diff --git a/indra/newview/llappviewer.cpp b/indra/newview/llappviewer.cpp
index 5592cd3e597f00060d823d5475e2cf0da9f62362..6202a382b13ed7f99820f21323ed518d1d711590 100644
--- a/indra/newview/llappviewer.cpp
+++ b/indra/newview/llappviewer.cpp
@@ -1167,14 +1167,10 @@ bool LLAppViewer::init()
 	// ForceAddressSize
 	updater.args.add(stringize(gSavedSettings.getU32("ForceAddressSize")));
 
-#if LL_WINDOWS && !LL_RELEASE_FOR_DOWNLOAD && !LL_SEND_CRASH_REPORTS
-	// This is neither a release package, nor crash-reporting enabled test build
-	// try to run version updater, but don't bother if it fails (file might be missing)
-	LLLeap *leap_p = LLLeap::create(updater, false);
-	if (!leap_p)
-	{
-		LL_WARNS("LLLeap") << "Failed to run LLLeap" << LL_ENDL;
-	}
+#if !LL_RELEASE_FOR_DOWNLOAD && !LL_SEND_CRASH_REPORTS
+    // This is neither a release package, nor crash-reporting enabled test build
+    // Note: pointless to launch on Windows - it shouldn't expect secondlife-bin.exe
+    LL_WARNS("LLLeap") << "Launching without version checker" << LL_ENDL;
 #else
 	// Run the updater. An exception from launching the updater should bother us.
 	LLLeap::create(updater, true);