diff --git a/library/packaging/npm b/library/packaging/npm
index c623b6f7e6..ea69d97f45 100644
--- a/library/packaging/npm
+++ b/library/packaging/npm
@@ -216,7 +216,6 @@ def main():
         if len(missing) or len(outdated):
             changed = True
             npm.install()
-            npm.update()
     else: #absent
         installed, missing = npm.list()
         if name in installed: