diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 6c5c4aa..58d1b0f 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -827,57 +827,6 @@ fn mode_list(cmd: &mut Command, args: Args, ids: &mut Vec<i64>, tags: &Vec<Strin
 }
 
 
-fn mode_update(cmd: &mut Command, args: Args, ids: &mut Vec<i64>, tags: &mut Vec<String>, conn: &mut Connection, data_path: PathBuf) -> Result<()> {
-    if ids.is_empty() {
-        cmd.error(ErrorKind::InvalidValue, "No ID given, you must supply exactly one ID when using --update").exit();
-    } else if ids.len() > 1 {
-        cmd.error(ErrorKind::InvalidValue, "More than one ID given, you must supply exactly one ID or atleast one tag when using --update").exit();
-    }
-
-    let item_id = ids.iter().next().expect("Unable to determine item id");
-    let item_maybe = db::get_item(conn, *item_id)?;
-
-    let mut item = item_maybe.expect("Unable to find item in database");
-    debug!("MAIN: Found item {:?}", item);
-
-    if ! tags.is_empty() {
-        debug!("MAIN: Updating item tags");
-        db::set_item_tags(conn, item.clone(), tags)?;
-    }
-
-    if item.size.is_none() {
-        info!("Updating unknown stream size");
-        let mut item_path = data_path.clone();
-        item_path.push(item.id.unwrap().to_string());
-        let item_file_metadata = item_path.metadata();
-
-        if item_file_metadata.is_ok() {
-            debug!("MAIN: Updating stream size of {:?}", item_path);
-            let compression_type = CompressionType::from_str(&item.compression)?;
-            let compression_engine = compression::get_engine(compression_type).expect("Unable to get compression engine");
-            let size = compression_engine.size(item_path)? as i64;
-            item.size = Some(size);
-            db::update_item(&conn, item.clone())?;
-        } else {
-            debug!("MAIN: Unable to update size of item due to missing file {:?}", item_path);
-        }
-    }
-
-    if args.item.meta.len() > 0 {
-        debug!("MAIN: Updating item meta");
-        for kv in args.item.meta.iter() {
-            let meta = db::Meta {
-                id: item.id.unwrap(),
-                name: kv.key.to_string(),
-                value: kv.value.to_string()
-            };
-            db::store_meta(conn, meta)?;
-        }
-    }
-
-    Ok(())
-}
-
 fn mode_info(cmd: &mut Command, args: Args, ids: &mut Vec<i64>, tags: &mut Vec<String>, conn: &mut Connection, data_path: PathBuf) -> Result<()> {
     if ! ids.is_empty() && ! tags.is_empty() {
         cmd.error(ErrorKind::InvalidValue, "Both ID and tags given, you must supply exactly one ID or atleast one tag when using --info").exit();