diff --git a/ytfzf b/ytfzf
index f4d2e0d..7a3b4b6 100755
--- a/ytfzf
+++ b/ytfzf
@@ -1260,22 +1260,8 @@ EOF
 }
 
 update_ytfzf () {
-	branch="$1"
-	updatefile="/tmp/ytfzf-update"
-	curl -L "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pystardust/ytfzf/$branch/ytfzf" -o "$updatefile"
-
-	if sed -n '1p' < "$updatefile" | grep -q '#!/bin/sh'; then
-		chmod 755 "$updatefile"
-		[ "$(uname)" = "Darwin" ] && prefix="/usr/local/bin" || prefix="/usr/bin"
-		function_exists "sudo" && doasroot="sudo" || doasroot="doas"
-		$doasroot cp "$updatefile" "$prefix/ytfzf"
-		unset prefix doasroot
-	else
-		printf "%bFailed to update ytfzf. Try again later.%b" "$c_red" "$c_reset"
-	fi
-
-	rm "$updatefile"
-	exit 0
+	printf "%bUpdates have to be installed through Nix.%b\n" "$c_red" "$c_reset"
+	exit 1
 }
 
 #gives a value to sort by (this will give the unix time the video was uploaded)