diff --git a/contracts/external/cw-admin-factory/src/contract.rs b/contracts/external/cw-admin-factory/src/contract.rs
index c1756b4cb..00eaf73cb 100644
--- a/contracts/external/cw-admin-factory/src/contract.rs
+++ b/contracts/external/cw-admin-factory/src/contract.rs
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ pub fn execute(
             code_id,
             label,
         } => instantiate_contract(deps, env, info, msg, code_id, label),
-        ExecuteMsg::UpdateAdmin { admin } => execute_update_admin(deps, info, admin),
     }
 }
 
@@ -80,29 +79,6 @@ pub fn instantiate_contract(
         .add_submessage(msg))
 }
 
-pub fn execute_update_admin(
-    deps: DepsMut,
-    info: MessageInfo,
-    admin: Option<String>,
-) -> Result<Response, ContractError> {
-    // Only allow the current admin to update the admin. If no admin, no admin
-    // can ever be set.
-    let current_admin = ADMIN.load(deps.storage)?;
-    if current_admin.map_or(false, |a| a != info.sender) {
-        return Err(ContractError::Unauthorized {});
-    }
-
-    let new_admin = admin.map(|s| deps.api.addr_validate(&s)).transpose()?;
-    ADMIN.save(deps.storage, &new_admin)?;
-
-    Ok(Response::default()
-        .add_attribute("action", "update_admin")
-        .add_attribute(
-            "admin",
-            new_admin.map_or("_none".to_string(), |a| a.to_string()),
-        ))
-}
-
 #[cfg_attr(not(feature = "library"), entry_point)]
 pub fn query(deps: Deps, _env: Env, msg: QueryMsg) -> StdResult<Binary> {
     match msg {
diff --git a/contracts/external/cw-admin-factory/src/msg.rs b/contracts/external/cw-admin-factory/src/msg.rs
index 1a52f6b37..35a472783 100644
--- a/contracts/external/cw-admin-factory/src/msg.rs
+++ b/contracts/external/cw-admin-factory/src/msg.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ use cosmwasm_std::{Addr, Binary};
 
 #[cw_serde]
 pub struct InstantiateMsg {
-    /// The account allowed to execute this contract.
+    /// The account allowed to execute this contract. If no admin, anyone can
+    /// execute it.
     pub admin: Option<String>,
 }
 
@@ -16,9 +17,6 @@ pub enum ExecuteMsg {
         code_id: u64,
         label: String,
     },
-    /// Update the admin that is allowed to execute this contract. If there is
-    /// no admin, this cannot be called and there will never be an admin.
-    UpdateAdmin { admin: Option<String> },
 }
 
 #[cw_serde]
diff --git a/contracts/external/cw-admin-factory/src/tests.rs b/contracts/external/cw-admin-factory/src/tests.rs
index f72790096..3a54287d5 100644
--- a/contracts/external/cw-admin-factory/src/tests.rs
+++ b/contracts/external/cw-admin-factory/src/tests.rs
@@ -246,82 +246,6 @@ pub fn test_authorized_set_self_admin() {
     assert_eq!(contract_info.admin, Some(core_addr))
 }
 
-#[test]
-pub fn test_update_admin() {
-    let mut app = App::default();
-    let code_id = app.store_code(factory_contract());
-
-    let instantiate = InstantiateMsg {
-        admin: Some(ADMIN_ADDR.to_string()),
-    };
-    let factory_addr = app
-        .instantiate_contract(
-            code_id,
-            Addr::unchecked(ADMIN_ADDR),
-            &instantiate,
-            &[],
-            "cw-admin-factory",
-            None,
-        )
-        .unwrap();
-
-    // Query admin.
-    let current_admin: AdminResponse = app
-        .wrap()
-        .query_wasm_smart(factory_addr.clone(), &QueryMsg::Admin {})
-        .unwrap();
-    assert_eq!(current_admin.admin, Some(Addr::unchecked(ADMIN_ADDR)));
-
-    // Fails when not the admin.
-    let err: ContractError = app
-        .execute_contract(
-            Addr::unchecked("not_admin"),
-            factory_addr.clone(),
-            &ExecuteMsg::UpdateAdmin {
-                admin: Some(NEW_ADMIN_ADDR.to_string()),
-            },
-            &[],
-        )
-        .unwrap_err()
-        .downcast()
-        .unwrap();
-    assert_eq!(err, ContractError::Unauthorized {});
-
-    // Succeeds as the admin.
-    app.execute_contract(
-        Addr::unchecked(ADMIN_ADDR),
-        factory_addr.clone(),
-        &ExecuteMsg::UpdateAdmin {
-            admin: Some(NEW_ADMIN_ADDR.to_string()),
-        },
-        &[],
-    )
-    .unwrap();
-
-    // Query new admin.
-    let current_admin: AdminResponse = app
-        .wrap()
-        .query_wasm_smart(factory_addr.clone(), &QueryMsg::Admin {})
-        .unwrap();
-    assert_eq!(current_admin.admin, Some(Addr::unchecked(NEW_ADMIN_ADDR)));
-
-    // Clear the admin.
-    app.execute_contract(
-        Addr::unchecked(NEW_ADMIN_ADDR),
-        factory_addr.clone(),
-        &ExecuteMsg::UpdateAdmin { admin: None },
-        &[],
-    )
-    .unwrap();
-
-    // Query cleared admin.
-    let current_admin: AdminResponse = app
-        .wrap()
-        .query_wasm_smart(factory_addr, &QueryMsg::Admin {})
-        .unwrap();
-    assert_eq!(current_admin.admin, None);
-}
-
 #[test]
 pub fn test_set_self_admin_mock() {
     let mut deps = mock_dependencies();