diff --git a/src/main/utils/__test__/update-channel.test.ts b/src/main/utils/__test__/update-channel.test.ts
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index e0c20e4707..0000000000
--- a/src/main/utils/__test__/update-channel.test.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * Copyright (c) OpenLens Authors. All rights reserved.
- * Licensed under MIT License. See LICENSE in root directory for more information.
- */
-
-import { nextUpdateChannel } from "../update-channel";
-
-describe("nextUpdateChannel", () => {
-  it("returns latest if current channel is latest", () => {
-    expect(nextUpdateChannel("latest", "latest")).toEqual("latest");
-  });
-
-  it("returns beta if current channel is alpha", () => {
-    expect(nextUpdateChannel("alpha", "alpha")).toEqual("beta");
-    expect(nextUpdateChannel("beta", "alpha")).toEqual("beta");
-    expect(nextUpdateChannel("rc", "alpha")).toEqual("beta");
-    expect(nextUpdateChannel("latest", "alpha")).toEqual("beta");
-  });
-
-  it("returns latest if current channel is beta", () => {
-    expect(nextUpdateChannel("alpha", "beta")).toEqual("latest");
-    expect(nextUpdateChannel("beta", "beta")).toEqual("latest");
-    expect(nextUpdateChannel("rc", "beta")).toEqual("latest");
-    expect(nextUpdateChannel("latest", "beta")).toEqual("latest");
-  });
-
-  it("returns default if current channel is unknown", () => {
-    expect(nextUpdateChannel("alpha", "rc")).toEqual("alpha");
-    expect(nextUpdateChannel("beta", "rc")).toEqual("beta");
-    expect(nextUpdateChannel("rc", "rc")).toEqual("rc");
-    expect(nextUpdateChannel("latest", "rc")).toEqual("latest");
-  });
-});
diff --git a/src/main/utils/update-channel.ts b/src/main/utils/update-channel.ts
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index 598d0f0bfd..0000000000
--- a/src/main/utils/update-channel.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * Copyright (c) OpenLens Authors. All rights reserved.
- * Licensed under MIT License. See LICENSE in root directory for more information.
- */
-
-/**
- * Compute the next update channel from the current updating channel
- * @param defaultChannel The default (initial) channel to check
- * @param channel The current channel that did not have a new version associated with it
- * @returns The channel name of the next release version
- */
-export function nextUpdateChannel(defaultChannel: string, channel: string | null): string {
-  switch (channel) {
-    case "alpha":
-      return "beta";
-    case "beta":
-      return "latest"; // there is no RC currently
-    default:
-      return defaultChannel;
-  }
-}