diff --git a/core/checkcloudconnection.cpp b/core/checkcloudconnection.cpp
index c1e5291fe..96a5587c5 100644
--- a/core/checkcloudconnection.cpp
+++ b/core/checkcloudconnection.cpp
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ bool CheckCloudConnection::checkServer()
 		QNetworkRequest request;
 		request.setRawHeader("Accept", "text/plain");
 		request.setRawHeader("User-Agent", getUserAgent().toUtf8());
-		request.setRawHeader("Client-Id", getUUID().toUtf8());
 		request.setUrl(QString(prefs.cloud_base_url) + TEAPOT);
 		reply = mgr->get(request);
 		QTimer timer;
diff --git a/core/qthelper.cpp b/core/qthelper.cpp
index 4d7636763..77cb577ab 100644
--- a/core/qthelper.cpp
+++ b/core/qthelper.cpp
@@ -1451,19 +1451,6 @@ void init_proxy()
 	QNetworkProxy::setApplicationProxy(proxy);
 }
 
-QString getUUID()
-{
-	QString uuidString;
-	uuidString = qPrefUpdateManager::uuidString();
-	if (uuidString != "") {
-		QUuid uuid = QUuid::createUuid();
-		uuidString = uuid.toString();
-		qPrefUpdateManager::set_uuidString(uuidString);
-	}
-	uuidString.replace("{", "").replace("}", "");
-	return uuidString;
-}
-
 void parse_seabear_header(const char *filename, struct xml_params *params)
 {
 	QFile f(filename);
diff --git a/core/qthelper.h b/core/qthelper.h
index 66df91b20..59fecf24c 100644
--- a/core/qthelper.h
+++ b/core/qthelper.h
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ QString localFilePath(const QString &originalFilename);
 int getCloudURL(QString &filename);
 bool parseGpsText(const QString &gps_text, double *latitude, double *longitude);
 void init_proxy();
-QString getUUID();
 QStringList getWaterTypesAsString();
 extern const QStringList videoExtensionsList;
 QStringList mediaExtensionFilters();
diff --git a/desktop-widgets/updatemanager.cpp b/desktop-widgets/updatemanager.cpp
index fa52cad40..6763f16ee 100644
--- a/desktop-widgets/updatemanager.cpp
+++ b/desktop-widgets/updatemanager.cpp
@@ -41,8 +41,7 @@ void UpdateManager::checkForUpdates(bool automatic)
 #endif
 	isAutomaticCheck = automatic;
 	QString version = subsurface_canonical_version();
-	QString uuidString = getUUID();
-	QString url = QString("http://updatecheck.subsurface-divelog.org/updatecheck.html?os=%1&version=%2&uuid=%3").arg(os, version, uuidString);
+	QString url = QString("http://updatecheck.subsurface-divelog.org/updatecheck.html?os=%1&version=%2").arg(os, version);
 	QNetworkRequest request;
 	request.setUrl(url);
 	request.setRawHeader("Accept", "text/xml");