diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index da37f291471..82c77b1de8d 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -4,15 +4,6 @@
     "lockfileVersion": 1,
     "requires": true,
     "dependencies": {
-        "@types/adm-zip": {
-            "version": "0.4.31",
-            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/adm-zip/-/adm-zip-0.4.31.tgz",
-            "integrity": "sha1-ozdrn6j0xunAeMF20t8srreTneM=",
-            "dev": true,
-            "requires": {
-                "@types/node": "10.0.8"
-            }
-        },
         "@types/commander": {
             "version": "2.12.2",
             "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/commander/-/commander-2.12.2.tgz",
@@ -117,11 +108,6 @@
                 "acorn": "5.5.3"
             }
         },
-        "adm-zip": {
-            "version": "0.4.7",
-            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/adm-zip/-/adm-zip-0.4.7.tgz",
-            "integrity": "sha1-hgbCy/HEJs6MjsABdER/1Jtur8E="
-        },
         "ajv": {
             "version": "6.5.0",
             "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ajv/-/ajv-6.5.0.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index df8c2e01be1..6765f16767e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@
         "assets": "./build/**/*"
     },
     "devDependencies": {
-        "@types/adm-zip": "^0.4.31",
         "@types/commander": "^2.12.2",
         "@types/form-data": "^2.2.1",
         "@types/lowdb": "^1.0.1",
@@ -65,7 +64,6 @@
         "webpack": "^3.10.0"
     },
     "dependencies": {
-        "adm-zip": "0.4.7",
         "chalk": "2.4.1",
         "commander": "2.15.1",
         "form-data": "2.3.2",
diff --git a/src/commands/update.command.ts b/src/commands/update.command.ts
index 4e8b98c133b..7d14e0eb16e 100644
--- a/src/commands/update.command.ts
+++ b/src/commands/update.command.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
-import * as AdmZip from 'adm-zip';
 import * as program from 'commander';
-import * as fs from 'fs';
 import * as fetch from 'node-fetch';
-import * as path from 'path';
 
 import { PlatformUtilsService } from 'jslib/abstractions/platformUtils.service';
 
@@ -56,29 +53,6 @@ export class UpdateCommand {
                 }
             }
 
-            if ((cmd.self || false) && this.inPkg && process.platform !== 'win32') {
-                const zipResponse = await fetch.default(downloadUrl);
-                if (zipResponse.status === 200) {
-                    const currentDir = path.dirname(process.execPath);
-                    try {
-                        const zipBuffer = await zipResponse.buffer();
-                        const zip = new AdmZip(zipBuffer);
-                        const stats = fs.statSync(process.execPath);
-                        zip.extractAllTo(currentDir, true);
-                        fs.chmodSync(path.join(currentDir, 'bw'), stats.mode);
-                        res.title = 'Updated self to ' + tagName + '.';
-                        if (responseJson.body != null && responseJson.body !== '') {
-                            res.message = responseJson.body;
-                        }
-                        return Response.success(res);
-                    } catch {
-                        return Response.error('Error extracting update to ' + currentDir);
-                    }
-                } else {
-                    return Response.error('Error downloading update: ' + zipResponse.status);
-                }
-            }
-
             res.title = 'A new version is available: ' + tagName;
             if (downloadUrl == null) {
                 downloadUrl = 'https://github.com/bitwarden/cli/releases';
@@ -92,14 +66,6 @@ export class UpdateCommand {
 
             res.message += 'You can download this update at ' + downloadUrl;
 
-            if ((cmd.self || false) && process.platform === 'win32') {
-                res.message += '\n`--self` updates are not available on Windows.';
-            } else if ((cmd.self || false) && !this.inPkg) {
-                res.message += '\n`--self` updates are only available in packaged executables.';
-            } else if (process.platform !== 'win32') {
-                res.message += '\nor just run `bw update --self`';
-            }
-
             if (this.inPkg) {
                 res.message += '\n\nIf you installed this CLI through a package manager ' +
                     'you should probably update using its update command instead.';
diff --git a/src/program.ts b/src/program.ts
index 8c344723e64..3ff128ef5c8 100644
--- a/src/program.ts
+++ b/src/program.ts
@@ -466,7 +466,6 @@ export class Program {
         program
             .command('update')
             .description('Check for updates.')
-            .option('--self', 'Attempt to automatically update self.')
             .on('--help', () => {
                 writeLn('\n  Notes:');
                 writeLn('');
@@ -474,13 +473,10 @@ export class Program {
                 writeLn('');
                 writeLn('    Use the `--raw` option to return only the download URL for the update.');
                 writeLn('');
-                writeLn('    `--self` updates are not available on Windows.');
-                writeLn('');
                 writeLn('  Examples:');
                 writeLn('');
                 writeLn('    bw update');
                 writeLn('    bw update --raw');
-                writeLn('    bw update --self');
                 writeLn('', true);
             })
             .action(async (cmd) => {