diff --git a/dvc/updater.py b/dvc/updater.py
index d6dc372..cfa416f 100644
--- a/dvc/updater.py
+++ b/dvc/updater.py
@@ -48,15 +48,7 @@ class Updater(object):  # pragma: no cover
             logger.debug(msg.format(self.lock.lockfile, action))
 
     def check(self):
-        if os.getenv("CI") or env2bool("DVC_TEST"):
-            return
-
-        if PKG == "snap":
-            # hardcoded transition message
-            version_major = version.parse(self.current).major
-            self.current = "v{}".format(version_major)
-            self.latest = "v{}".format(version_major + 1)
-            self._notify()
+        if os.getenv("CI") or env2bool("DVC_TEST") or PKG == "snap":
             return
 
         self._with_lock(self._check, "checking")
@@ -146,17 +138,6 @@ class Updater(object):  # pragma: no cover
             ),
             "conda": "Run `{yellow}conda{reset} update dvc`",
             "choco": "Run `{yellow}choco{reset} upgrade dvc`",
-            "snap": (
-                "To upgrade to the latest major release,\n"
-                "run `{yellow}snap{reset} refresh --channel=latest/beta`, or\n"
-                "to stay on the current major release track,\n"
-                "run `{yellow}snap{reset} refresh --channel={current}/stable`"
-                "\n\n"
-                "{red}WARNING{reset}: ignoring this message will result in\n"
-                "snap automatically performing an upgrade soon.\n"
-                "More information can be found at\n"
-                "{blue}https://github.com/iterative/dvc/issues/3872{reset}"
-            ),
             None: (
                 "Find the latest release at\n"
                 "{blue}https://github.com/iterative/dvc/releases/latest{reset}"
diff --git a/snap/snapcraft.yaml b/snap/snapcraft.yaml
index 75d0f7d..996db8c 100644
--- a/snap/snapcraft.yaml
+++ b/snap/snapcraft.yaml
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ parts:
     override-pull: |
         snapcraftctl pull
         snapcraftctl set-version $(cd $SNAPCRAFT_PART_SRC && git describe --tags)
-        git diff --quiet || error_dirty_build
         echo 'PKG = "snap"' > $SNAPCRAFT_PART_SRC/dvc/utils/build.py
         # install all optional extras
         sed -ri 's/(=install_requires)/\1+all_remotes+hdfs/' $SNAPCRAFT_PART_SRC/setup.py