diff --git a/launcher/Application.cpp b/launcher/Application.cpp
index 0ef641ba..c6e04a85 100644
--- a/launcher/Application.cpp
+++ b/launcher/Application.cpp
@@ -154,7 +154,6 @@ void appDebugOutput(QtMsgType type, const QMessageLogContext &context, const QSt
     fflush(stderr);
 }
 
-#ifdef LAUNCHER_WITH_UPDATER
 QString getIdealPlatform(QString currentPlatform) {
     auto info = Sys::getKernelInfo();
     switch(info.kernelType) {
@@ -193,7 +192,6 @@ QString getIdealPlatform(QString currentPlatform) {
     }
     return currentPlatform;
 }
-#endif
 
 }
 
@@ -758,7 +756,6 @@ Application::Application(int &argc, char **argv) : QApplication(argc, argv)
         qDebug() << "<> Translations loaded.";
     }
 
-#ifdef LAUNCHER_WITH_UPDATER
     // initialize the updater
     if(BuildConfig.UPDATER_ENABLED)
     {
@@ -768,7 +765,6 @@ Application::Application(int &argc, char **argv) : QApplication(argc, argv)
         m_updateChecker.reset(new UpdateChecker(m_network, channelUrl, BuildConfig.VERSION_CHANNEL, BuildConfig.VERSION_BUILD));
         qDebug() << "<> Updater started.";
     }
-#endif
 
     // Instance icons
     {
@@ -1414,9 +1410,7 @@ MainWindow* Application::showMainWindow(bool minimized)
         }
 
         m_mainWindow->checkInstancePathForProblems();
-#ifdef LAUNCHER_WITH_UPDATER
         connect(this, &Application::updateAllowedChanged, m_mainWindow, &MainWindow::updatesAllowedChanged);
-#endif
         connect(m_mainWindow, &MainWindow::isClosing, this, &Application::on_windowClose);
         m_openWindows++;
     }
diff --git a/launcher/Application.h b/launcher/Application.h
index 18461ad8..e3b4fced 100644
--- a/launcher/Application.h
+++ b/launcher/Application.h
@@ -42,10 +42,7 @@
 #include <QIcon>
 #include <QDateTime>
 #include <QUrl>
-
-#ifdef LAUNCHER_WITH_UPDATER
 #include <updater/GoUpdate.h>
-#endif
 
 #include <BaseInstance.h>
 
diff --git a/launcher/CMakeLists.txt b/launcher/CMakeLists.txt
index eb5a68cd..2d53776d 100644
--- a/launcher/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/launcher/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -149,23 +149,20 @@ set(LAUNCH_SOURCES
     launch/LogModel.h
 )
 
-if (Launcher_UPDATER_BASE)
-    set(Launcher_APP_BINARY_DEFS "-DLAUNCHER_WITH_UPDATER ${Launcher_APP_BINARY_DEFS}")
-    # Old update system
-    set(UPDATE_SOURCES
-        updater/GoUpdate.h
-        updater/GoUpdate.cpp
-        updater/UpdateChecker.h
-        updater/UpdateChecker.cpp
-        updater/DownloadTask.h
-        updater/DownloadTask.cpp
-    )
+# Old update system
+set(UPDATE_SOURCES
+    updater/GoUpdate.h
+    updater/GoUpdate.cpp
+    updater/UpdateChecker.h
+    updater/UpdateChecker.cpp
+    updater/DownloadTask.h
+    updater/DownloadTask.cpp
+)
 
-    ecm_add_test(updater/UpdateChecker_test.cpp LINK_LIBRARIES Launcher_logic Qt5::Test
-        TEST_NAME UpdateChecker)
-    ecm_add_test(updater/DownloadTask_test.cpp LINK_LIBRARIES Launcher_logic Qt5::Test
-        TEST_NAME DownloadTask)
-endif()
+ecm_add_test(updater/UpdateChecker_test.cpp LINK_LIBRARIES Launcher_logic Qt5::Test
+    TEST_NAME UpdateChecker)
+ecm_add_test(updater/DownloadTask_test.cpp LINK_LIBRARIES Launcher_logic Qt5::Test
+    TEST_NAME DownloadTask)
 
 # Backend for the news bar... there's usually no news.
 set(NEWS_SOURCES
diff --git a/launcher/minecraft/launch/LauncherPartLaunch.cpp b/launcher/minecraft/launch/LauncherPartLaunch.cpp
index 9965ef89..63e4d90f 100644
--- a/launcher/minecraft/launch/LauncherPartLaunch.cpp
+++ b/launcher/minecraft/launch/LauncherPartLaunch.cpp
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@
 #include "LauncherPartLaunch.h"
 
 #include <QStandardPaths>
-#include <QRegularExpression>
 
 #include "launch/LaunchTask.h"
 #include "minecraft/MinecraftInstance.h"
diff --git a/launcher/net/PasteUpload.cpp b/launcher/net/PasteUpload.cpp
index 7438e1a1..835e4cd1 100644
--- a/launcher/net/PasteUpload.cpp
+++ b/launcher/net/PasteUpload.cpp
@@ -44,8 +44,6 @@
 #include <QJsonArray>
 #include <QJsonDocument>
 #include <QFile>
-#include <QHttpPart>
-#include <QUrlQuery>
 
 std::array<PasteUpload::PasteTypeInfo, 4> PasteUpload::PasteTypes = {
     {{"0x0.st", "https://0x0.st", ""},
diff --git a/launcher/ui/GuiUtil.cpp b/launcher/ui/GuiUtil.cpp
index b1ea5ee9..5a62e4d0 100644
--- a/launcher/ui/GuiUtil.cpp
+++ b/launcher/ui/GuiUtil.cpp
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@
 #include <QClipboard>
 #include <QApplication>
 #include <QFileDialog>
-#include <QStandardPaths>
 
 #include "ui/dialogs/ProgressDialog.h"
 #include "ui/dialogs/CustomMessageBox.h"
diff --git a/launcher/ui/MainWindow.cpp b/launcher/ui/MainWindow.cpp
index f68cf61a..aeff8073 100644
--- a/launcher/ui/MainWindow.cpp
+++ b/launcher/ui/MainWindow.cpp
@@ -1024,7 +1024,6 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(QWidget *parent) : QMainWindow(parent), ui(new MainWindow
     }
 
 
-#ifdef LAUNCHER_WITH_UPDATER
     if(BuildConfig.UPDATER_ENABLED)
     {
         bool updatesAllowed = APPLICATION->updatesAreAllowed();
@@ -1043,7 +1042,6 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(QWidget *parent) : QMainWindow(parent), ui(new MainWindow
             updater->checkForUpdate(APPLICATION->settings()->get("UpdateChannel").toString(), false);
         }
     }
-#endif
 
     setSelectedInstanceById(APPLICATION->settings()->get("SelectedInstance").toString());
 
@@ -1355,7 +1353,6 @@ void MainWindow::repopulateAccountsMenu()
     ui->profileMenu->addAction(ui->actionManageAccounts);
 }
 
-#ifdef LAUNCHER_WITH_UPDATER
 void MainWindow::updatesAllowedChanged(bool allowed)
 {
     if(!BuildConfig.UPDATER_ENABLED)
@@ -1364,7 +1361,6 @@ void MainWindow::updatesAllowedChanged(bool allowed)
     }
     ui->actionCheckUpdate->setEnabled(allowed);
 }
-#endif
 
 /*
  * Assumes the sender is a QAction
@@ -1470,7 +1466,6 @@ void MainWindow::updateNewsLabel()
     }
 }
 
-#ifdef LAUNCHER_WITH_UPDATER
 void MainWindow::updateAvailable(GoUpdate::Status status)
 {
     if(!APPLICATION->updatesAreAllowed())
@@ -1496,7 +1491,6 @@ void MainWindow::updateNotAvailable()
     UpdateDialog dlg(false, this);
     dlg.exec();
 }
-#endif
 
 QList<int> stringToIntList(const QString &string)
 {
@@ -1518,7 +1512,6 @@ QString intListToString(const QList<int> &list)
     return slist.join(',');
 }
 
-#ifdef LAUNCHER_WITH_UPDATER
 void MainWindow::downloadUpdates(GoUpdate::Status status)
 {
     if(!APPLICATION->updatesAreAllowed())
@@ -1552,7 +1545,6 @@ void MainWindow::downloadUpdates(GoUpdate::Status status)
         CustomMessageBox::selectable(this, tr("Error"), updateTask.failReason(), QMessageBox::Warning)->show();
     }
 }
-#endif
 
 void MainWindow::onCatToggled(bool state)
 {
@@ -1865,7 +1857,6 @@ void MainWindow::on_actionConfig_Folder_triggered()
     }
 }
 
-#ifdef LAUNCHER_WITH_UPDATER
 void MainWindow::checkForUpdates()
 {
     if(BuildConfig.UPDATER_ENABLED)
@@ -1878,7 +1869,6 @@ void MainWindow::checkForUpdates()
         qWarning() << "Updater not set up. Cannot check for updates.";
     }
 }
-#endif
 
 void MainWindow::on_actionSettings_triggered()
 {
diff --git a/launcher/ui/MainWindow.h b/launcher/ui/MainWindow.h
index 4615975e..0ca8ec7b 100644
--- a/launcher/ui/MainWindow.h
+++ b/launcher/ui/MainWindow.h
@@ -78,9 +78,7 @@ public:
 
     void checkInstancePathForProblems();
 
-#ifdef LAUNCHER_WITH_UPDATER
     void updatesAllowedChanged(bool allowed);
-#endif
 
     void droppedURLs(QList<QUrl> urls);
 signals:
@@ -126,9 +124,7 @@ private slots:
 
     void on_actionViewCentralModsFolder_triggered();
 
-#ifdef LAUNCHER_WITH_UPDATER
     void checkForUpdates();
-#endif
 
     void on_actionSettings_triggered();
 
@@ -197,11 +193,9 @@ private slots:
 
     void startTask(Task *task);
 
-#ifdef LAUNCHER_WITH_UPDATER
     void updateAvailable(GoUpdate::Status status);
 
     void updateNotAvailable();
-#endif
 
     void defaultAccountChanged();
 
@@ -211,12 +205,10 @@ private slots:
 
     void updateNewsLabel();
 
-#ifdef LAUNCHER_WITH_UPDATER
     /*!
      * Runs the DownloadTask and installs updates.
      */
     void downloadUpdates(GoUpdate::Status status);
-#endif
 
     void konamiTriggered();
 
diff --git a/launcher/ui/pages/global/LauncherPage.cpp b/launcher/ui/pages/global/LauncherPage.cpp
index edbf609f..4be24979 100644
--- a/launcher/ui/pages/global/LauncherPage.cpp
+++ b/launcher/ui/pages/global/LauncherPage.cpp
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@ LauncherPage::LauncherPage(QWidget *parent) : QWidget(parent), ui(new Ui::Launch
     m_languageModel = APPLICATION->translations();
     loadSettings();
 
-#ifdef LAUNCHER_WITH_UPDATER
     if(BuildConfig.UPDATER_ENABLED)
     {
         QObject::connect(APPLICATION->updateChecker().get(), &UpdateChecker::channelListLoaded, this, &LauncherPage::refreshUpdateChannelList);
@@ -91,9 +90,11 @@ LauncherPage::LauncherPage(QWidget *parent) : QWidget(parent), ui(new Ui::Launch
         {
             APPLICATION->updateChecker()->updateChanList(false);
         }
-        ui->updateSettingsBox->setHidden(false);
     }
-#endif
+    else
+    {
+        ui->updateSettingsBox->setHidden(true);
+    }
     connect(ui->fontSizeBox, SIGNAL(valueChanged(int)), SLOT(refreshFontPreview()));
     connect(ui->consoleFont, SIGNAL(currentFontChanged(QFont)), SLOT(refreshFontPreview()));
 }
@@ -188,7 +189,6 @@ void LauncherPage::on_metadataDisableBtn_clicked()
     ui->metadataWarningLabel->setHidden(!ui->metadataDisableBtn->isChecked());
 }
 
-#ifdef LAUNCHER_WITH_UPDATER
 void LauncherPage::refreshUpdateChannelList()
 {
     // Stop listening for selection changes. It's going to change a lot while we update it and
@@ -260,7 +260,6 @@ void LauncherPage::refreshUpdateChannelDesc()
         m_currentUpdateChannel = selected.id;
     }
 }
-#endif
 
 void LauncherPage::applySettings()
 {
diff --git a/launcher/ui/pages/global/LauncherPage.h b/launcher/ui/pages/global/LauncherPage.h
index ccfd7e9e..f38c922e 100644
--- a/launcher/ui/pages/global/LauncherPage.h
+++ b/launcher/ui/pages/global/LauncherPage.h
@@ -90,7 +90,6 @@ slots:
     void on_iconsDirBrowseBtn_clicked();
     void on_metadataDisableBtn_clicked();
 
-#ifdef LAUNCHER_WITH_UPDATER
     /*!
      * Updates the list of update channels in the combo box.
      */
@@ -101,13 +100,13 @@ slots:
      */
     void refreshUpdateChannelDesc();
 
-    void updateChannelSelectionChanged(int index);
-#endif
     /*!
      * Updates the font preview
      */
     void refreshFontPreview();
 
+    void updateChannelSelectionChanged(int index);
+
 private:
     Ui::LauncherPage *ui;
 
diff --git a/launcher/ui/pages/global/LauncherPage.ui b/launcher/ui/pages/global/LauncherPage.ui
index ceb68c5b..417bbe05 100644
--- a/launcher/ui/pages/global/LauncherPage.ui
+++ b/launcher/ui/pages/global/LauncherPage.ui
@@ -50,9 +50,6 @@
          <property name="title">
           <string>Update Settings</string>
          </property>
-         <property name="visible">
-          <bool>false</bool>
-         </property>
          <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_7">
           <item>
            <widget class="QCheckBox" name="autoUpdateCheckBox">
diff --git a/launcher/ui/pages/instance/LogPage.cpp b/launcher/ui/pages/instance/LogPage.cpp
index a6c98c08..8fefb44c 100644
--- a/launcher/ui/pages/instance/LogPage.cpp
+++ b/launcher/ui/pages/instance/LogPage.cpp
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@
 #include "Application.h"
 
 #include <QIcon>
-#include <QIdentityProxyModel>
 #include <QScrollBar>
 #include <QShortcut>
 
diff --git a/launcher/ui/pages/instance/ScreenshotsPage.h b/launcher/ui/pages/instance/ScreenshotsPage.h
index c34c9755..c22706af 100644
--- a/launcher/ui/pages/instance/ScreenshotsPage.h
+++ b/launcher/ui/pages/instance/ScreenshotsPage.h
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
-#include <QItemSelection>
 #include <QMainWindow>
 
 #include "ui/pages/BasePage.h"
diff --git a/launcher/ui/pages/instance/ServersPage.cpp b/launcher/ui/pages/instance/ServersPage.cpp
index c3bde612..3971d422 100644
--- a/launcher/ui/pages/instance/ServersPage.cpp
+++ b/launcher/ui/pages/instance/ServersPage.cpp
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@
 
 #include <QFileSystemWatcher>
 #include <QMenu>
-#include <QTimer>
 
 static const int COLUMN_COUNT = 2; // 3 , TBD: latency and other nice things.
 
diff --git a/launcher/ui/pages/instance/WorldListPage.cpp b/launcher/ui/pages/instance/WorldListPage.cpp
index ff30dd82..647b04a7 100644
--- a/launcher/ui/pages/instance/WorldListPage.cpp
+++ b/launcher/ui/pages/instance/WorldListPage.cpp
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@
 #include <QInputDialog>
 #include <QProcess>
 #include <Qt>
-#include <QSortFilterProxyModel>
 
 #include "tools/MCEditTool.h"
 #include "FileSystem.h"
diff --git a/launcher/ui/pages/modplatform/legacy_ftb/ListModel.cpp b/launcher/ui/pages/modplatform/legacy_ftb/ListModel.cpp
index 06e9db4f..c13b1554 100644
--- a/launcher/ui/pages/modplatform/legacy_ftb/ListModel.cpp
+++ b/launcher/ui/pages/modplatform/legacy_ftb/ListModel.cpp
@@ -46,8 +46,6 @@
 
 #include <BuildConfig.h>
 
-#include <net/NetJob.h>
-
 namespace LegacyFTB {
 
 FilterModel::FilterModel(QObject *parent) : QSortFilterProxyModel(parent)
diff --git a/launcher/ui/pages/modplatform/modrinth/ModrinthModel.h b/launcher/ui/pages/modplatform/modrinth/ModrinthModel.h
index 1b4d8da4..14aa6747 100644
--- a/launcher/ui/pages/modplatform/modrinth/ModrinthModel.h
+++ b/launcher/ui/pages/modplatform/modrinth/ModrinthModel.h
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@
 
 #include "modplatform/modrinth/ModrinthPackManifest.h"
 #include "ui/pages/modplatform/modrinth/ModrinthPage.h"
-#include "net/NetJob.h"
 
 class ModPage;
 class Version;