diff --git a/dashboard-ui/scripts/mediaplayer.js b/dashboard-ui/scripts/mediaplayer.js
index e4f594e7eb..21495ca550 100644
--- a/dashboard-ui/scripts/mediaplayer.js
+++ b/dashboard-ui/scripts/mediaplayer.js
@@ -506,137 +506,6 @@
             return supportsTextTracks;
         };
 
-        self.getVideoDirectPlayMethod = function (mediaSource, videoStream, audioStream, subtitleStream, bitrate) {
-
-            if (!mediaSource) {
-                throw new Error('Null mediaSource');
-            }
-
-            if (!videoStream) {
-                console.log('Cannot direct play without videoStream info');
-                return null;
-            }
-
-            if (mediaSource.Protocol.toLowerCase() == "rtmp" || mediaSource.Protocol.toLowerCase() == "rtsp") {
-                //console.log('Transcoding because the content is not a video file');
-                return null;
-            }
-
-            if (mediaSource.VideoType && mediaSource.VideoType != "VideoFile") {
-                //console.log('Transcoding because the content is not a video file');
-                return null;
-            }
-
-            var isH264 = (videoStream.Codec || '').toLowerCase().indexOf('h264') != -1;
-
-            if (!isH264) {
-                console.log('Transcoding because the content is not h264');
-                return null;
-            }
-
-            if (audioStream && !canPlayAudioStreamDirect(audioStream)) {
-                console.log('Transcoding because the audio cannot be played directly.');
-                return null;
-            }
-
-            if (subtitleStream && (!subtitleStream.SupportsExternalStream || !subtitleStream.IsTextSubtitleStream || !self.supportsTextTracks())) {
-                console.log('Transcoding because subtitles are required');
-                return null;
-            }
-
-            if (videoStream.IsCabac != null && !videoStream.IsCabac) {
-                console.log('Video not CABAC');
-                //return false;
-            }
-
-            if (!videoStream.Width) {
-                console.log('Transcoding because resolution is unknown');
-                return null;
-            }
-
-            if (videoStream && videoStream.IsAnamorphic) {
-                console.log('Transcoding because video is anamorphic');
-                return null;
-            }
-
-            if (!mediaSource.Bitrate) {
-                console.log('Transcoding because bitrate is unknown');
-                return null;
-            }
-
-            if (mediaSource.Bitrate > bitrate) {
-                console.log('Transcoding because bitrate is too high');
-                return null;
-            }
-
-            var extension = (mediaSource.Container || '').toLowerCase();
-
-            var profile = (videoStream ? (videoStream.Profile || '') : '').toLowerCase();
-
-            // only support high, baseline variants and main variants
-            if (isH264 && profile != 'high' && profile.indexOf('baseline') == -1 && profile.indexOf('main') == -1) {
-                console.log('Transcoding because of unsupported h264 profile');
-                return null;
-            }
-
-            if (mediaSource.Protocol == 'Http') {
-                if (Dashboard.isConnectMode()) {
-                    return null;
-                }
-                return 'DirectPlay';
-            }
-
-            if (extension == 'mp4') {
-                return 'DirectStream';
-            }
-
-            if (extension == 'm4v' || extension == 'mkv') {
-                if ($.browser.chrome) {
-                    return 'DirectStream';
-                }
-            }
-
-            return null;
-        };
-
-        self.getFinalVideoParams = function (mediaSource, bitrate, audioStreamIndex, subtitleStreamIndex, transcodingExtension) {
-
-            var mediaStreams = mediaSource.MediaStreams;
-
-            var videoStream = mediaStreams.filter(function (stream) {
-                return stream.Type === "Video";
-            })[0];
-
-            var audioStream = mediaStreams.filter(function (stream) {
-                return stream.Index === audioStreamIndex && stream.Type == 'Audio';
-            })[0];
-
-            var subtitleStream = mediaStreams.filter(function (stream) {
-                return stream.Index === subtitleStreamIndex && stream.Type == 'Subtitle';
-            })[0];
-
-            var directPlayMethod = self.getVideoDirectPlayMethod(mediaSource, videoStream, audioStream, subtitleStream, bitrate);
-
-            var audioBitrate = bitrate >= 700000 ? 192000 : 64000;
-
-            var videoBitrate = bitrate - audioBitrate;
-
-            var params = {
-                isStatic: directPlayMethod != null,
-                audioCodec: transcodingExtension == '.webm' ? 'vorbis' : 'aac',
-                videoCodec: transcodingExtension == '.webm' ? 'vpx' : 'h264',
-                audioBitrate: audioBitrate,
-                videoBitrate: videoBitrate
-            };
-
-            if (params.videoCodec == 'h264') {
-                params.profile = 'baseline';
-                params.level = '3';
-            }
-
-            return params;
-        };
-
         self.canQueueMediaType = function (mediaType) {
 
             return self.currentItem && self.currentItem.MediaType == mediaType;
@@ -1750,31 +1619,6 @@
             })[0];
         };
 
-        function canPlayAudioStreamDirect(audioStream) {
-
-            var audioCodec = (audioStream.Codec || '').toLowerCase().replace('-', '');
-
-            if (audioCodec.indexOf('aac') == -1 &&
-                audioCodec.indexOf('mp3') == -1 &&
-                audioCodec.indexOf('mpeg') == -1) {
-
-                console.log('Cannot direct play. Unsupported audio codec');
-
-                return false;
-            }
-
-            if (audioStream.Channels == null) {
-                return false;
-            }
-
-            // IE won't play at all if more than two channels
-            if (audioStream.Channels > 2 && $.browser.msie) {
-                return false;
-            }
-
-            return true;
-        }
-
         var getItemFields = "MediaSources,Chapters";
 
         self.getCurrentTargetInfo = function () {