--- a/update.sh
+++ b/update.sh
@@ -2,29 +2,11 @@
 
 set -e
 
-URL="https://keep.imfreedom.org/pidgin/pidgin"
-HASHG=$(_TMP_=$(type hg 2>&1); echo $?)
-
-if test "$HASHG" != "0"; then
-    echo "hg (mercurial) not found in PATH" >&2
-    exit $HASHG
-fi
-
 test -z "$srcdir" && srcdir=$(dirname "$0")
 test -z "$srcdir" && srcdir=.
 test -z "$pidgindir" && pidgindir=.pidgin
 
 cd "$srcdir"
-REVISION=$(cat VERSION)
-
-if ! test -d "$pidgindir/.hg"; then
-    rm -rf "$pidgindir"
-    hg clone "$URL" "$pidgindir"
-fi
-
-hg -R "$pidgindir" -v pull
-hg -R "$pidgindir" -v update -C "$REVISION"
-rm -rf pidgin
 
 for FILE in $(cat MANIFEST_PIDGIN); do
     mkdir -p $(dirname "pidgin/$FILE")