diff --git a/home/setup/setup.inc.php b/home/setup/setup.inc.php
index 11d9970040..00855172c8 100755
--- a/home/setup/setup.inc.php
+++ b/home/setup/setup.inc.php
@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@ $setup_info['home']['maintainer'] = array(
 );
 
 /* The hooks this app includes, needed for hooks registration */
-$setup_info['home']['hooks']['hasUpdates'] = 'home.updates.hasUpdates';
-$setup_info['home']['hooks']['showUpdates'] = 'home.updates.showUpdates';
 $setup_info['home']['hooks']['sidebox_all'] = 'home_tutorial_ui::tutorial_menu';
 
 /* Dependencies for this app to work */
diff --git a/login.php b/login.php
index 969ed78d89..5a42dfe832 100755
--- a/login.php
+++ b/login.php
@@ -348,10 +348,6 @@ else
 			if (!$forward)
 			{
 				$extra_vars['cd'] = 'yes';
-				if($GLOBALS['egw']->hooks->single('hasUpdates', 'home'))
-				{
-					$extra_vars['hasupdates'] = 'yes';
-				}
 				$forward = '/index.php';
 			}
 			else