diff --git a/pwabuilder-sw.js b/pwabuilder-sw.js
index df60e1e6..b25df39e 100644
--- a/pwabuilder-sw.js
+++ b/pwabuilder-sw.js
@@ -2,8 +2,9 @@
 'use strict';
 
 // App version number - ENSURE IT MATCHES VALUE IN init.js
-// DEV: Find a way to set this programmatically
-const appVersion = '1.1.3';
+// DEV: Changing this will cause the browser to recognize that the Service Worker has changed, and it will download and
+// install a new copy
+const appVersion = '1.1.4';
 
 // Kiwix ZIM Archive Download Server in regex form
 // DEV: The server URL is defined in init.js, but is not available to us in SW
@@ -162,24 +163,6 @@ function intercept(event) {
   if (event.request.method !== "GET") return;
   event.respondWith(
     fromCache(event.request).then(function (response) {
-        // This is where we call the server to check for any new release
-        if (/\/init\.js$/i.test(event.request.url) && !excludedURLSchema.test(event.request.url)) {
-          event.waitUntil(
-            fetch(event.request).then(function (response) {
-              // Get response text
-              return response.text().then(function (text) {
-                var version = appVersion;
-                var versionMatch = text.match(/params\[.version.]\s*=\s*["']([^"]+)["']/);
-                if (versionMatch) version = versionMatch[1];
-                if (version !== appVersion) {
-                  console.log('[SW] New version of PWA found:' + version);
-                }
-                // Cache flag to app.js to update SW
-                return updateCache('version', new Response(version));
-              }); 
-            })
-          );
-        }
         console.log('[SW] Supplying ' + event.request.url + ' from CACHE...');
         return response;
       },
diff --git a/www/js/app.js b/www/js/app.js
index c4f13054..b6233869 100644
--- a/www/js/app.js
+++ b/www/js/app.js
@@ -754,27 +754,6 @@ define(['jquery', 'zimArchiveLoader', 'uiUtil', 'util', 'cache', 'images', 'sett
                     divInstall1.style.display = 'none';
                 }
             }
-            // Check for upgrade of PWA
-            if(!params.upgradeNeeded && 'serviceWorker' in navigator && /https?:/i.test(window.location.protocol) && activeBtn === 'btnConfigure') {
-                cache.cacheAPI('version', function(value) {
-                    if (value && value !== params.version) {
-                        params.upgradeNeeded = true;
-                        var alertHTML =
-                            '<div id="activeContent" class="alert alert-warning alert-dismissible fade in" style="margin-bottom: 0;">' +
-                                '<a href="#" class="close" data-dismiss="alert" aria-label="close">&times;</a>' +
-                                '<strong>An update was found:</strong> Kiwix JS Windows will be updated to version ' + value + ' on next app launch' +
-                            '</div>';
-                        var alertBoxHeader = document.getElementById('alertBoxHeader');
-                        alertBoxHeader.innerHTML = alertHTML;
-                        alertBoxHeader.style.display = 'block';
-                        navigator.serviceWorker.getRegistrations().then(function (registrations) {
-                            registrations.forEach(function (registration) {
-                                registration.update();
-                            });
-                        });
-                    }
-                });
-            }
             setTimeout(resizeIFrame, 100);
         }
 
diff --git a/www/js/init.js b/www/js/init.js
index 68a356d1..19263c28 100644
--- a/www/js/init.js
+++ b/www/js/init.js
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ var params = {};
  */
 var appstate = {};
 /******** UPDATE VERSION IN pwabuilder-sw.js TO MATCH VERSION *******/
-params['version'] = "1.1.3"; //DEV: Manually update this version when there is a new release: it is compared to the Settings Store "version" in order to show first-time info, and the cookie is updated in app.js
+params['version'] = "1.1.4"; //DEV: Manually update this version when there is a new release: it is compared to the Settings Store "version" in order to show first-time info, and the cookie is updated in app.js
 /******* UPDATE THIS ^^^^^^ IN serveice worker!! ********************/
 params['packagedFile'] = "wikipedia_en_100_maxi.zim"; //For packaged Kiwix JS (e.g. with Wikivoyage file), set this to the filename (for split files, give the first chunk *.zimaa) and place file(s) in default storage
 params['archivePath'] = "archives"; //The directory containing the packaged archive(s) (relative to app's root directory)