diff --git a/builtin.h b/builtin.h
index 9e2efe6b65de3b..7554476f90a4bc 100644
--- a/builtin.h
+++ b/builtin.h
@@ -228,7 +228,6 @@ int cmd_tag(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix);
 int cmd_tar_tree(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix);
 int cmd_unpack_file(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix);
 int cmd_unpack_objects(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix);
-int cmd_update(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix);
 int cmd_update_index(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix);
 int cmd_update_ref(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix);
 int cmd_update_server_info(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix);
diff --git a/git.c b/git.c
index f4b0ba40689710..e69e9fb7cf248d 100644
--- a/git.c
+++ b/git.c
@@ -669,8 +669,6 @@ static struct cmd_struct commands[] = {
 	{ "tag", cmd_tag, RUN_SETUP | DELAY_PAGER_CONFIG },
 	{ "unpack-file", cmd_unpack_file, RUN_SETUP | NO_PARSEOPT },
 	{ "unpack-objects", cmd_unpack_objects, RUN_SETUP | NO_PARSEOPT },
-	{ "update", cmd_update },
-	{ "update-git-for-windows", cmd_update },
 	{ "update-index", cmd_update_index, RUN_SETUP },
 	{ "update-ref", cmd_update_ref, RUN_SETUP },
 	{ "update-server-info", cmd_update_server_info, RUN_SETUP },
diff --git a/help.c b/help.c
index ae83d04a45e0ee..e22ba1d246a5b0 100644
--- a/help.c
+++ b/help.c
@@ -745,19 +745,3 @@ NORETURN void help_unknown_ref(const char *ref, const char *cmd,
 	string_list_clear(&suggested_refs, 0);
 	exit(1);
 }
-
-int cmd_update(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
-{
-	const char * const usage[] = {
-		N_("git update-git-for-windows [<options>]\n"
-		   "\t(not supported in this build of Git for Windows)"),
-		NULL
-	};
-	struct option options[] = {
-		OPT_END()
-	};
-
-	argc = parse_options(argc, argv, prefix, options, usage, 0);
-
-	die(_("git %s is not supported in VFSforGit"), argv[0]);
-}
diff --git a/t/t0402-block-command-on-gvfs.sh b/t/t0402-block-command-on-gvfs.sh
index 503aee79d0aea0..3ec7620ce6194d 100755
--- a/t/t0402-block-command-on-gvfs.sh
+++ b/t/t0402-block-command-on-gvfs.sh
@@ -36,11 +36,4 @@ test_expect_success 'test gc --auto succeeds when disabled via config' '
 	git gc --auto
 '
 
-test_expect_success 'update-git-for-windows disabled' '
-	test_must_fail git update 2>out &&
-	test_i18ngrep VFS out &&
-	test_must_fail git update-git-for-windows 2>out &&
-	test_i18ngrep VFS out
-'
-
 test_done