/bote/service/UpdateChecker.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..56042774
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/java/i2p/bote/service/UpdateChecker.java
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+package i2p.bote.service;
+
+import net.i2p.util.I2PAppThread;
+
+import i2p.bote.Configuration;
+import i2p.bote.network.NetworkStatusSource;
+
+public class UpdateChecker extends I2PAppThread {
+    public UpdateChecker(NetworkStatusSource networkStatusSource, Configuration configuration) {
+        super("UpdateCheckr");
+    }
+
+    public synchronized boolean isUpdateAvailable() {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void run() {}
+}
diff --git a/botejars/build.xml b/botejars/build.xml
index f7a6f2af..d6f92cf3 100644
--- a/botejars/build.xml
+++ b/botejars/build.xml
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@
             <!-- remove classes that are overridden or stubbed out -->
             <zipfileset src="${botelib}/i2pbote.jar" >
                 <exclude name="i2p/bote/imap/" />
+                <exclude name="i2p/bote/service/UpdateChecker.class" />
                 <exclude name="i2p/bote/service/seedless/" />
                 <exclude name="i2p/bote/smtp/" />
             </zipfileset>