diff --git a/src/components/playerstats/playerstats.js b/src/components/playerstats/playerstats.js
index 8d7d162c7d..4b130d00c9 100644
--- a/src/components/playerstats/playerstats.js
+++ b/src/components/playerstats/playerstats.js
@@ -172,12 +172,17 @@ function getTranscodingStats(session, player, displayPlayMethod) {
                 value: session.TranscodingInfo.TranscodeReasons.map(translateReason).join('<br/>')
             });
         }
-        if (session.TranscodingInfo.HardwareAccelerationType) {
-            sessionStats.push({
-                label: globalize.translate('LabelHardwareEncoding'),
-                value: session.TranscodingInfo.HardwareAccelerationType
-            });
-        }
+        // Hide this for now because it is not useful in its current state.
+        // This only reflects the configuration in the dashboard, but the actual
+        // decoder/encoder selection is more complex. As a result, the hardware
+        // encoder may not be used even if hardware acceleration is configured,
+        // making the display of hardware acceleration misleading.
+        // if (session.TranscodingInfo.HardwareAccelerationType) {
+        //     sessionStats.push({
+        //         label: globalize.translate('LabelHardwareEncoding'),
+        //         value: session.TranscodingInfo.HardwareAccelerationType
+        //     });
+        // }
     }
 
     return sessionStats;