diff --git a/indra/newview/app_settings/settings.xml b/indra/newview/app_settings/settings.xml
index 8722050569..1242d63e8a 100644
--- a/indra/newview/app_settings/settings.xml
+++ b/indra/newview/app_settings/settings.xml
@@ -13510,7 +13510,7 @@
     <key>UpdaterServiceURL</key>
     <map>
       <key>Comment</key>
-      <string>Default location for the updater service.</string>
+      <string>Obsolete; no longer used.</string>
       <key>Persist</key>
       <integer>0</integer>
       <key>Type</key>
diff --git a/indra/newview/llappviewer.cpp b/indra/newview/llappviewer.cpp
index e527b70b0e..bda76c14d1 100644
--- a/indra/newview/llappviewer.cpp
+++ b/indra/newview/llappviewer.cpp
@@ -1156,8 +1156,6 @@ bool LLAppViewer::init()
 	updater.args.add(LLVersionInfo::getChannel());
 	// testok
 	updater.args.add(stringize(gSavedSettings.getBOOL("UpdaterWillingToTest")));
-	// UpdaterServiceURL
-	updater.args.add(gSavedSettings.getString("UpdaterServiceURL"));
 	// ForceAddressSize
 	updater.args.add(stringize(gSavedSettings.getU32("ForceAddressSize")));