diff --git a/src/common/Modes.cpp b/src/common/Modes.cpp
index c0550c003..23c385ec3 100644
--- a/src/common/Modes.cpp
+++ b/src/common/Modes.cpp
@@ -24,10 +24,6 @@ Modes::Modes()
         {
             this->isPortable = true;
         }
-        else if (line.startsWith("test"))
-        {
-            this->test = line.mid(4);
-        }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/common/Modes.hpp b/src/common/Modes.hpp
index 6b56b96a0..6bf5cc258 100644
--- a/src/common/Modes.hpp
+++ b/src/common/Modes.hpp
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ public:
 
     bool isNightly{};
     bool isPortable{};
-    QString test{};
 };
 
 }  // namespace chatterino
diff --git a/src/singletons/Updates.cpp b/src/singletons/Updates.cpp
index e5a20a166..4834c3019 100644
--- a/src/singletons/Updates.cpp
+++ b/src/singletons/Updates.cpp
@@ -219,15 +219,6 @@ void Updates::checkForUpdates()
     NetworkRequest(url)
         .timeout(60000)
         .onSuccess([this](auto result) -> Outcome {
-            if (Modes::getInstance().test == "0")
-            {
-                return Success;
-            }
-            if (Modes::getInstance().test == "1")
-            {
-                return Failure;
-            }
-
             auto object = result.parseJson();
             /// Version available on every platform
             QJsonValue version_val = object.value("version");
@@ -238,10 +229,6 @@ void Updates::checkForUpdates()
                 qDebug() << "error updating";
                 return Failure;
             }
-            if (Modes::getInstance().test == "2")
-            {
-                return Failure;
-            }
 
 #if defined Q_OS_WIN || defined Q_OS_MACOS
             /// Windows downloads an installer for the new version
@@ -253,10 +240,6 @@ void Updates::checkForUpdates()
                 return Failure;
             }
             this->updateExe_ = updateExe_val.toString();
-            if (Modes::getInstance().test == "3")
-            {
-                return Failure;
-            }
 
             /// Windows portable
             QJsonValue portable_val = object.value("portable_download");
@@ -278,19 +261,9 @@ void Updates::checkForUpdates()
             return Failure;
 #endif
 
-            if (Modes::getInstance().test == "4")
-            {
-                return Failure;
-            }
-
             /// Current version
             this->onlineVersion_ = version_val.toString();
 
-            if (Modes::getInstance().test == "5")
-            {
-                return Failure;
-            }
-
             /// Update available :)
             if (this->currentVersion_ != this->onlineVersion_)
             {
@@ -313,16 +286,6 @@ Updates::Status Updates::getStatus() const
 
 bool Updates::shouldShowUpdateButton() const
 {
-    if (Modes::getInstance().test == "8")
-    {
-        return false;
-    }
-
-    if (Modes::getInstance().test == "9")
-    {
-        return true;
-    }
-
     switch (this->getStatus())
     {
         case UpdateAvailable:
@@ -356,12 +319,6 @@ void Updates::setStatus_(Status status)
     if (this->status_ != status)
     {
         this->status_ = status;
-
-        if (Modes::getInstance().test == "6")
-        {
-            return;
-        }
-
         postToThread([this, status] { this->statusUpdated.invoke(status); });
     }
 }