diff --git a/TGInstallerWrapper/Main.cs b/TGInstallerWrapper/Main.cs
index 0372aa7204..c4ff509e59 100644
--- a/TGInstallerWrapper/Main.cs
+++ b/TGInstallerWrapper/Main.cs
@@ -117,16 +117,8 @@ namespace TGInstallerWrapper
 					}
 					catch
 					{
-						try //maybe older version
-						{
-							Server.GetComponent<ITGSService>().StopForUpdate();	//this version tries to stop the service itself
-							await Task.Factory.StartNew(() => Thread.Sleep(15000)); //so let's just let that happen first
-						}
-						catch
-						{
-							if (MessageBox.Show("ITGSService.PrepareForUpdate() threw an exception! Existing DreamDaemon instances will be terminated. Continue?", "Warning", MessageBoxButtons.YesNo) != DialogResult.Yes)
-								return;
-						}
+						if (MessageBox.Show("ITGSService.PrepareForUpdate() threw an exception! Existing DreamDaemon instances will be terminated. Continue?", "Warning", MessageBoxButtons.YesNo) != DialogResult.Yes)
+							return;
 					}
 
 				InstallCancelButton.Enabled = true;
diff --git a/TGServerService/InterfaceBase.cs b/TGServerService/InterfaceBase.cs
index 91d23b953c..6794f1f39f 100644
--- a/TGServerService/InterfaceBase.cs
+++ b/TGServerService/InterfaceBase.cs
@@ -41,12 +41,6 @@ namespace TGServerService
 		//public api
 		public void VerifyConnection() { }
 
-		//public api
-		public void StopForUpdate()
-		{
-			PrepareForUpdate();
-		}
-
 		//public api
 		public void PrepareForUpdate()
 		{
diff --git a/TGServiceInterface/Server.cs b/TGServiceInterface/Server.cs
index 3270b8dfc5..fe603375cc 100644
--- a/TGServiceInterface/Server.cs
+++ b/TGServiceInterface/Server.cs
@@ -68,10 +68,6 @@ namespace TGServiceInterface
 		[OperationContract]
 		void PrepareForUpdate();
 
-		[OperationContract]
-		[Obsolete("StopForUpdate is deprecated, please use PrepareForUpdate instead")]
-		void StopForUpdate();
-
 		/// <summary>
 		/// Retrieve's the service's version
 		/// </summary>