diff --git a/src/application-delegate.coffee b/src/application-delegate.coffee
index 8bfae13fc..8ac6ceb5e 100644
--- a/src/application-delegate.coffee
+++ b/src/application-delegate.coffee
@@ -245,10 +245,10 @@ class ApplicationDelegate
     webFrame.setZoomLevelLimits(1, 1)
 
   checkForUpdate: ->
-    ipcRenderer.send('check-for-update')
+    ipcRenderer.send('command', 'application:check-for-update')
 
   restartAndInstallUpdate: ->
-    ipcRenderer.send('install-update')
+    ipcRenderer.send('command', 'application:install-update')
 
   getAutoUpdateManagerState: ->
     ipcRenderer.sendSync('get-auto-update-manager-state')
diff --git a/src/browser/atom-application.coffee b/src/browser/atom-application.coffee
index 772afc0e0..a579fb762 100644
--- a/src/browser/atom-application.coffee
+++ b/src/browser/atom-application.coffee
@@ -310,9 +310,6 @@ class AtomApplication
     ipcMain.on 'execute-javascript-in-dev-tools', (event, code) ->
       event.sender.devToolsWebContents?.executeJavaScript(code)
 
-    ipcMain.on 'check-for-update', =>
-      @autoUpdateManager.check()
-
     ipcMain.on 'get-auto-update-manager-state', (event) =>
       event.returnValue = @autoUpdateManager.getState()