diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index c2ba13a4a..82b4c1ed6 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@
 
 #include <QtWidgets/QMessageBox>
 #include <ctime>
-#include <sodium.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 
 #if defined(Q_OS_UNIX)
@@ -290,12 +289,6 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
         qWarning() << "Can't init IPC, maybe we're in a jail? Continuing with reduced multi-client functionality.";
     }
 
-    // For the auto-updater
-    if (sodium_init() < 0) {
-        qCritical() << "Can't init libsodium";
-        return EXIT_FAILURE;
-    }
-
 #ifdef LOG_TO_FILE
     QString logFileDir = settings->getPaths().getAppCacheDirPath();
     QDir(logFileDir).mkpath(".");