diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index d68280b8fb..be741bd942 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1245,7 +1245,7 @@ if(BUILD_wireshark OR BUILD_logwolf)
 	endif()
 	set(QT_FOUND ON)
 	if(APPLE)
-		ws_find_package(Sparkle ENABLE_SPARKLE HAVE_SOFTWARE_UPDATE 1)
+		ws_find_package(Sparkle ENABLE_SPARKLE HAVE_SOFTWARE_UPDATE 2)
 	endif()
 	if(Qt${qtver}Multimedia_FOUND)
 		set(QT_MULTIMEDIA_LIB 1)
diff --git a/cmake/modules/FindSparkle.cmake b/cmake/modules/FindSparkle.cmake
index e552c33e31..1969c02d15 100644
--- a/cmake/modules/FindSparkle.cmake
+++ b/cmake/modules/FindSparkle.cmake
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@
 
 include(FindPackageHandleStandardArgs)
 
-file(GLOB USR_LOCAL_HINT "/usr/local/Sparkle-[1-9]*/")
-file(GLOB HOMEBREW_HINT "/usr/local/Caskroom/sparkle/[1-9]*/")
+file(GLOB USR_LOCAL_HINT "/usr/local/Sparkle-[2-9]*/")
+file(GLOB HOMEBREW_HINT "/usr/local/Caskroom/sparkle/[2-9]*/")
 
 find_path(SPARKLE_INCLUDE_DIR Sparkle.h
   HINTS ${USR_LOCAL_HINT} ${HOMEBREW_HINT}
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ if(_spustandardupdatercontroller_h)
   set(SPARKLE_VERSION 2)
 endif()
 
+unset(_spustandardupdatercontroller_h CACHE)
+
 find_package_handle_standard_args(Sparkle
   REQUIRED_VARS SPARKLE_INCLUDE_DIR SPARKLE_LIBRARY
   VERSION_VAR SPARKLE_VERSION
diff --git a/ui/macosx/sparkle_bridge.m b/ui/macosx/sparkle_bridge.m
index f922b1b932..a596fcb0bc 100644
--- a/ui/macosx/sparkle_bridge.m
+++ b/ui/macosx/sparkle_bridge.m
@@ -15,16 +15,10 @@
 
 #import <Sparkle.h>
 
-// XXX Is there a more reliable way to do this?
-#ifdef SPUUserUpdateState_h
-#define HAVE_SPARKLE_2
-#endif
-
 // https://sparkle-project.org/documentation/customization/
 // Sparkle stores its state in ~/Library/Preferences/org.wireshark.Wireshark.plist.
 // You can check its log output via `log stream | grep -i sparkle`.
 
-#ifdef HAVE_SPARKLE_2
 // The Sparkle 1 UI provided a sharedUpdater singleton, which is deprecated
 // in Sparkle 2:
 //   https://sparkle-project.org/documentation/upgrading/
@@ -47,28 +41,17 @@
 }
 
 @end
-#endif
 
 void sparkle_software_update_init(const char *url, bool enabled, int interval)
 {
-#ifdef HAVE_SPARKLE_2
     [[[SparkleBridge sharedStandardUpdaterController] updater] setAutomaticallyChecksForUpdates: enabled];
     [[[SparkleBridge sharedStandardUpdaterController] updater] setUpdateCheckInterval: interval];
     [[[SparkleBridge sharedStandardUpdaterController] updater] setFeedURL: [NSURL URLWithString: [[NSString alloc] initWithUTF8String: url] ]];
-#else
-    [[SUUpdater sharedUpdater] setAutomaticallyChecksForUpdates: enabled];
-    [[SUUpdater sharedUpdater] setUpdateCheckInterval: interval];
-    [[SUUpdater sharedUpdater] setFeedURL: [NSURL URLWithString: [[NSString alloc] initWithUTF8String: url] ]];
-#endif
 }
 
 void sparkle_software_update_check(void)
 {
-#ifdef HAVE_SPARKLE_2
     [[SparkleBridge sharedStandardUpdaterController] checkForUpdates: [[NSApplication sharedApplication] delegate]];
-#else
-    [[SUUpdater sharedUpdater] checkForUpdates: [[NSApplication sharedApplication] delegate]];
-#endif
 }
 
 // Sparkle requires NSApplicationWillTerminateNotification in order to