diff --git a/src/common/extensionVersionService.ts b/src/common/extensionVersionService.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 9977550..0000000
--- a/src/common/extensionVersionService.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,84 +0,0 @@
-import * as https from 'https';
-import * as vscode from 'vscode';
-import {Version} from './version';
-import * as utils from './utilities';
-
-export type LatestPublishedVersionCheckResult = {latestPublishedVersion: string, timestamp: number};
-
-export class ExtensionVersionService {
-    private static _extensionId: string = '8d837914-d8fa-45b5-965d-f76ebd6dbf5c';
-    private static _getLatestPublishedVersionPromise: Promise<LatestPublishedVersionCheckResult> = null;
-    private _memento: vscode.Memento;
-
-    private static getExtensionMetadataFromVSCodeMarketplace(): Promise<LatestPublishedVersionCheckResult> {
-        return new Promise<LatestPublishedVersionCheckResult>((resolve, reject) =>{
-            let postData: string = `{ filters: [{ criteria: [{ filterType: 4, value: "${ExtensionVersionService._extensionId}" }] }], flags: 262 }`;
-
-            let request = https.request({
-                hostname: 'marketplace.visualstudio.com',
-                path: '/_apis/public/gallery/extensionquery',
-                method: 'POST',
-                headers: {
-                    'Accept': 'application/json;api-version=2.2-preview.1',
-                    'Content-Type': 'application/json',
-                    'Transfer-Encoding': 'chunked',
-                    'Content-Length': Buffer.byteLength(postData)
-                }
-            }, response => {
-                if (response.statusCode != 200) {
-                    reject(`Unable to download data from Visual Studio Marketplace. Status code: ${response.statusCode}`);
-                    return;
-                }
-                let body = '';
-                response.on('data', chunk => {
-                    body += chunk;
-                });
-                response.on('end', () => {
-                    let bodyObj = JSON.parse(body);
-                    if (bodyObj.results[0].extensions[0].extensionId == ExtensionVersionService._extensionId) {
-                        let latestPublishedVersion = bodyObj.results[0].extensions[0].versions[0].version;
-                        resolve({ latestPublishedVersion: latestPublishedVersion, timestamp: Date.now() });
-                    }
-                });
-            });
-
-            request.on('error', (e) => {
-                reject(e);
-            });
-
-            request.end(postData);
-        });
-    }
-
-    constructor(context: vscode.Memento) {
-        this._memento = context;
-    }
-
-    public get latestPublishedVersion(): Promise<Version> {
-        if (ExtensionVersionService._getLatestPublishedVersionPromise) {
-            return ExtensionVersionService._getLatestPublishedVersionPromise.then(result =>  Version.parse(result.latestPublishedVersion) );
-        }
-
-        // Check the cache for extension version information
-        let cachedResult: LatestPublishedVersionCheckResult = this._memento.get<LatestPublishedVersionCheckResult>('LatestPublishedExtensionVersion');
-        if (cachedResult && cachedResult.timestamp > Date.now() - 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000) { // Version is cached for a day
-            ExtensionVersionService._getLatestPublishedVersionPromise = Promise.resolve(cachedResult);
-        }
-        else {
-            ExtensionVersionService._getLatestPublishedVersionPromise = ExtensionVersionService.getExtensionMetadataFromVSCodeMarketplace().then((result: LatestPublishedVersionCheckResult) => {
-                this._memento.update('LatestPublishedExtensionVersion', result); // save in cache
-                return result;
-            });
-        }
-        return ExtensionVersionService._getLatestPublishedVersionPromise.then(result => Version.parse(result.latestPublishedVersion));
-    }
-
-    public get isLatestInstalled(): Promise<{ result: boolean, error: string }> {
-        return this.latestPublishedVersion.then(latestVersion => {
-            let extensionVersion = utils.getInstalledExtensionVersion();
-            let isLatest: boolean = extensionVersion.compareBySubminorTo(latestVersion) >= 0;
-            let error = isLatest ? null : `A new version of the NativeScript extension is available. Open "Extensions" panel to update to v${latestVersion}. Don't forget to regenerate your launch.json file after updating.`;
-            return {result: isLatest, error: error};
-        });
-    }
-}
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diff --git a/src/main.ts b/src/main.ts
index 4eb9b40..26c869d 100644
--- a/src/main.ts
+++ b/src/main.ts
@@ -13,13 +13,6 @@ export function activate(context: vscode.ExtensionContext) {
     Services.extensionServer().start();
     Services.analyticsService().initialize();
 
-    // Check for newer extension version
-    Services.extensionVersionService().isLatestInstalled.then(result => {
-        if (!result.result) {
-            vscode.window.showWarningMessage(result.error);
-        }
-    });
-
     // Check if NativeScript CLI is installed globally and if it is compatible with the extension version
     let cliVersion = Services.cli().version;
     if (!cliVersion.isCompatible) {
diff --git a/src/services/extensionHostServices.ts b/src/services/extensionHostServices.ts
index 7885918..855c5b2 100644
--- a/src/services/extensionHostServices.ts
+++ b/src/services/extensionHostServices.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import * as vscode from 'vscode';
 import {Services as BaseServices} from './services';
-import {ExtensionVersionService} from '../common/extensionVersionService';
 import {ExtensionServer} from '../ipc/extensionServer';
 import {AnalyticsService} from '../analytics/analyticsService';
 import {WorkspaceConfigService} from '../common/workspaceConfigService';
@@ -9,7 +8,6 @@ export class ExtensionHostServices extends BaseServices {
     private _globalState: vscode.Memento;
 
     private _workspaceConfigService: WorkspaceConfigService;
-    private _extensionVersionService: ExtensionVersionService;
     private _extensionServer: ExtensionServer;
     private _analyticsService: AnalyticsService;
 
@@ -22,14 +20,6 @@ export class ExtensionHostServices extends BaseServices {
         return this._workspaceConfigService;
     }
 
-    public extensionVersionService(): ExtensionVersionService {
-        if (!this._extensionVersionService && !this._globalState) {
-            throw new Error("Global state has no value.");
-        }
-        this._extensionVersionService = this._extensionVersionService || new ExtensionVersionService(this.globalState);
-        return this._extensionVersionService;
-    }
-
     public extensionServer(): ExtensionServer {
         this._extensionServer = this._extensionServer || new ExtensionServer();
         return this._extensionServer;