diff --git a/core/Command/Upgrade.php b/core/Command/Upgrade.php
index 7ab5fe8e5f..9dc1c4642b 100644
--- a/core/Command/Upgrade.php
+++ b/core/Command/Upgrade.php
@@ -203,12 +203,6 @@ class Upgrade extends Command {
 			$updater->listen('\OC\Updater', 'dbUpgrade', function () use ($output) {
 				$output->writeln('<info>Updated database</info>');
 			});
-			$updater->listen('\OC\Updater', 'dbSimulateUpgradeBefore', function () use ($output) {
-				$output->writeln('<info>Checking whether the database schema can be updated (this can take a long time depending on the database size)</info>');
-			});
-			$updater->listen('\OC\Updater', 'dbSimulateUpgrade', function () use ($output) {
-				$output->writeln('<info>Checked database schema update</info>');
-			});
 			$updater->listen('\OC\Updater', 'incompatibleAppDisabled', function ($app) use ($output) {
 				$output->writeln('<comment>Disabled incompatible app: ' . $app . '</comment>');
 			});
@@ -221,15 +215,9 @@ class Upgrade extends Command {
 			$updater->listen('\OC\Updater', 'checkAppStoreApp', function ($app) use ($output) {
 				$output->writeln('<info>Checked for update of app "' . $app . '" in appstore </info>');
 			});
-			$updater->listen('\OC\Updater', 'appUpgradeCheckBefore', function () use ($output) {
-				$output->writeln('<info>Checking updates of apps</info>');
-			});
 			$updater->listen('\OC\Updater', 'appSimulateUpdate', function ($app) use ($output) {
 				$output->writeln("<info>Checking whether the database schema for <$app> can be updated (this can take a long time depending on the database size)</info>");
 			});
-			$updater->listen('\OC\Updater', 'appUpgradeCheck', function () use ($output) {
-				$output->writeln('<info>Checked database schema update for apps</info>');
-			});
 			$updater->listen('\OC\Updater', 'appUpgradeStarted', function ($app, $version) use ($output) {
 				$output->writeln("<info>Updating <$app> ...</info>");
 			});
diff --git a/core/ajax/update.php b/core/ajax/update.php
index 09931ec91e..6e655f4284 100644
--- a/core/ajax/update.php
+++ b/core/ajax/update.php
@@ -162,15 +162,6 @@ if (\OCP\Util::needUpgrade()) {
 	$updater->listen('\OC\Updater', 'dbUpgrade', function () use ($eventSource, $l) {
 		$eventSource->send('success', $l->t('Updated database'));
 	});
-	$updater->listen('\OC\Updater', 'dbSimulateUpgradeBefore', function () use ($eventSource, $l) {
-		$eventSource->send('success', $l->t('Checking whether the database schema can be updated (this can take a long time depending on the database size)'));
-	});
-	$updater->listen('\OC\Updater', 'dbSimulateUpgrade', function () use ($eventSource, $l) {
-		$eventSource->send('success', $l->t('Checked database schema update'));
-	});
-	$updater->listen('\OC\Updater', 'appUpgradeCheckBefore', function () use ($eventSource, $l) {
-		$eventSource->send('success', $l->t('Checking updates of apps'));
-	});
 	$updater->listen('\OC\Updater', 'checkAppStoreAppBefore', function ($app) use ($eventSource, $l) {
 		$eventSource->send('success', $l->t('Checking for update of app "%s" in appstore', [$app]));
 	});
@@ -183,9 +174,6 @@ if (\OCP\Util::needUpgrade()) {
 	$updater->listen('\OC\Updater', 'appSimulateUpdate', function ($app) use ($eventSource, $l) {
 		$eventSource->send('success', $l->t('Checking whether the database schema for %s can be updated (this can take a long time depending on the database size)', [$app]));
 	});
-	$updater->listen('\OC\Updater', 'appUpgradeCheck', function () use ($eventSource, $l) {
-		$eventSource->send('success', $l->t('Checked database schema update for apps'));
-	});
 	$updater->listen('\OC\Updater', 'appUpgrade', function ($app, $version) use ($eventSource, $l) {
 		$eventSource->send('success', $l->t('Updated "%1$s" to %2$s', [$app, $version]));
 	});
diff --git a/lib/private/Updater.php b/lib/private/Updater.php
index f6ba27991e..78c652b6ee 100644
--- a/lib/private/Updater.php
+++ b/lib/private/Updater.php
@@ -538,12 +538,6 @@ class Updater extends BasicEmitter {
 		$this->listen('\OC\Updater', 'dbUpgrade', function () use ($log) {
 			$log->info('\OC\Updater::dbUpgrade: Updated database', ['app' => 'updater']);
 		});
-		$this->listen('\OC\Updater', 'dbSimulateUpgradeBefore', function () use ($log) {
-			$log->info('\OC\Updater::dbSimulateUpgradeBefore: Checking whether the database schema can be updated (this can take a long time depending on the database size)', ['app' => 'updater']);
-		});
-		$this->listen('\OC\Updater', 'dbSimulateUpgrade', function () use ($log) {
-			$log->info('\OC\Updater::dbSimulateUpgrade: Checked database schema update', ['app' => 'updater']);
-		});
 		$this->listen('\OC\Updater', 'incompatibleAppDisabled', function ($app) use ($log) {
 			$log->info('\OC\Updater::incompatibleAppDisabled: Disabled incompatible app: ' . $app, ['app' => 'updater']);
 		});
@@ -556,15 +550,9 @@ class Updater extends BasicEmitter {
 		$this->listen('\OC\Updater', 'checkAppStoreApp', function ($app) use ($log) {
 			$log->info('\OC\Updater::checkAppStoreApp: Checked for update of app "' . $app . '" in appstore', ['app' => 'updater']);
 		});
-		$this->listen('\OC\Updater', 'appUpgradeCheckBefore', function () use ($log) {
-			$log->info('\OC\Updater::appUpgradeCheckBefore: Checking updates of apps', ['app' => 'updater']);
-		});
 		$this->listen('\OC\Updater', 'appSimulateUpdate', function ($app) use ($log) {
 			$log->info('\OC\Updater::appSimulateUpdate: Checking whether the database schema for <' . $app . '> can be updated (this can take a long time depending on the database size)', ['app' => 'updater']);
 		});
-		$this->listen('\OC\Updater', 'appUpgradeCheck', function () use ($log) {
-			$log->info('\OC\Updater::appUpgradeCheck: Checked database schema update for apps', ['app' => 'updater']);
-		});
 		$this->listen('\OC\Updater', 'appUpgradeStarted', function ($app) use ($log) {
 			$log->info('\OC\Updater::appUpgradeStarted: Updating <' . $app . '> ...', ['app' => 'updater']);
 		});