diff --git a/chrome/chrome_installer.gypi b/chrome/chrome_installer.gypi
index 4f1309415103e3..d1d6c2166f13aa 100644
--- a/chrome/chrome_installer.gypi
+++ b/chrome/chrome_installer.gypi
@@ -531,7 +531,6 @@
           'installer/linux/common/rpm.include',
           'installer/linux/common/rpmrepo.cron',
           'installer/linux/common/symlinks.include',
-          'installer/linux/common/updater',
           'installer/linux/common/variables.include',
           'installer/linux/common/wrapper',
         ],
diff --git a/chrome/installer/linux/common/updater b/chrome/installer/linux/common/updater
deleted file mode 100755
index 53a8a80e95496e..00000000000000
--- a/chrome/installer/linux/common/updater
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-#
-# Copyright (c) 2009 The Chromium Authors. All rights reserved.
-# Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
-# found in the LICENSE file.
-
-# TODO
-# - handle other distros (e.g. non-apt).
-
-@@include@@apt.include
-
-if [ -x "$APT_GET" ]; then
-  update_sources_lists
-  # If the repo was just added, force a cache update.
-  if [ $? -eq 1 ]; then
-    install_key
-    "$APT_GET" -qq update
-  fi
-
-  # TODO(mmoss) detect if apt cache is stale (> 1 day) and force update?
-
-  # Just try to install the packge. If it's already installed, apt-get won't do
-  # anything.
-  "$APT_GET" install -y -q @@PACKAGE@@
-fi
-