--- praw-3.4.0/praw/__init__.py	2016-02-22 02:33:17.000000000 +0100
+++ praw-3.4.0/praw/__init__.py.new	2016-02-22 17:05:16.475496339 +0100
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 from six.moves import html_entities, http_cookiejar
 from six.moves.urllib.parse import parse_qs, urlparse, urlunparse
 # pylint: enable=F0401
-from update_checker import update_check
+#from update_checker import update_check
 from warnings import warn_explicit
 
 
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@
     update_checked = False
 
     def __init__(self, user_agent, site_name=None, handler=None,
-                 disable_update_check=False, **kwargs):
+                 disable_update_check=True, **kwargs):
         """Initialize our connection with a reddit server.
 
         The user_agent is how your application identifies itself. Read the
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@
         # Check for updates if permitted and this is the first Reddit instance
         if not disable_update_check and not self.update_checked \
                 and self.config.check_for_updates:
-            update_check(__name__, __version__)
+            #update_check(__name__, __version__)
             self.update_checked = True
 
         # Initial values