diff --git a/NEXT_CHANGELOG.md b/NEXT_CHANGELOG.md
index 0313fa50fc1..ec7f3f2886d 100644
--- a/NEXT_CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/NEXT_CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 ### Notable Changes
 
 ### CLI
-* Show a once-per-day notice after a command when a newer CLI release is available, with a link to the release and the upgrade command for the detected install method. Suppressed for non-interactive/CI runs, JSON output, the Databricks Runtime, and development builds, and can be disabled with `DATABRICKS_CLI_DISABLE_UPDATE_CHECK` ([#5470](https://github.com/databricks/cli/pull/5470)).
 * Improved error messages for `ssh connect`: when an SSH connection attempt fails, the client now fetches and prints the server's recent error logs ([#5555](https://github.com/databricks/cli/pull/5555)).
 * Increase the SSH server startup timeout from 10 to 45 minutes when a GPU accelerator is requested via `databricks ssh connect --accelerator` ([#5569](https://github.com/databricks/cli/pull/5569)).
 
diff --git a/cmd/root/root.go b/cmd/root/root.go
index 3cf4ab08605..d1b12ac7f69 100644
--- a/cmd/root/root.go
+++ b/cmd/root/root.go
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/databricks/cli/libs/log"
 	"github.com/databricks/cli/libs/telemetry"
 	"github.com/databricks/cli/libs/telemetry/protos"
-	"github.com/databricks/cli/libs/versioncheck"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
 
@@ -82,11 +81,6 @@ func New(ctx context.Context) *cobra.Command {
 		ctx = withInteractiveModeInUserAgent(ctx)
 		ctx = InjectTestPidToUserAgent(ctx)
 		cmd.SetContext(ctx)
-
-		// Refresh the latest-version cache in the background (no-op when
-		// suppressed). The result is shown by [versioncheck.Notice] after the
-		// command completes, so this never blocks the command.
-		versioncheck.StartBackgroundRefresh(ctx, cmd)
 		return nil
 	}
 
@@ -204,12 +198,6 @@ Stack Trace:
 		log.Infof(ctx, "telemetry upload failed: %s", telemetryErr)
 	}
 
-	// Print a "new version available" notice if one is due (no-op when
-	// suppressed, on error, or when nothing is cached yet).
-	if msg := versioncheck.Notice(cmd.Context(), cmd, err); msg != "" {
-		fmt.Fprintln(cmd.ErrOrStderr(), msg)
-	}
-
 	return err
 }
 
diff --git a/libs/versioncheck/notice.go b/libs/versioncheck/notice.go
index f072d0ab863..39c985e82c8 100644
--- a/libs/versioncheck/notice.go
+++ b/libs/versioncheck/notice.go
@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@ const (
 // once per day) and stores it in the cache, so a later command can show the
 // notice without a blocking network call. It is a no-op when the notice would
 // be suppressed anyway. Safe to call on every invocation.
+//
+//deadcode:allow Passive update notice paused for 1.4.0: unwired from cmd/root while we settle how to target long-lived, outdated environments without nagging fresh installs. Re-enable by restoring the root command calls.
 func StartBackgroundRefresh(ctx context.Context, cmd *cobra.Command) {
 	if !notifyEnabled(ctx, cmd) {
 		return