diff --git a/src/gui.rs b/src/gui.rs
index 840e5d7..f7fa58d 100644
--- a/src/gui.rs
+++ b/src/gui.rs
@@ -61,9 +61,6 @@ pub enum Message {
     ServiceInstall,
     ServiceUninstall,
     ServiceActionDone(Result<(), String>),
-    // Self-update
-    UpdateApp,
-    UpdateAppDone(Result<String, String>),
 }
 
 struct Dashboard {
@@ -90,8 +87,6 @@ struct Dashboard {
     proton_versions: Vec<String>,
     service_busy: bool,
     service_status: String,
-    update_busy: bool,
-    update_status: String,
 }
 
 impl Dashboard {
@@ -123,8 +118,6 @@ impl Dashboard {
             proton_versions,
             service_busy: false,
             service_status: String::new(),
-            update_busy: false,
-            update_status: String::new(),
         }
     }
 }
@@ -577,22 +570,6 @@ fn update(state: &mut Dashboard, msg: Message) -> Task<Message> {
             }
             Task::none()
         }
-        Message::UpdateApp => {
-            state.update_busy = true;
-            state.update_status = "Pulling latest changes…".into();
-            Task::perform(
-                async_blocking(run_self_update),
-                Message::UpdateAppDone,
-            )
-        }
-        Message::UpdateAppDone(res) => {
-            state.update_busy = false;
-            state.update_status = match res {
-                Ok(ver) => format!("✓ Updated to {ver} — restart the app to apply."),
-                Err(e) => format!("Update failed: {e}"),
-            };
-            Task::none()
-        }
     }
 }
 
@@ -1178,18 +1155,6 @@ fn view_settings(state: &Dashboard) -> Element<'_, Message> {
         text(svc_status_label).size(13),
         row![svc_install_btn, svc_uninstall_btn,].spacing(10),
         text(&state.service_status).size(12),
-        iced::widget::horizontal_rule(1),
-        row![
-            text(format!("Version: {}", env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION"))).size(13),
-            iced::widget::horizontal_space(),
-        ]
-        .align_y(Alignment::Center),
-        button(
-            text(if state.update_busy { "Updating…" } else { "Rebuild & Install Latest" }).size(13),
-        )
-        .on_press_maybe((!state.update_busy).then_some(Message::UpdateApp))
-        .style(button::secondary),
-        text(&state.update_status).size(12),
     ]
     .spacing(10)
     .padding(20);
@@ -1200,67 +1165,6 @@ fn view_settings(state: &Dashboard) -> Element<'_, Message> {
         .into()
 }
 
-fn run_self_update() -> Result<String, String> {
-    let src = std::path::Path::new(env!("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR"));
-    if !src.exists() {
-        return Err(format!("Source directory not found: {}", src.display()));
-    }
-    let pkg_dir = src.join("packaging");
-
-    // 1. git pull
-    let out = std::process::Command::new("git")
-        .args(["-C", src.to_str().unwrap_or("."), "pull"])
-        .output()
-        .map_err(|e| format!("git pull: {e}"))?;
-    if !out.status.success() {
-        return Err(format!("git pull failed: {}", String::from_utf8_lossy(&out.stderr)));
-    }
-
-    // 2. makepkg -sf --noconfirm
-    let out = std::process::Command::new("makepkg")
-        .args(["-sf", "--noconfirm"])
-        .current_dir(&pkg_dir)
-        .output()
-        .map_err(|e| format!("makepkg: {e}"))?;
-    if !out.status.success() {
-        return Err(format!("makepkg failed: {}", String::from_utf8_lossy(&out.stderr)));
-    }
-
-    // 3. Find the freshly built package
-    let pkg = std::fs::read_dir(&pkg_dir)
-        .map_err(|e| e.to_string())?
-        .flatten()
-        .filter_map(|e| {
-            let name = e.file_name();
-            let n = name.to_string_lossy().to_string();
-            if n.ends_with(".pkg.tar.zst") && !n.contains("debug") {
-                Some(e.path())
-            } else {
-                None
-            }
-        })
-        .max_by_key(|p| p.metadata().and_then(|m| m.modified()).ok())
-        .ok_or_else(|| "No .pkg.tar.zst found after makepkg".to_string())?;
-
-    // 4. Install with pkexec (graphical auth prompt)
-    let out = std::process::Command::new("pkexec")
-        .args(["pacman", "-U", "--noconfirm", pkg.to_str().unwrap_or("")])
-        .output()
-        .map_err(|e| format!("pkexec: {e}"))?;
-    if !out.status.success() {
-        return Err(format!("Install failed: {}", String::from_utf8_lossy(&out.stderr)));
-    }
-
-    // Extract version from package filename e.g. umutray-0.1.0-4-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst
-    let ver = pkg
-        .file_name()
-        .and_then(|n| n.to_str())
-        .and_then(|n| n.split('-').nth(1))
-        .unwrap_or("?")
-        .to_string();
-    Ok(ver)
-}
-
 pub fn run(config: &Config) -> Result<()> {
     let config = config.clone();
     iced::application(|_: &Dashboard| String::from("umutray"), update, view)