diff --git a/R/rix_init.R b/R/rix_init.R
index 8d10b3f2..c6bbfb45 100644
--- a/R/rix_init.R
+++ b/R/rix_init.R
@@ -418,7 +418,15 @@ nix_rprofile <- function() {
     if (isTRUE(is_nix_r)) {
       install.packages <- function(...){
           stop("You are currently in an R session running from Nix.\nDon't install packages using install.packages(),\nadd them to the default.nix file instead.")
-        }
+      }
+
+      update.packages <- function(...){
+          stop("You are currently in an R session running from Nix.\nDon't update packages using update.packages(),\ngenerate a new default.nix with a more recent version of R. If you need bleeding edge packages, read the 'Understanding the rPackages set release cycle and using bleeding edge packages' vignette.")
+      }
+
+      remove.packages <- function(...){
+          stop("You are currently in an R session running from Nix.\nDon't remove packages using remove.packages(),\ndelete them from the default.nix file instead.")
+      }
       current_paths <- .libPaths()
       userlib_paths <- Sys.getenv("R_LIBS_USER")
       user_dir <- grep(paste(userlib_paths, collapse = "|"), current_paths, fixed = TRUE)
diff --git a/tests/testthat/_snaps/rix_init/golden_Rprofile.txt b/tests/testthat/_snaps/rix_init/golden_Rprofile.txt
index 6e58b31a..fbf2330d 100644
--- a/tests/testthat/_snaps/rix_init/golden_Rprofile.txt
+++ b/tests/testthat/_snaps/rix_init/golden_Rprofile.txt
@@ -24,6 +24,12 @@
         install.packages <- function(...) {
             stop("You are currently in an R session running from Nix.\nDon't install packages using install.packages(),\nadd them to the default.nix file instead.")
         }
+        update.packages <- function(...) {
+            stop("You are currently in an R session running from Nix.\nDon't update packages using update.packages(),\ngenerate a new default.nix with a more recent version of R. If you need bleeding edge packages, read the 'Understanding the rPackages set release cycle and using bleeding edge packages' vignette.")
+        }
+        remove.packages <- function(...) {
+            stop("You are currently in an R session running from Nix.\nDon't remove packages using remove.packages(),\ndelete them from the default.nix file instead.")
+        }
         current_paths <- .libPaths()
         userlib_paths <- Sys.getenv("R_LIBS_USER")
         user_dir <- grep(paste(userlib_paths, collapse = "|"), current_paths, fixed = TRUE)