diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 4a83a22a0..702298029 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@ pkg_check_modules(TAGLIB taglib)
 
 if (WIN32)
   find_package(ZLIB REQUIRED)
-  find_library(QTSPARKLE_LIBRARIES qtsparkle-qt5)
 endif (WIN32)
 
 find_library(LASTFM5_LIBRARIES lastfm5)
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index e19419559..526e8cbb0 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1357,7 +1357,6 @@ if (WIN32)
   target_link_libraries(clementine_lib
     protobuf
     ${ZLIB_LIBRARIES}
-    ${QTSPARKLE_LIBRARIES}
     tinysvcmdns
     dsound
   )
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index edb883a12..9fc51f605 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -96,10 +96,6 @@ QDBusArgument& operator<<(QDBusArgument& arg, const QImage& image);
 const QDBusArgument& operator>>(const QDBusArgument& arg, QImage& image);
 #endif
 
-#ifdef Q_OS_WIN32
-#include <qtsparkle-qt5/Updater>
-#endif
-
 // Load sqlite plugin on windows and mac.
 #include <QtPlugin>
 Q_IMPORT_PLUGIN(QSQLiteDriverPlugin)
@@ -415,11 +411,6 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
   LoadTranslation("clementine", a.applicationDirPath(), language);
   LoadTranslation("clementine", QDir::currentPath(), language);
 
-#ifdef Q_OS_WIN32
-  // Set the language for qtsparkle
-  qtsparkle::LoadTranslations(language);
-#endif
-
   // Icons
   IconLoader::Init();
 
diff --git a/src/ui/mainwindow.cpp b/src/ui/mainwindow.cpp
index 8b618ca4f..9fac5b60f 100644
--- a/src/ui/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -38,10 +38,6 @@
 #include <QUndoStack>
 #include <QtDebug>
 
-#ifdef Q_OS_WIN32
-#include <qtsparkle-qt5/Updater>
-#endif
-
 #include "core/appearance.h"
 #include "core/application.h"
 #include "core/backgroundstreams.h"
@@ -834,15 +830,6 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(Application* app, SystemTrayIcon* tray_icon, OSD* osd,
   connect(check_updates, SIGNAL(triggered(bool)), SLOT(CheckForUpdates()));
 #endif
 
-#ifdef Q_OS_WIN32
-  qLog(Debug) << "Creating sparkle updater";
-  qtsparkle::Updater* updater = new qtsparkle::Updater(
-      QUrl("https://clementine-data.appspot.com/sparkle-windows"), this);
-  updater->SetNetworkAccessManager(new NetworkAccessManager(this));
-  updater->SetVersion(CLEMENTINE_VERSION_SPARKLE);
-  connect(check_updates, SIGNAL(triggered()), updater, SLOT(CheckNow()));
-#endif
-
   // Global shortcuts
   connect(global_shortcuts_, SIGNAL(Play()), app_->player(), SLOT(Play()));
   connect(global_shortcuts_, SIGNAL(Pause()), app_->player(), SLOT(Pause()));