diff --git a/charts/nextcloud/README.md b/charts/nextcloud/README.md
index e31284f1..9eb3ef1a 100644
--- a/charts/nextcloud/README.md
+++ b/charts/nextcloud/README.md
@@ -118,7 +118,6 @@ The following table lists the configurable parameters of the nextcloud chart and
 | `nextcloud.existingSecret.smtpUsernameKey`                  | Name of the key that contains the SMTP username                                                     | `nil`                      |
 | `nextcloud.existingSecret.smtpPasswordKey`                  | Name of the key that contains the SMTP password                                                     | `nil`                      |
 | `nextcloud.existingSecret.smtpHostKey`                      | Name of the key that contains the SMTP hostname                                                     | `nil`                      |
-| `nextcloud.update`                                          | Trigger update if custom command is used                                                            | `0`                        |
 | `nextcloud.containerPort`                                   | Customize container port when not running as root                                                   | `80`                       |
 | `nextcloud.trustedDomains`                                  | Optional space-separated list of trusted domains                                                    | `[]`                       |
 | `nextcloud.datadir`                                         | nextcloud data dir location                                                                         | `/var/www/html/data`       |
diff --git a/charts/nextcloud/templates/_helpers.tpl b/charts/nextcloud/templates/_helpers.tpl
index b0bf7355..3f6161c7 100644
--- a/charts/nextcloud/templates/_helpers.tpl
+++ b/charts/nextcloud/templates/_helpers.tpl
@@ -183,10 +183,6 @@ Create environment variables used to configure the nextcloud container as well a
   {{- else }}
   value: {{ .Values.nextcloud.host }}{{ if .Values.metrics.enabled }} {{ template "nextcloud.fullname" . }}.{{ .Release.Namespace }}.svc.cluster.local{{ end }}
   {{- end }}
-{{- if ne (int .Values.nextcloud.update) 0 }}
-- name: NEXTCLOUD_UPDATE
-  value: {{ .Values.nextcloud.update | quote }}
-{{- end }}
 - name: NEXTCLOUD_DATA_DIR
   value: {{ .Values.nextcloud.datadir | quote }}
 {{- if .Values.nextcloud.mail.enabled }}