diff --git a/src/main/java/com/maddyhome/idea/vim/helper/VimStandalonePluginUpdateChecker.kt b/src/main/java/com/maddyhome/idea/vim/helper/VimStandalonePluginUpdateChecker.kt
deleted file mode 100644
index 1d53b6adc..000000000
--- a/src/main/java/com/maddyhome/idea/vim/helper/VimStandalonePluginUpdateChecker.kt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2003-2023 The IdeaVim authors
- *
- * Use of this source code is governed by an MIT-style
- * license that can be found in the LICENSE.txt file or at
- * https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT.
- */
-
-package com.maddyhome.idea.vim.helper
-
-import com.intellij.ide.plugins.StandalonePluginUpdateChecker
-import com.intellij.openapi.components.Service
-import com.intellij.openapi.components.service
-import com.maddyhome.idea.vim.VimPlugin
-import com.maddyhome.idea.vim.group.NotificationService
-import com.maddyhome.idea.vim.icons.VimIcons
-
-@Service(Service.Level.APP)
-internal class VimStandalonePluginUpdateChecker : StandalonePluginUpdateChecker(
-  VimPlugin.getPluginId(),
-  updateTimestampProperty = PROPERTY_NAME,
-  NotificationService.IDEAVIM_STICKY_GROUP,
-  VimIcons.IDEAVIM,
-) {
-
-  override fun skipUpdateCheck(): Boolean = VimPlugin.isNotEnabled() || "dev" in VimPlugin.getVersion()
-
-  companion object {
-    private const val PROPERTY_NAME = "ideavim.statistics.timestamp"
-    fun getInstance(): VimStandalonePluginUpdateChecker = service()
-  }
-}
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/maddyhome/idea/vim/listener/VimListenerManager.kt b/src/main/java/com/maddyhome/idea/vim/listener/VimListenerManager.kt
index 6f7df7e03..831f8f7c7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/maddyhome/idea/vim/listener/VimListenerManager.kt
+++ b/src/main/java/com/maddyhome/idea/vim/listener/VimListenerManager.kt
@@ -81,7 +81,6 @@ import com.maddyhome.idea.vim.handler.keyCheckRequests
 import com.maddyhome.idea.vim.helper.CaretVisualAttributesListener
 import com.maddyhome.idea.vim.helper.GuicursorChangeListener
 import com.maddyhome.idea.vim.helper.StrictMode
-import com.maddyhome.idea.vim.helper.VimStandalonePluginUpdateChecker
 import com.maddyhome.idea.vim.helper.exitSelectMode
 import com.maddyhome.idea.vim.helper.exitVisualMode
 import com.maddyhome.idea.vim.helper.forceBarCursor
@@ -485,8 +484,6 @@ internal object VimListenerManager {
           OpeningEditor(openingEditor, owningEditorWindow, isPreview, canBeReused)
         )
       }
-
-      VimStandalonePluginUpdateChecker.getInstance().pluginUsed()
     }
 
     override fun editorReleased(event: EditorFactoryEvent) {