diff --git a/player/video/src/main/java/dev/jdtech/jellyfin/viewmodels/PlayerActivityViewModel.kt b/player/video/src/main/java/dev/jdtech/jellyfin/viewmodels/PlayerActivityViewModel.kt
index 14931779..f7c407ee 100644
--- a/player/video/src/main/java/dev/jdtech/jellyfin/viewmodels/PlayerActivityViewModel.kt
+++ b/player/video/src/main/java/dev/jdtech/jellyfin/viewmodels/PlayerActivityViewModel.kt
@@ -186,11 +186,6 @@ constructor(
                 currentMediaItemIndex,
                 startPosition,
             )
-            if (appPreferences.playerMpv) { // For some reason, adding a 1ms delay between these two lines fixes a crash when playing with mpv from downloads
-                withContext(Dispatchers.IO) {
-                    Thread.sleep(1)
-                }
-            }
             player.prepare()
             player.play()
             pollPosition(player)