diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index bda5209..06f84c2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -57,12 +57,6 @@ jobs:
             target: "x86_64-apple-darwin"
             pkg_target: "latest-macos-x64"
             nodecar_script: "build:mac-x86_64"
-          - platform: "macos-latest"
-            args: "--target universal-apple-darwin"
-            arch: "aarch64"
-            target: "aarch64-apple-darwin"
-            pkg_target: "universal"
-            nodecar_script: "build:mac-universal"
           - platform: "ubuntu-22.04"
             args: "--target x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu"
             arch: "x86_64"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/rolling-release.yml b/.github/workflows/rolling-release.yml
index 834e621..294d423 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rolling-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rolling-release.yml
@@ -56,12 +56,6 @@ jobs:
             target: "x86_64-apple-darwin"
             pkg_target: "latest-macos-x64"
             nodecar_script: "build:mac-x86_64"
-          - platform: "macos-latest"
-            args: "--target universal-apple-darwin"
-            arch: "aarch64"
-            target: "aarch64-apple-darwin,x86_64-apple-darwin"
-            pkg_target: "universal"
-            nodecar_script: "build:mac-universal"
           - platform: "ubuntu-22.04"
             args: "--target x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu"
             arch: "x86_64"
diff --git a/nodecar/package.json b/nodecar/package.json
index 05fd9da..48877ce 100644
--- a/nodecar/package.json
+++ b/nodecar/package.json
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
     "build": "tsc && pkg ./dist/index.js --targets latest-macos-arm64 --output dist/nodecar && pnpm rename-binary",
     "build:mac-aarch64": "tsc && pkg ./dist/index.js --targets latest-macos-arm64 --output dist/nodecar && pnpm rename-binary",
     "build:mac-x86_64": "tsc && pkg ./dist/index.js --targets latest-macos-x64 --output dist/nodecar && pnpm rename-binary",
-    "build:mac-universal": "pnpm build:mac-aarch64 && pnpm rename-binary && pnpm build:mac-x86_64 && pnpm rename-binary x86_64-apple-darwin",
     "build:linux-x64": "tsc && pkg ./dist/index.js --targets latest-linux-x64 --output dist/nodecar && pnpm rename-binary",
     "build:linux-arm64": "tsc && pkg ./dist/index.js --targets latest-linux-arm64 --output dist/nodecar && pnpm rename-binary",
     "build:win-x64": "tsc && pkg ./dist/index.js --targets latest-win-x64 --output dist/nodecar && pnpm rename-binary",
diff --git a/src-tauri/src/app_auto_updater.rs b/src-tauri/src/app_auto_updater.rs
index d6c1ab2..8814111 100644
--- a/src-tauri/src/app_auto_updater.rs
+++ b/src-tauri/src/app_auto_updater.rs
@@ -227,45 +227,7 @@ impl AppAutoUpdater {
 
   /// Get the appropriate download URL for the current platform
   fn get_download_url_for_platform(&self, assets: &[AppReleaseAsset]) -> Option<String> {
-    println!("Looking for macOS universal binary assets");
-    for asset in assets {
-      println!("Found asset: {}", asset.name);
-    }
-
-    // Priority 1: Look for universal macOS DMG (preferred)
-    for asset in assets {
-      if asset.name.contains(".dmg")
-        && (asset.name.contains("universal")
-          || asset.name.contains("Universal")
-          || asset.name.contains("_universal.dmg")
-          || asset.name.contains("-universal.dmg")
-          || asset.name.contains("_universal_")
-          || asset.name.contains("-universal-"))
-      {
-        println!("Found universal binary: {}", asset.name);
-        return Some(asset.browser_download_url.clone());
-      }
-    }
-
-    // Priority 2: Look for generic macOS DMG without architecture specification
-    // This would be the case for universal binaries that don't explicitly mention "universal"
-    for asset in assets {
-      if asset.name.contains(".dmg")
-        && (asset.name.to_lowercase().contains("macos")
-          || asset.name.to_lowercase().contains("darwin"))
-        && !asset.name.contains("x64")
-        && !asset.name.contains("x86_64")
-        && !asset.name.contains("x86-64")
-        && !asset.name.contains("aarch64")
-        && !asset.name.contains("arm64")
-        && !asset.name.contains(".app.tar.gz")
-      {
-        println!("Found generic macOS DMG (likely universal): {}", asset.name);
-        return Some(asset.browser_download_url.clone());
-      }
-    }
-
-    // Priority 3: Fallback to current architecture-specific binary for backward compatibility
+    // Priority 1: Get architecture-specific binary for backward compatibility
     let arch = if cfg!(target_arch = "aarch64") {
       "aarch64"
     } else if cfg!(target_arch = "x86_64") {
@@ -313,7 +275,7 @@ impl AppAutoUpdater {
       }
     }
 
-    // Priority 4: Final fallback to any macOS DMG
+    // Priority 2: Fallback to any macOS DMG
     for asset in assets {
       if asset.name.contains(".dmg")
         && (asset.name.to_lowercase().contains("macos")