diff --git a/config/meson.build b/config/meson.build
index be54d2d..3c9fc25 100644
--- a/config/meson.build
+++ b/config/meson.build
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
     'mutual-tls-auth',
     'redfish-aggregation',
     'redfish-allow-deprecated-power-thermal',
+    'redfish-allow-simple-update',
     'redfish-use-3-digit-messageid',
     'redfish-bmc-journal',
     'redfish-cpu-log',
diff --git a/meson.options b/meson.options
index 915f427..d1a9dda 100644
--- a/meson.options
+++ b/meson.options
@@ -340,6 +340,17 @@
                 ''',
 )
 
+# BMCWEB_REDFISH_ALLOW_SIMPLE_UPDATE
+option(
+    'redfish-allow-simple-update',
+    type: 'feature',
+    value: 'disabled',
+    description: '''Enables Redfish UpdateService SimpleUpdate Action.  Note
+                    that at this time this option is non-functional.  Redfish
+                    recommends using MultiPartUpdate.''',
+)
+
+
 # BMCWEB_HTTPS_PORT
 option(
     'https_port',
diff --git a/redfish-core/lib/update_service.hpp b/redfish-core/lib/update_service.hpp
index 74c6f92..243b9ad 100644
--- a/redfish-core/lib/update_service.hpp
+++ b/redfish-core/lib/update_service.hpp
@@ -497,12 +497,8 @@
                 res, imageURI, "ImageURI", "UpdateService.SimpleUpdate");
             return std::nullopt;
         }
-        // OpenBMC currently only supports TFTP or HTTPS
-        if (*transferProtocol == "TFTP")
-        {
-            imageURI = "tftp://" + imageURI;
-        }
-        else if (*transferProtocol == "HTTPS")
+        // OpenBMC currently only supports HTTPS
+        if (*transferProtocol == "HTTPS")
         {
             imageURI = "https://" + imageURI;
         }
@@ -1105,22 +1101,19 @@
     asyncResp->res.jsonValue["MaxImageSizeBytes"] =
         BMCWEB_HTTP_BODY_LIMIT * 1024 * 1024;
 
-    // Update Actions object.
-    nlohmann::json& updateSvcSimpleUpdate =
-        asyncResp->res.jsonValue["Actions"]["#UpdateService.SimpleUpdate"];
-    updateSvcSimpleUpdate["target"] =
-        "/redfish/v1/UpdateService/Actions/UpdateService.SimpleUpdate";
-
-    nlohmann::json::array_t allowed;
-    allowed.emplace_back(update_service::TransferProtocolType::HTTPS);
-
-    if constexpr (BMCWEB_INSECURE_PUSH_STYLE_NOTIFICATION)
+    if constexpr (BMCWEB_REDFISH_ALLOW_SIMPLE_UPDATE)
     {
-        allowed.emplace_back(update_service::TransferProtocolType::TFTP);
-    }
+        // Update Actions object.
+        nlohmann::json& updateSvcSimpleUpdate =
+            asyncResp->res.jsonValue["Actions"]["#UpdateService.SimpleUpdate"];
+        updateSvcSimpleUpdate["target"] =
+            "/redfish/v1/UpdateService/Actions/UpdateService.SimpleUpdate";
 
-    updateSvcSimpleUpdate["TransferProtocol@Redfish.AllowableValues"] =
-        std::move(allowed);
+        nlohmann::json::array_t allowed;
+        allowed.emplace_back(update_service::TransferProtocolType::HTTPS);
+        updateSvcSimpleUpdate["TransferProtocol@Redfish.AllowableValues"] =
+            std::move(allowed);
+    }
 
     asyncResp->res
         .jsonValue["HttpPushUriOptions"]["HttpPushUriApplyTime"]["ApplyTime"] =
@@ -1324,12 +1317,15 @@
 
 inline void requestRoutesUpdateService(App& app)
 {
-    BMCWEB_ROUTE(
-        app, "/redfish/v1/UpdateService/Actions/UpdateService.SimpleUpdate/")
-        .privileges(redfish::privileges::postUpdateService)
-        .methods(boost::beast::http::verb::post)(std::bind_front(
-            handleUpdateServiceSimpleUpdateAction, std::ref(app)));
-
+    if constexpr (BMCWEB_REDFISH_ALLOW_SIMPLE_UPDATE)
+    {
+        BMCWEB_ROUTE(
+            app,
+            "/redfish/v1/UpdateService/Actions/UpdateService.SimpleUpdate/")
+            .privileges(redfish::privileges::postUpdateService)
+            .methods(boost::beast::http::verb::post)(std::bind_front(
+                handleUpdateServiceSimpleUpdateAction, std::ref(app)));
+    }
     BMCWEB_ROUTE(app, "/redfish/v1/UpdateService/FirmwareInventory/<str>/")
         .privileges(redfish::privileges::getSoftwareInventory)
         .methods(boost::beast::http::verb::get)(std::bind_front(
diff --git a/test/redfish-core/lib/update_service_test.cpp b/test/redfish-core/lib/update_service_test.cpp
index 3e013e3..6f60043 100644
--- a/test/redfish-core/lib/update_service_test.cpp
+++ b/test/redfish-core/lib/update_service_test.cpp
@@ -13,13 +13,13 @@
 namespace
 {
 
-TEST(UpdateService, ParseTFTPPostitive)
+TEST(UpdateService, ParseHTTSPPostitive)
 {
     crow::Response res;
     {
         // No protocol, schema on url
         std::optional<boost::urls::url> ret =
-            parseSimpleUpdateUrl("tftp://1.1.1.1/path", std::nullopt, res);
+            parseSimpleUpdateUrl("https://1.1.1.1/path", std::nullopt, res);
         ASSERT_TRUE(ret);
         if (!ret)
         {
@@ -27,12 +27,12 @@
         }
         EXPECT_EQ(ret->encoded_host_and_port(), "1.1.1.1");
         EXPECT_EQ(ret->encoded_path(), "/path");
-        EXPECT_EQ(ret->scheme(), "tftp");
+        EXPECT_EQ(ret->scheme(), "https");
     }
     {
         // Protocol, no schema on url
         std::optional<boost::urls::url> ret =
-            parseSimpleUpdateUrl("1.1.1.1/path", "TFTP", res);
+            parseSimpleUpdateUrl("1.1.1.1/path", "HTTPS", res);
         ASSERT_TRUE(ret);
         if (!ret)
         {
@@ -40,12 +40,12 @@
         }
         EXPECT_EQ(ret->encoded_host_and_port(), "1.1.1.1");
         EXPECT_EQ(ret->encoded_path(), "/path");
-        EXPECT_EQ(ret->scheme(), "tftp");
+        EXPECT_EQ(ret->scheme(), "https");
     }
     {
         // Both protocol and schema on url
         std::optional<boost::urls::url> ret =
-            parseSimpleUpdateUrl("tftp://1.1.1.1/path", "TFTP", res);
+            parseSimpleUpdateUrl("https://1.1.1.1/path", "HTTPS", res);
         ASSERT_TRUE(ret);
         if (!ret)
         {
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
         }
         EXPECT_EQ(ret->encoded_host_and_port(), "1.1.1.1");
         EXPECT_EQ(ret->encoded_path(), "/path");
-        EXPECT_EQ(ret->scheme(), "tftp");
+        EXPECT_EQ(ret->scheme(), "https");
     }
 }
 
@@ -127,23 +127,14 @@
     }
 }
 
-TEST(UpdateService, ParseTFTPNegative)
+TEST(UpdateService, ParseHTTPSNegative)
 {
     crow::Response res;
     // No protocol, no schema
     ASSERT_EQ(parseSimpleUpdateUrl("1.1.1.1/path", std::nullopt, res),
               std::nullopt);
     // No host
-    ASSERT_EQ(parseSimpleUpdateUrl("/path", "TFTP", res), std::nullopt);
-
-    // No host
-    ASSERT_EQ(parseSimpleUpdateUrl("path", "TFTP", res), std::nullopt);
-
-    // No path
-    ASSERT_EQ(parseSimpleUpdateUrl("tftp://1.1.1.1", "TFTP", res),
-              std::nullopt);
-    ASSERT_EQ(parseSimpleUpdateUrl("tftp://1.1.1.1/", "TFTP", res),
-              std::nullopt);
+    ASSERT_EQ(parseSimpleUpdateUrl("/path", "HTTPS", res), std::nullopt);
 }
 } // namespace
 } // namespace redfish