diff --git a/lib/utils/update-notifier.js b/lib/utils/update-notifier.js
index 44b6a54..0464561 100644
--- a/lib/utils/update-notifier.js
+++ b/lib/utils/update-notifier.js
@@ -35,85 +35,8 @@ const checkTimeout = async (npm, duration) => {
 }
 
 const updateNotifier = async (npm, spec = 'latest') => {
-  // never check for updates in CI, when updating npm already, or opted out
-  if (!npm.config.get('update-notifier') ||
-      isGlobalNpmUpdate(npm) ||
-      ciDetect()) {
-    return null
-  }
-
-  // if we're on a prerelease train, then updates are coming fast
-  // check for a new one daily.  otherwise, weekly.
-  const { version } = npm
-  const current = semver.parse(version)
-
-  // if we're on a beta train, always get the next beta
-  if (current.prerelease.length) {
-    spec = `^${version}`
-  }
-
-  // while on a beta train, get updates daily
-  const duration = spec !== 'latest' ? DAILY : WEEKLY
-
-  // if we've already checked within the specified duration, don't check again
-  if (!(await checkTimeout(npm, duration))) {
-    return null
-  }
-
-  // if they're currently using a prerelease, nudge to the next prerelease
-  // otherwise, nudge to latest.
-  const useColor = log.useColor()
-
-  const mani = await pacote.manifest(`npm@${spec}`, {
-    // always prefer latest, even if doing --tag=whatever on the cmd
-    defaultTag: 'latest',
-    ...npm.flatOptions,
-  }).catch(() => null)
-
-  // if pacote failed, give up
-  if (!mani) {
-    return null
-  }
-
-  const latest = mani.version
-
-  // if the current version is *greater* than latest, we're on a 'next'
-  // and should get the updates from that release train.
-  // Note that this isn't another http request over the network, because
-  // the packument will be cached by pacote from previous request.
-  if (semver.gt(version, latest) && spec === 'latest') {
-    return updateNotifier(npm, `^${version}`)
-  }
-
-  // if we already have something >= the desired spec, then we're done
-  if (semver.gte(version, latest)) {
-    return null
-  }
-
-  // ok!  notify the user about this update they should get.
-  // The message is saved for printing at process exit so it will not get
-  // lost in any other messages being printed as part of the command.
-  const update = semver.parse(mani.version)
-  const type = update.major !== current.major ? 'major'
-    : update.minor !== current.minor ? 'minor'
-    : update.patch !== current.patch ? 'patch'
-    : 'prerelease'
-  const typec = !useColor ? type
-    : type === 'major' ? chalk.red(type)
-    : type === 'minor' ? chalk.yellow(type)
-    : chalk.green(type)
-  const oldc = !useColor ? current : chalk.red(current)
-  const latestc = !useColor ? latest : chalk.green(latest)
-  const changelog = `https://github.com/npm/cli/releases/tag/v${latest}`
-  const changelogc = !useColor ? `<${changelog}>` : chalk.cyan(changelog)
-  const cmd = `npm install -g npm@${latest}`
-  const cmdc = !useColor ? `\`${cmd}\`` : chalk.green(cmd)
-  const message = `\nNew ${typec} version of npm available! ` +
-    `${oldc} -> ${latestc}\n` +
-    `Changelog: ${changelogc}\n` +
-    `Run ${cmdc} to update!\n`
-
-  return message
+  // Maintained by Debian JS Team
+  return null
 }
 
 // only update the notification timeout if we actually finished checking