diff --git a/kitty/update_check.py b/kitty/update_check.py
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--- a/kitty/update_check.py
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@@ -1,128 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
-# License: GPLv3 Copyright: 2019, Kovid Goyal <kovid at kovidgoyal.net>
-
-import os
-import subprocess
-import time
-from contextlib import suppress
-from typing import NamedTuple
-from urllib.request import urlopen
-
-from .config import atomic_save
-from .constants import Version, cache_dir, clear_handled_signals, kitty_exe, version, website_url
-from .fast_data_types import add_timer, get_boss, monitor_pid
-from .utils import log_error, open_url
-
-CHANGELOG_URL = website_url('changelog')
-RELEASED_VERSION_URL = website_url() + 'current-version.txt'
-CHECK_INTERVAL = 24 * 60 * 60.
-
-
-class Notification(NamedTuple):
-    version: Version
-    time_of_last_notification: float
-    notification_count: int
-
-
-def notification_activated() -> None:
-    open_url(CHANGELOG_URL)
-
-
-def version_notification_log() -> str:
-    override = getattr(version_notification_log, 'override', None)
-    if isinstance(override, str):
-        return override
-    return os.path.join(cache_dir(), 'new-version-notifications-1.txt')
-
-
-def notify_new_version(release_version: Version) -> None:
-    get_boss().notification_manager.send_new_version_notification('.'.join(map(str, release_version)))
-
-
-def get_released_version() -> str:
-    try:
-        raw = urlopen(RELEASED_VERSION_URL).read().decode('utf-8').strip()
-    except Exception:
-        raw = '0.0.0'
-    return str(raw)
-
-
-def parse_line(line: str) -> Notification:
-    parts = line.split(',')
-    version, timestamp, count = parts
-    parts = version.split('.')
-    v = Version(int(parts[0]), int(parts[1]), int(parts[2]))
-    return Notification(v, float(timestamp), int(count))
-
-
-def read_cache() -> dict[Version, Notification]:
-    notified_versions = {}
-    with suppress(FileNotFoundError):
-        with open(version_notification_log()) as f:
-            for line in f:
-                try:
-                    n = parse_line(line)
-                except Exception:
-                    continue
-                notified_versions[n.version] = n
-    return notified_versions
-
-
-def already_notified(version: tuple[int, int, int]) -> bool:
-    notified_versions = read_cache()
-    return version in notified_versions
-
-
-def save_notification(version: Version) -> None:
-    notified_versions = read_cache()
-    if version in notified_versions:
-        v = notified_versions[version]
-        notified_versions[version] = v._replace(time_of_last_notification=time.time(), notification_count=v.notification_count + 1)
-    else:
-        notified_versions[version] = Notification(version, time.time(), 1)
-    lines = []
-    for version in sorted(notified_versions):
-        n = notified_versions[version]
-        lines.append('{},{},{}'.format(
-            '.'.join(map(str, n.version)),
-            n.time_of_last_notification,
-            n.notification_count))
-    atomic_save('\n'.join(lines).encode('utf-8'), version_notification_log())
-
-
-def process_current_release(raw: str) -> None:
-    release_version = Version(*tuple(map(int, raw.split('.'))))
-    if release_version > version and not already_notified(release_version):
-        save_notification(release_version)
-        notify_new_version(release_version)
-
-
-def run_worker() -> None:
-    import random
-    import time
-    time.sleep(random.randint(1000, 4000) / 1000)
-    with suppress(BrokenPipeError):  # happens if parent process is killed before us
-        print(get_released_version())
-
-
-def update_check() -> bool:
-    try:
-        p = subprocess.Popen([
-            kitty_exe(), '+runpy',
-            'from kitty.update_check import run_worker; run_worker()'
-        ], stdout=subprocess.PIPE, preexec_fn=clear_handled_signals)
-    except Exception as e:
-        log_error(f'Failed to run kitty for update check, with error: {e}')
-        return False
-    monitor_pid(p.pid)
-    get_boss().set_update_check_process(p)
-    return True
-
-
-def update_check_callback(timer_id: int | None) -> None:
-    update_check()
-
-
-def run_update_check(interval: float = CHECK_INTERVAL) -> None:
-    if update_check():
-        add_timer(update_check_callback, interval)