diff --git a/libraries/Update/src/Update.h b/libraries/Update/src/Update.h
index 5832846fd28..d23b1d93037 100644
--- a/libraries/Update/src/Update.h
+++ b/libraries/Update/src/Update.h
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ class UpdateClass {
     */
   bool begin(size_t size = UPDATE_SIZE_UNKNOWN, int command = U_FLASH, int ledPin = -1, uint8_t ledOn = LOW, const char *label = NULL);
 
+#ifndef UPDATE_NOCRYPT
   /*
      Setup decryption configuration
      Crypt Key is 32bytes(256bits) block of data, use the same key as used to encrypt image file
@@ -71,6 +72,7 @@ class UpdateClass {
      Crypt Mode,    used to select if image files should be decrypted or not
     */
   bool setupCrypt(const uint8_t *cryptKey = 0, size_t cryptAddress = 0, uint8_t cryptConfig = 0xf, int cryptMode = U_AES_DECRYPT_AUTO);
+#endif /* UPDATE_NOCRYPT */
 
   /*
       Writes a buffer to the flash and increments the address
@@ -99,6 +101,7 @@ class UpdateClass {
     */
   bool end(bool evenIfRemaining = false);
 
+#ifndef UPDATE_NOCRYPT
   /*
       sets AES256 key(32 bytes) used for decrypting image file
     */
@@ -122,6 +125,7 @@ class UpdateClass {
   void setCryptConfig(const uint8_t cryptConfig) {
     _cryptCfg = cryptConfig & 0x0f;
   }
+#endif /* UPDATE_NOCRYPT */
 
   /*
       Aborts the running update
@@ -139,7 +143,11 @@ class UpdateClass {
       sets the expected MD5 for the firmware (hexString)
       If calc_post_decryption is true, the update library will calculate the MD5 after the decryption, if false the calculation occurs before the decryption
     */
-  bool setMD5(const char *expected_md5, bool calc_post_decryption = true);
+  bool setMD5(const char *expected_md5
+#ifndef UPDATE_NOCRYPT
+, bool calc_post_decryption = true
+#endif /* #ifdef UPDATE_NOCRYPT */
+);
 
   /*
       returns the MD5 String of the successfully ended firmware
@@ -236,8 +244,10 @@ class UpdateClass {
 private:
   void _reset();
   void _abort(uint8_t err);
+#ifndef UPDATE_NOCRYPT
   void _cryptKeyTweak(size_t cryptAddress, uint8_t *tweaked_key);
   bool _decryptBuffer();
+#endif /* UPDATE_NOCRYPT */
   bool _writeBuffer();
   bool _verifyHeader(uint8_t data);
   bool _verifyEnd();
@@ -245,8 +255,10 @@ class UpdateClass {
   bool _chkDataInBlock(const uint8_t *data, size_t len) const;  // check if block contains any data or is empty
 
   uint8_t _error;
+#ifndef UPDATE_NOCRYPT
   uint8_t *_cryptKey;
   uint8_t *_cryptBuffer;
+#endif /* UPDATE_NOCRYPT */
   uint8_t *_buffer;
   uint8_t *_skipBuffer;
   size_t _bufferLen;
@@ -258,15 +270,19 @@ class UpdateClass {
   const esp_partition_t *_partition;
 
   String _target_md5;
+#ifndef UPDATE_NOCRYPT
   bool _target_md5_decrypted = true;
+#endif /* UPDATE_NOCRYPT */
   MD5Builder _md5;
 
   int _ledPin;
   uint8_t _ledOn;
 
+#ifndef UPDATE_NOCRYPT
   uint8_t _cryptMode;
   size_t _cryptAddress;
   uint8_t _cryptCfg;
+#endif /* UPDATE_NOCRYPT */
 };
 
 #if !defined(NO_GLOBAL_INSTANCES) && !defined(NO_GLOBAL_UPDATE)
diff --git a/libraries/Update/src/Updater.cpp b/libraries/Update/src/Updater.cpp
index e92f84d4599..6f4d3c08210 100644
--- a/libraries/Update/src/Updater.cpp
+++ b/libraries/Update/src/Updater.cpp
@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@
 #include "spi_flash_mmap.h"
 #include "esp_ota_ops.h"
 #include "esp_image_format.h"
+#ifndef UPDATE_NOCRYPT
 #include "mbedtls/aes.h"
+#endif /* UPDATE_NOCRYPT */
 
 static const char *_err2str(uint8_t _error) {
   if (_error == UPDATE_ERROR_OK) {
@@ -38,8 +40,10 @@ static const char *_err2str(uint8_t _error) {
     return ("Bad Argument");
   } else if (_error == UPDATE_ERROR_ABORT) {
     return ("Aborted");
+#ifndef UPDATE_NOCRYPT
   } else if (_error == UPDATE_ERROR_DECRYPT) {
     return ("Decryption error");
+#endif /* UPDATE_NOCRYPT */
   }
   return ("UNKNOWN");
 }
@@ -67,8 +71,15 @@ bool UpdateClass::_enablePartition(const esp_partition_t *partition) {
 }
 
 UpdateClass::UpdateClass()
-  : _error(0), _cryptKey(0), _cryptBuffer(0), _buffer(0), _skipBuffer(0), _bufferLen(0), _size(0), _progress_callback(NULL), _progress(0), _paroffset(0),
-    _command(U_FLASH), _partition(NULL), _cryptMode(U_AES_DECRYPT_AUTO), _cryptAddress(0), _cryptCfg(0xf) {}
+  : _error(0),
+#ifndef UPDATE_NOCRYPT
+_cryptKey(0), _cryptBuffer(0),
+#endif /* UPDATE_NOCRYPT */
+_buffer(0), _skipBuffer(0), _bufferLen(0), _size(0), _progress_callback(NULL), _progress(0), _paroffset(0), _command(U_FLASH), _partition(NULL)
+#ifndef UPDATE_NOCRYPT
+, _cryptMode(U_AES_DECRYPT_AUTO), _cryptAddress(0), _cryptCfg(0xf)
+#endif /* UPDATE_NOCRYPT */
+{}
 
 UpdateClass &UpdateClass::onProgress(THandlerFunction_Progress fn) {
   _progress_callback = fn;
@@ -83,7 +94,9 @@ void UpdateClass::_reset() {
     delete[] _skipBuffer;
   }
 
+#ifndef UPDATE_NOCRYPT
   _cryptBuffer = nullptr;
+#endif /* UPDATE_NOCRYPT */
   _buffer = nullptr;
   _skipBuffer = nullptr;
   _bufferLen = 0;
@@ -175,6 +188,7 @@ bool UpdateClass::begin(size_t size, int command, int ledPin, uint8_t ledOn, con
   return true;
 }
 
+#ifndef UPDATE_NOCRYPT
 bool UpdateClass::setupCrypt(const uint8_t *cryptKey, size_t cryptAddress, uint8_t cryptConfig, int cryptMode) {
   if (setCryptKey(cryptKey)) {
     if (setCryptMode(cryptMode)) {
@@ -216,6 +230,7 @@ bool UpdateClass::setCryptMode(const int cryptMode) {
   }
   return true;
 }
+#endif /* UPDATE_NOCRYPT */
 
 void UpdateClass::_abort(uint8_t err) {
   _reset();
@@ -226,6 +241,7 @@ void UpdateClass::abort() {
   _abort(UPDATE_ERROR_ABORT);
 }
 
+#ifndef UPDATE_NOCRYPT
 void UpdateClass::_cryptKeyTweak(size_t cryptAddress, uint8_t *tweaked_key) {
   memcpy(tweaked_key, _cryptKey, ENCRYPTED_KEY_SIZE);
   if (_cryptCfg == 0) {
@@ -338,8 +354,10 @@ bool UpdateClass::_decryptBuffer() {
   }
   return true;
 }
+#endif /* UPDATE_NOCRYPT */
 
 bool UpdateClass::_writeBuffer() {
+#ifndef UPDATE_NOCRYPT
   //first bytes of loading image, check to see if loading image needs decrypting
   if (!_progress) {
     _cryptMode &= U_AES_DECRYPT_MODE_MASK;
@@ -360,6 +378,7 @@ bool UpdateClass::_writeBuffer() {
       return false;
     }
   }
+  #endif /* UPDATE_NOCRYPT */
   //first bytes of new firmware
   uint8_t skip = 0;
   if (!_progress && _command == U_FLASH) {
@@ -409,9 +428,13 @@ bool UpdateClass::_writeBuffer() {
   if (!_progress && _command == U_FLASH) {
     _buffer[0] = ESP_IMAGE_HEADER_MAGIC;
   }
+#ifndef UPDATE_NOCRYPT
   if (_target_md5_decrypted) {
+#endif /* UPDATE_NOCRYPT */
     _md5.add(_buffer, _bufferLen);
+#ifndef UPDATE_NOCRYPT
   }
+#endif /* UPDATE_NOCRYPT */
   _progress += _bufferLen;
   _bufferLen = 0;
   if (_progress_callback) {
@@ -453,13 +476,19 @@ bool UpdateClass::_verifyEnd() {
   return false;
 }
 
-bool UpdateClass::setMD5(const char *expected_md5, bool calc_post_decryption) {
+bool UpdateClass::setMD5(const char *expected_md5
+#ifndef UPDATE_NOCRYPT
+,bool calc_post_decryption
+#endif /* UPDATE_NOCRYPT */
+) {
   if (strlen(expected_md5) != 32) {
     return false;
   }
   _target_md5 = expected_md5;
   _target_md5.toLowerCase();
+#ifndef UPDATE_NOCRYPT
   _target_md5_decrypted = calc_post_decryption;
+#endif /* UPDATE_NOCRYPT */
   return true;
 }
 
@@ -532,12 +561,16 @@ size_t UpdateClass::writeStream(Stream &data) {
     return 0;
   }
 
+#ifndef UPDATE_NOCRYPT
   if (_command == U_FLASH && !_cryptMode) {
+#endif /* UPDATE_NOCRYPT */
     if (!_verifyHeader(data.peek())) {
       _reset();
       return 0;
     }
+#ifndef UPDATE_NOCRYPT
   }
+#endif /* UPDATE_NOCRYPT */
 
   if (_ledPin != -1) {
     pinMode(_ledPin, OUTPUT);