diff --git a/src/lib/hooks/useOTAUpdates.ts b/src/lib/hooks/useOTAUpdates.ts
index b8d331c6..a1692e62 100644
--- a/src/lib/hooks/useOTAUpdates.ts
+++ b/src/lib/hooks/useOTAUpdates.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import {
 
 import {logger} from '#/logger'
 import {IS_TESTFLIGHT} from 'lib/app-info'
-import {useGate} from 'lib/statsig/statsig'
 import {isIOS} from 'platform/detection'
 
 const MINIMUM_MINIMIZE_TIME = 15 * 60e3
@@ -31,8 +30,7 @@ async function setExtraParams() {
 }
 
 export function useOTAUpdates() {
-  const gate = useGate()
-  const shouldReceiveUpdates = isEnabled && !__DEV__ && gate('receive_updates')
+  const shouldReceiveUpdates = isEnabled && !__DEV__
 
   const appState = React.useRef<AppStateStatus>('active')
   const lastMinimize = React.useRef(0)
diff --git a/src/lib/statsig/gates.ts b/src/lib/statsig/gates.ts
index e42e9efe..843c14f0 100644
--- a/src/lib/statsig/gates.ts
+++ b/src/lib/statsig/gates.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ export type Gate =
   | 'hide_vertical_scroll_indicators'
   | 'new_gif_player'
   | 'new_profile_scroll_component'
-  | 'receive_updates'
   | 'show_follow_back_label_v2'
   | 'start_session_with_following_v2'
   | 'use_new_suggestions_endpoint'