diff --git a/app/Console/Commands/PostUpdate.php b/app/Console/Commands/PostUpdate.php
index e2d27b23b8e1..7c62f31caa1d 100644
--- a/app/Console/Commands/PostUpdate.php
+++ b/app/Console/Commands/PostUpdate.php
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ class PostUpdate extends Command
 
         $output = [];
 
-        exec('vendor/bin/composer install --no-dev -o', $output);
+        // exec('vendor/bin/composer install --no-dev -o', $output);
 
         info(print_r($output,1));
         info("finished running composer install ");
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/SelfUpdateController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/SelfUpdateController.php
index d32100886aeb..59d7668feb09 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/SelfUpdateController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/SelfUpdateController.php
@@ -53,8 +53,43 @@ class SelfUpdateController extends BaseController
      *       ),
      *     )
      */
-    public function update(\Codedge\Updater\UpdaterManager $updater)
+    // public function old_update(\Codedge\Updater\UpdaterManager $updater)
+    // {
+    //     set_time_limit(0);
+    //     define('STDIN', fopen('php://stdin', 'r'));
+
+    //     if (Ninja::isHosted()) {
+    //         return response()->json(['message' => ctrans('texts.self_update_not_available')], 403);
+    //     }
+
+    //     $this->testWritable();
+
+    //     // Get the new version available
+    //     $versionAvailable = $updater->source()->getVersionAvailable();
+
+    //     // Create a release
+    //     $release = $updater->source()->fetch($versionAvailable);
+
+    //     $updater->source()->update($release);
+
+            
+    //     $cacheCompiled = base_path('bootstrap/cache/compiled.php');
+    //     if (file_exists($cacheCompiled)) { unlink ($cacheCompiled); }
+    //     $cacheServices = base_path('bootstrap/cache/services.php');
+    //     if (file_exists($cacheServices)) { unlink ($cacheServices); }
+
+    //     Artisan::call('clear-compiled');
+    //     Artisan::call('route:clear');
+    //     Artisan::call('view:clear');
+    //     Artisan::call('optimize');
+
+    //     return response()->json(['message' => 'Update completed'], 200);
+
+    // }
+
+    public function update()
     {
+
         set_time_limit(0);
         define('STDIN', fopen('php://stdin', 'r'));
 
@@ -64,32 +99,6 @@ class SelfUpdateController extends BaseController
 
         $this->testWritable();
 
-        // Get the new version available
-        $versionAvailable = $updater->source()->getVersionAvailable();
-
-        // Create a release
-        $release = $updater->source()->fetch($versionAvailable);
-
-        $updater->source()->update($release);
-
-            
-        $cacheCompiled = base_path('bootstrap/cache/compiled.php');
-        if (file_exists($cacheCompiled)) { unlink ($cacheCompiled); }
-        $cacheServices = base_path('bootstrap/cache/services.php');
-        if (file_exists($cacheServices)) { unlink ($cacheServices); }
-
-        Artisan::call('clear-compiled');
-        Artisan::call('route:clear');
-        Artisan::call('view:clear');
-        Artisan::call('optimize');
-
-        return response()->json(['message' => 'Update completed'], 200);
-
-    }
-
-    public function new_update()
-    {
-
         $contents = file_get_contents($this->getDownloadUrl());
 
         Storage::disk('local')->put('invoiceninja.zip', $contents);
@@ -106,6 +115,19 @@ class SelfUpdateController extends BaseController
 
         unlink($file);
 
+        $cacheCompiled = base_path('bootstrap/cache/compiled.php');
+        if (file_exists($cacheCompiled)) { unlink ($cacheCompiled); }
+        $cacheServices = base_path('bootstrap/cache/services.php');
+        if (file_exists($cacheServices)) { unlink ($cacheServices); }
+
+        Artisan::call('clear-compiled');
+        Artisan::call('route:clear');
+        Artisan::call('view:clear');
+        Artisan::call('migrate', ['--force' => true]);
+        Artisan::call('optimize');
+
+        return response()->json(['message' => 'Update completed'], 200);
+
 
     }
 
diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 9d6a0aa36836..9ba53b9158d1 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -40,8 +40,6 @@
         "checkout/checkout-sdk-php": "^1.0",
         "cleverit/ubl_invoice": "^1.3",
         "coconutcraig/laravel-postmark": "^2.10",
-        "codedge/laravel-selfupdater": "^3.2",
-        "composer/composer": "^2",
         "doctrine/dbal": "^3.0",
         "eway/eway-rapid-php": "^1.3",
         "fakerphp/faker": "^1.14",