diff --git a/osu.Game/Localisation/NotificationsStrings.cs b/osu.Game/Localisation/NotificationsStrings.cs
index 698fe230b294..d8f768f2d85e 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Localisation/NotificationsStrings.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Localisation/NotificationsStrings.cs
@@ -135,11 +135,6 @@ public static class NotificationsStrings
         /// </summary>
         public static LocalisableString DownloadingUpdate => new TranslatableString(getKey(@"downloading_update"), @"Downloading update...");
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// "Installing update..."
-        /// </summary>
-        public static LocalisableString InstallingUpdate => new TranslatableString(getKey(@"installing_update"), @"Installing update...");
-
         private static string getKey(string key) => $@"{prefix}:{key}";
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Updater/UpdateManager.cs b/osu.Game/Updater/UpdateManager.cs
index bcb28d8b14e8..c114e3a8d057 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Updater/UpdateManager.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Updater/UpdateManager.cs
@@ -176,12 +176,6 @@ public void StartDownload()
                 Text = NotificationsStrings.DownloadingUpdate;
             }
 
-            public void StartInstall()
-            {
-                Progress = 0;
-                Text = NotificationsStrings.InstallingUpdate;
-            }
-
             public void FailDownload()
             {
                 State = ProgressNotificationState.Cancelled;