diff --git a/crates/assistant/src/assistant.rs b/crates/assistant/src/assistant.rs
index 6d619a76b9..33c12088a7 100644
--- a/crates/assistant/src/assistant.rs
+++ b/crates/assistant/src/assistant.rs
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ pub use prompts::PromptBuilder;
 use prompts::PromptLoadingParams;
 use semantic_index::{CloudEmbeddingProvider, SemanticDb};
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
-use settings::{update_settings_file, Settings, SettingsStore};
+use settings::{Settings, SettingsStore};
 use slash_command::search_command::SearchSlashCommandFeatureFlag;
 use slash_command::{
     auto_command, cargo_workspace_command, default_command, delta_command, diagnostics_command,
@@ -199,16 +199,6 @@ pub fn init(
     AssistantSettings::register(cx);
     SlashCommandSettings::register(cx);
 
-    // TODO: remove this when 0.148.0 is released.
-    if AssistantSettings::get_global(cx).using_outdated_settings_version {
-        update_settings_file::<AssistantSettings>(fs.clone(), cx, {
-            let fs = fs.clone();
-            |content, cx| {
-                content.update_file(fs, cx);
-            }
-        });
-    }
-
     cx.spawn(|mut cx| {
         let client = client.clone();
         async move {