diff --git a/src/components/nowplayingbar/nowplayingbar.js b/src/components/nowplayingbar/nowplayingbar.js
index e02cb87716..d9f1ba9a5c 100644
--- a/src/components/nowplayingbar/nowplayingbar.js
+++ b/src/components/nowplayingbar/nowplayingbar.js
@@ -240,8 +240,7 @@ define(['require', 'datetime', 'itemHelper', 'events', 'browser', 'imageLoader',
         };
 
         elem.addEventListener('click', function (e) {
-
-            if (!dom.parentWithTag(e.target, ['BUTTON', 'INPUT', 'A'])) {
+            if (!dom.parentWithTag(e.target, ['BUTTON', 'INPUT'])) {
                 showRemoteControl(0);
             }
         });