diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 2dc3e2ca8..f4f0554d4 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -432,9 +432,9 @@ def _install_packages(self):
             if DEVTOOLS == "Mono":
                 nuget = "mono {0}".format(nuget)
 
-            cmd = "{0} update -self".format(nuget)
-            self.debug_print("Updating NuGet: {0}".format(cmd))
-            subprocess.check_call(cmd, shell=use_shell)
+            # cmd = "{0} update -self".format(nuget)
+            # self.debug_print("Updating NuGet: {0}".format(cmd))
+            # subprocess.check_call(cmd, shell=use_shell)
 
             try:
                 # msbuild=14 is mainly for Mono issues