diff --git a/Gruntfile.js b/Gruntfile.js
index e5d677d55173c30408483022d0b0678ab81b9b97..28fb1441af69a0a1c3df7cbfa478a4cd299e3dff 100644
--- a/Gruntfile.js
+++ b/Gruntfile.js
@@ -327,9 +327,6 @@ module.exports = function (grunt) {
     },
 
     exec: {
-      npmUpdate: {
-        command: 'npm update'
-      }
     },
 
     buildcontrol: {