diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/player/PlayerActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/player/PlayerActivity.kt
index f0428847db..0bcb0a4fe2 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/player/PlayerActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/player/PlayerActivity.kt
@@ -101,7 +101,6 @@ import tachiyomi.core.common.i18n.stringResource
 import tachiyomi.core.common.util.lang.launchIO
 import tachiyomi.core.common.util.lang.launchNonCancellable
 import tachiyomi.core.common.util.lang.launchUI
-import tachiyomi.core.common.util.lang.withIOContext
 import tachiyomi.core.common.util.lang.withUIContext
 import tachiyomi.core.common.util.system.logcat
 import tachiyomi.domain.storage.service.StorageManager
@@ -1515,7 +1514,6 @@ class PlayerActivity : BaseActivity() {
             playerControls.updateEpisodeText()
             playerControls.updatePlaylistButtons()
             playerControls.updateSpeedButton()
-            withIOContext { player.loadTracks() }
         }
     }