diff --git a/install/install.cpp b/install/install.cpp
index 979616dcff07069bbb63d4fcd3321ae73d047180..6c62975b606c76e37ab5165d09b08a1bfeeeb952 100644
--- a/install/install.cpp
+++ b/install/install.cpp
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@
 
 using namespace std::chrono_literals;
 
-bool ask_to_ab_reboot(Device* device);
 bool ask_to_continue_unverified(Device* device);
 bool ask_to_continue_downgrade(Device* device);
 
@@ -385,21 +384,6 @@ static InstallResult TryUpdateBinary(Package* package, bool* wipe_cache,
     return INSTALL_ERROR;
   }
 
-  const auto reboot_to_recovery = [] {
-    if (std::string err; !clear_bootloader_message(&err)) {
-      LOG(ERROR) << "Failed to clear BCB message: " << err;
-    }
-    Reboot("recovery");
-  };
-
-  static bool ab_package_installed = false;
-  if (ab_package_installed) {
-    if (ask_to_ab_reboot(device)) {
-      reboot_to_recovery();
-    }
-    return INSTALL_ERROR;
-  }
-
   if (package_is_ab) {
     CHECK(package->GetType() == PackageType::kFile);
   }
@@ -585,11 +569,7 @@ static InstallResult TryUpdateBinary(Package* package, bool* wipe_cache,
     LOG(FATAL) << "Invalid status code " << status;
   }
   if (package_is_ab) {
-    ab_package_installed = true;
     PerformPowerwashIfRequired(zip, device);
-    if (!ui->IsSideloadAutoReboot() && ask_to_ab_reboot(device)) {
-      reboot_to_recovery();
-    }
   }
 
   return INSTALL_SUCCESS;
diff --git a/recovery.cpp b/recovery.cpp
index 929ef43b5bae91f8e9ffff22562db890c192465d..b56a81f0b79278dfe57bbbbecbd1d57aa16f683b 100644
--- a/recovery.cpp
+++ b/recovery.cpp
@@ -175,12 +175,6 @@ static bool yes_no(Device* device, const char* question1, const char* question2)
   return (chosen_item == 1);
 }
 
-bool ask_to_ab_reboot(Device* device) {
-  device->GetUI()->SetProgressType(RecoveryUI::EMPTY);
-  return yes_no(device, "To install additional packages, you need to reboot recovery first",
-                "Do you want to reboot to recovery now?");
-}
-
 bool ask_to_continue_unverified(Device* device) {
   if (get_build_type() == "user") {
     return false;