diff --git a/src/args.rs b/src/args.rs
index 2bc90eb..09af9e4 100644
--- a/src/args.rs
+++ b/src/args.rs
@@ -45,9 +45,6 @@ pub struct ModeArgs {
     #[arg(help("List items, filtering on tags or metadata if given"))]
     pub list: bool,
 
-    #[arg(group("mode"), help_heading("Mode Options"), short, long, conflicts_with_all(["save", "get", "diff", "list", "delete", "info", "status"]), requires("ids_or_tags"))]
-    #[arg(help("Update a specified item ID's tags and/or metadata"))]
-    pub update: bool,
 
     #[arg(group("mode"), help_heading("Mode Options"), short, long, conflicts_with_all(["save", "get", "diff", "list", "update", "info", "status"]), requires("ids_or_tags"))]
     #[arg(help("Delete items either by ID or by matching tags"))]
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index d58c02f..36efe18 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -81,7 +81,6 @@ fn main() -> Result<(), Error> {
         Diff,
         List,
         Delete,
-        Update,
         Info,
         Status,
         Server,
@@ -99,8 +98,6 @@ fn main() -> Result<(), Error> {
         mode = KeepModes::List;
     } else if args.mode.delete {
         mode = KeepModes::Delete;
-    } else if args.mode.update {
-        mode = KeepModes::Update;
     } else if args.mode.info {
         mode = KeepModes::Info;
     } else if args.mode.status {
@@ -173,7 +170,6 @@ fn main() -> Result<(), Error> {
         KeepModes::Diff => modes::diff::mode_diff(&mut cmd, &settings, &settings, ids, tags, &mut conn, data_path),
         KeepModes::List => modes::list::mode_list(&mut cmd, &settings, ids, tags, &mut conn, data_path),
         KeepModes::Delete => modes::delete::mode_delete(&mut cmd, &settings, &settings, ids, tags, &mut conn, data_path),
-        KeepModes::Update => modes::update::mode_update(&mut cmd, &settings, ids, tags, &mut conn, data_path),
         KeepModes::Info => modes::info::mode_info(&mut cmd, &settings, ids, tags, &mut conn, data_path),
         KeepModes::Status => modes::status::mode_status(&mut cmd, &settings, data_path, db_path),
         KeepModes::Server => modes::server::mode_server(&mut cmd, &settings, &mut conn, data_path),
diff --git a/src/modes/mod.rs b/src/modes/mod.rs
index 1f66a60..3f1f093 100644
--- a/src/modes/mod.rs
+++ b/src/modes/mod.rs
@@ -7,4 +7,3 @@ pub mod list;
 pub mod save;
 pub mod server;
 pub mod status;
-pub mod update;