diff --git a/Source/Core/DolphinQt/Settings/GeneralPane.cpp b/Source/Core/DolphinQt/Settings/GeneralPane.cpp
index e22ba1e106..f958a383ec 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DolphinQt/Settings/GeneralPane.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/DolphinQt/Settings/GeneralPane.cpp
@@ -33,12 +33,10 @@
 #endif
 
 constexpr int AUTO_UPDATE_DISABLE_INDEX = 0;
-constexpr int AUTO_UPDATE_STABLE_INDEX = 1;
-constexpr int AUTO_UPDATE_BETA_INDEX = 2;
-constexpr int AUTO_UPDATE_DEV_INDEX = 3;
+constexpr int AUTO_UPDATE_BETA_INDEX = 1;
+constexpr int AUTO_UPDATE_DEV_INDEX = 2;
 
 constexpr const char* AUTO_UPDATE_DISABLE_STRING = "";
-constexpr const char* AUTO_UPDATE_STABLE_STRING = "stable";
 constexpr const char* AUTO_UPDATE_BETA_STRING = "beta";
 constexpr const char* AUTO_UPDATE_DEV_STRING = "dev";
 
@@ -191,8 +189,8 @@ void GeneralPane::CreateAutoUpdate()
 
   auto_update_group_layout->addRow(tr("&Auto Update:"), m_combobox_update_track);
 
-  for (const QString& option : {tr("Don't Update"), tr("Stable (once a year)"),
-                                tr("Beta (once a month)"), tr("Dev (multiple times a day)")})
+  for (const QString& option :
+       {tr("Don't Update"), tr("Beta (once a month)"), tr("Dev (multiple times a day)")})
     m_combobox_update_track->addItem(option);
 }
 
@@ -244,14 +242,15 @@ void GeneralPane::LoadConfig()
   if (AutoUpdateChecker::SystemSupportsAutoUpdates())
   {
     const auto track = Settings::Instance().GetAutoUpdateTrack().toStdString();
+
+    // If the track doesn't match any known value, set to "beta" which is the
+    // default config value on Dolphin release builds.
     if (track == AUTO_UPDATE_DISABLE_STRING)
       SignalBlocking(m_combobox_update_track)->setCurrentIndex(AUTO_UPDATE_DISABLE_INDEX);
-    else if (track == AUTO_UPDATE_STABLE_STRING)
-      SignalBlocking(m_combobox_update_track)->setCurrentIndex(AUTO_UPDATE_STABLE_INDEX);
-    else if (track == AUTO_UPDATE_BETA_STRING)
-      SignalBlocking(m_combobox_update_track)->setCurrentIndex(AUTO_UPDATE_BETA_INDEX);
-    else
+    else if (track == AUTO_UPDATE_DEV_STRING)
       SignalBlocking(m_combobox_update_track)->setCurrentIndex(AUTO_UPDATE_DEV_INDEX);
+    else
+      SignalBlocking(m_combobox_update_track)->setCurrentIndex(AUTO_UPDATE_BETA_INDEX);
   }
 
 #if defined(USE_ANALYTICS) && USE_ANALYTICS
@@ -295,9 +294,6 @@ static QString UpdateTrackFromIndex(int index)
   case AUTO_UPDATE_DISABLE_INDEX:
     value = QString::fromStdString(AUTO_UPDATE_DISABLE_STRING);
     break;
-  case AUTO_UPDATE_STABLE_INDEX:
-    value = QString::fromStdString(AUTO_UPDATE_STABLE_STRING);
-    break;
   case AUTO_UPDATE_BETA_INDEX:
     value = QString::fromStdString(AUTO_UPDATE_BETA_STRING);
     break;