diff --git a/obs_common/update_obs_common.py b/obs_common/update_obs_common.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 13bc389..0000000
--- a/obs_common/update_obs_common.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,42 +0,0 @@
-# This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
-# License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
-# file, You can obtain one at https://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
-
-import re
-import sys
-from pathlib import Path
-
-import requests
-
-REQUIREMENT_PATTERN = re.compile("^obs-common @ https://.*$", re.MULTILINE)
-
-
-def main():
-    latest_release = requests.get(
-        "https://api.github.com/repos/mozilla-services/obs-common/releases/latest",
-        timeout=5,
-    ).json()
-    assets_url = latest_release["assets_url"]
-    assets = requests.get(assets_url, timeout=5).json()
-    for asset in assets:
-        if asset["name"].endswith(".whl"):
-            break
-    else:
-        print("could not find wheel in latest release assets", file=sys.stderr)
-        return 1
-    download_url = asset["browser_download_url"]
-    req_in = Path("requirements.in")
-    req_in_text = req_in.read_text()
-    if download_url in req_in_text:
-        return 0
-    if not REQUIREMENT_PATTERN.findall(req_in_text):
-        print("could not find obs-common in requirements.in")
-        return 1
-    req_in.write_text(
-        REQUIREMENT_PATTERN.sub(f"obs-common @ {download_url}", req_in_text, count=1)
-    )
-    return 0
-
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    sys.exit(main())
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 3f79fba..ecc890b 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ dynamic = ["version"]
 [project.scripts]
 license-check = "obs_common.license_check:main"
 service-status = "obs_common.service_status:main"
-update-obs-common = "obs_common.update_obs_common:main"
 gcs-cli = "obs_common.gcs_cli:main"
 pubsub-cli = "obs_common.pubsub_cli:main"
 sentry-wrap = "obs_common.sentry_wrap:cli_main"
diff --git a/tests/test_update_obs_common.py b/tests/test_update_obs_common.py
deleted file mode 100644
index c56b90c..0000000
--- a/tests/test_update_obs_common.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,40 +0,0 @@
-# This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
-# License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
-# file, You can obtain one at https://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
-import os
-import re
-
-import pytest
-
-from obs_common import update_obs_common
-
-
-@pytest.fixture
-def tmp_cwd(tmp_path):
-    orig_wd = os.getcwd()
-    os.chdir(tmp_path)
-    try:
-        yield tmp_path
-    finally:
-        os.chdir(orig_wd)
-
-
-def test_update_from_old(tmp_cwd):
-    req = tmp_cwd / "requirements.in"
-    req.write_text("obs-common @ https://path/to/package.whl\n")
-    EXPECT_PATTERN = re.compile(
-        "obs-common @ https://github.com/mozilla-services/obs-common/"
-        "releases/download/[^/]+/obs_common-[^-]+-py2.py3-none-any.whl\n",
-        re.MULTILINE,
-    )
-    assert update_obs_common.main() == 0
-    assert EXPECT_PATTERN.fullmatch(req.read_text())
-
-
-def test_update_idempotent(tmp_cwd):
-    req = tmp_cwd / "requirements.in"
-    req.write_text("obs-common @ https://path/to/package.whl\n")
-    assert update_obs_common.main() == 0
-    expect = req.read_text()
-    assert update_obs_common.main() == 0
-    assert req.read_text() == expect