diff --git a/mobile/android/base/updater/UpdateService.java b/mobile/android/base/updater/UpdateService.java
index 67f573498aed..ad4cfa629e70 100644
--- a/mobile/android/base/updater/UpdateService.java
+++ b/mobile/android/base/updater/UpdateService.java
@@ -107,6 +107,11 @@ public class UpdateService extends IntentService {
         } else if (UpdateServiceHelper.ACTION_CANCEL_DOWNLOAD.equals(intent.getAction())) {
             mCancelDownload = true;
         } else {
+            if (!UpdateServiceHelper.ACTION_APPLY_UPDATE.equals(intent.getAction())) {
+                // Delete the update package used to install the current version.
+                deleteUpdatePackage(getLastFileName());
+            }
+
             super.onStartCommand(intent, flags, startId);
         }
 
@@ -412,8 +417,26 @@ public class UpdateService extends IntentService {
         mNotificationManager.notify(NOTIFICATION_ID, notification);
     }
 
+    private boolean deleteUpdatePackage(String path) {
+        if (path == null) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        File pkg = new File(path);
+        if (!pkg.exists()) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        pkg.delete();
+        Log.i(LOGTAG, "deleted update package: " + path);
+
+        return true;
+    }
+
     private File downloadUpdatePackage(UpdateInfo info, boolean overwriteExisting) {
-        File downloadFile = new File(Environment.getExternalStoragePublicDirectory(Environment.DIRECTORY_DOWNLOADS), new File(info.url.getFile()).getName());
+        File path = Environment.getExternalStoragePublicDirectory(Environment.DIRECTORY_DOWNLOADS);
+        String fileName = new File(info.url.getFile()).getName();
+        File downloadFile = new File(path, fileName);
 
         if (!overwriteExisting && info.buildID.equals(getLastBuildID()) && downloadFile.exists()) {
             // The last saved buildID is the same as the one for the current update. We also have a file
@@ -533,7 +556,7 @@ public class UpdateService extends IntentService {
 
     private void applyUpdate(String updatePath) {
         if (updatePath == null) {
-            updatePath = mPrefs.getString(KEY_LAST_FILE_NAME, null);
+            updatePath = getLastFileName();
         }
         applyUpdate(new File(updatePath));
     }
@@ -569,6 +592,10 @@ public class UpdateService extends IntentService {
         return mPrefs.getString(KEY_LAST_HASH_VALUE, null);
     }
 
+    private String getLastFileName() {
+        return mPrefs.getString(KEY_LAST_FILE_NAME, null);
+    }
+
     private Calendar getLastAttemptDate() {
         long lastAttempt = mPrefs.getLong(KEY_LAST_ATTEMPT_DATE, -1);
         if (lastAttempt < 0)