diff --git a/dashboard-ui/scripts/mediaplayer.js b/dashboard-ui/scripts/mediaplayer.js
index 2337faf97..a67b4125c 100644
--- a/dashboard-ui/scripts/mediaplayer.js
+++ b/dashboard-ui/scripts/mediaplayer.js
@@ -1535,7 +1535,6 @@
 
             if (item.MediaType == "Video") {
 
-                ApiClient.stopActiveEncodings(playSessionId);
                 if (self.isFullScreen()) {
                     self.exitFullScreen();
                 }