diff --git a/cli/consts.go b/cli/consts.go
index 8ba04543..7c151184 100644
--- a/cli/consts.go
+++ b/cli/consts.go
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ var (
 	ServerAddress  string
 	Version        = "TBD"
 	BuildTimestamp = "BuildTimestamp is not set"
-	DownloadURL    = "URL not set yet"
 	// CallbackPorts is a list of ports that will be attempted in no particular order for hosting an Oauth2 callback web server.
 	// This cannot be set using -ldflags='-X ..' because -X requires that this be a string literal or uninitialized.
 	//
@@ -19,10 +18,5 @@ const (
 	// DefaultTTL for requested credentials in hours
 	DefaultTTL uint = 1
 	// DefaultTimeRemaining for new key requests in minutes
-	DefaultTimeRemaining  uint   = 5
-	LinuxAmd64BinaryName  string = "keyconjurer-linux-amd64"
-	LinuxArm64BinaryName  string = "keyconjurer-linux-arm64"
-	WindowsBinaryName     string = "keyconjurer-windows.exe"
-	DarwinArm64BinaryName string = "keyconjurer-darwin-arm64"
-	DarwinAmd64BinaryName string = "keyconjurer-darwin-amd64"
+	DefaultTimeRemaining uint = 5
 )
diff --git a/cli/root.go b/cli/root.go
index 07838e85..1ddb6d2f 100644
--- a/cli/root.go
+++ b/cli/root.go
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ func init() {
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(accountsCmd)
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(getCmd)
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(setCmd)
-	rootCmd.AddCommand(upgradeCmd)
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(&switchCmd)
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(&aliasCmd)
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(&unaliasCmd)
diff --git a/cli/upgrade.go b/cli/upgrade.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 2f0a4215..00000000
--- a/cli/upgrade.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,139 +0,0 @@
-package main
-
-import (
-	"context"
-	"errors"
-	"fmt"
-	"io"
-	"net/http"
-	"os"
-	"os/exec"
-	"runtime"
-
-	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
-)
-
-var upgradeCmd = &cobra.Command{
-	Use:   "upgrade",
-	Short: "Downloads the latest version of KeyConjurer",
-	Args:  cobra.ExactArgs(0),
-	RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
-		keyConjurerRcPath, err := os.Executable()
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-
-		switch runtime.GOOS {
-		case "windows":
-			return windowsDownload(keyConjurerRcPath)
-		default:
-			return defaultDownload(context.Background(), NewHTTPClient(), keyConjurerRcPath)
-		}
-	}}
-
-// windowsDownload uses a special way to replace the binary due to restrictions in Windows. Because
-//
-//	you cannot replace the currently executing binary, a temporary script is created. This script
-//	waits 3 seconds for the current process to exit, then downloads the latest Windows binary and
-//	replaces the old one, finally it removes itself from the filesystem. The cmd prompt should
-//	appear on the users screen to give them feedback that the download process began an ended.
-func windowsDownload(keyConjurerRcPath string) error {
-	f, err := os.CreateTemp(os.TempDir(), "keyconjurer-downloader-*.cmd")
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("unable to create download script: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	command := fmt.Sprintf("timeout 3 && bitsadmin /transfer keyconjurerdownload /priority foreground /download %s/%s %s && del %s && exit", DownloadURL, WindowsBinaryName, keyConjurerRcPath, f.Name())
-	fileData := []byte(command)
-
-	if _, err = f.Write(fileData); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to write to temporary file: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	if err := f.Close(); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	cmd := exec.Command("cmd", "/C", "start", f.Name())
-	return cmd.Start()
-}
-
-// defaultDownload replaces the currently executing binary by writing over it directly.
-func defaultDownload(ctx context.Context, client *http.Client, keyConjurerRcPath string) error {
-	tmp, err := os.CreateTemp(os.TempDir(), "keyconjurer")
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to create temporary file for upgrade: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	defer tmp.Close()
-	src, err := DownloadLatestBinary(ctx, client, tmp)
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("unable to download the latest binary: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	if err := tmp.Close(); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("could not close tmp file: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	bytesCopied, err := io.Copy(tmp, src)
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to copy new keyconjurer: %s", err)
-	}
-
-	// Re-open the temporary file for reading and copy:
-	r, err := os.Open(tmp.Name())
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("could not open temporary file %s: %w", tmp.Name(), err)
-	}
-
-	kc, _ := os.OpenFile(keyConjurerRcPath, os.O_WRONLY|os.O_CREATE|os.O_TRUNC, 0744)
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("unable to open %q: %w", keyConjurerRcPath, err)
-	}
-
-	bytesCopied2, err := io.Copy(kc, r)
-	if err != nil || bytesCopied != bytesCopied2 {
-		// If an error occurs here, KeyConjurer has been overwritten and is potentially corrrupted
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to copy new keyconjurer contents - keyconjurer is potentially corrupted and may need to be downloaded again: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	return nil
-}
-
-func getBinaryName() string {
-	switch runtime.GOOS {
-	case "linux":
-		if runtime.GOARCH == "arm64" {
-			return LinuxArm64BinaryName
-		}
-
-		return LinuxAmd64BinaryName
-	case "windows":
-		return WindowsBinaryName
-	default:
-		if runtime.GOARCH == "arm64" {
-			return DarwinArm64BinaryName
-		}
-		return DarwinAmd64BinaryName
-	}
-}
-
-// DownloadLatestBinary downloads the latest keyconjurer binary from the web.
-func DownloadLatestBinary(ctx context.Context, client *http.Client, w io.Writer) (io.ReadCloser, error) {
-	binaryURL := fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", DownloadURL, getBinaryName())
-	req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, http.MethodGet, binaryURL, nil)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("could not upgrade: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	res, err := client.Do(req)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("could not upgrade: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	if res.StatusCode != 200 {
-		return nil, errors.New("could not upgrade: response did not indicate success - are you being blocked by the server?")
-	}
-
-	return req.Body, nil
-}