diff --git a/make-freebsd.mk b/make-freebsd.mk
index 6a0f354d..90665e0e 100644
--- a/make-freebsd.mk
+++ b/make-freebsd.mk
@@ -10,12 +10,8 @@ OBJS+=osdep/BSDEthernetTap.o
 
 # "make official" is a shortcut for this
 ifeq ($(ZT_OFFICIAL_RELEASE),1)
-	ZT_AUTO_UPDATE=1
 	DEFS+=-DZT_OFFICIAL_RELEASE 
 endif
-ifeq ($(ZT_AUTO_UPDATE),1)
-	DEFS+=-DZT_AUTO_UPDATE 
-endif
 
 # "make debug" is a shortcut for this
 ifeq ($(ZT_DEBUG),1)