diff --git a/pkg/connector/capabilities.go b/pkg/connector/capabilities.go
index 90c5e2f..4728513 100644
--- a/pkg/connector/capabilities.go
+++ b/pkg/connector/capabilities.go
@@ -24,12 +24,7 @@ import (
 	"maunium.net/go/mautrix/event"
 )
 
-// Whether to aggressively update user info. Only relevant during initial development
-// of this bridge.
-var aggressivelyUpdateInfoForBridgeDevelopment = true
-
 var DiscordGeneralCaps = &bridgev2.NetworkGeneralCapabilities{
-	AggressiveUpdateInfo: aggressivelyUpdateInfoForBridgeDevelopment,
 	Provisioning: bridgev2.ProvisioningCapabilities{
 		ResolveIdentifier: bridgev2.ResolveIdentifierCapabilities{},
 		GroupCreation:     map[string]bridgev2.GroupTypeCapabilities{},
diff --git a/pkg/connector/client.go b/pkg/connector/client.go
index 8bcc8ee..8067914 100644
--- a/pkg/connector/client.go
+++ b/pkg/connector/client.go
@@ -220,12 +220,6 @@ func (d *DiscordClient) syncChannel(ctx context.Context, ch *discordgo.Channel,
 		for _, recipient := range ch.Recipients {
 			sender := d.makeEventSender(recipient)
 			members.MemberMap[sender.Sender] = bridgev2.ChatMember{EventSender: sender}
-
-			if aggressivelyUpdateInfoForBridgeDevelopment {
-				if ghost, err := d.connector.bridge.GetGhostByID(ctx, networkid.UserID(recipient.ID)); err == nil {
-					ghost.UpdateInfoIfNecessary(ctx, d.UserLogin, bridgev2.RemoteEventUnknown)
-				}
-			}
 		}
 
 		members.TotalMemberCount = len(ch.Recipients)