diff --git a/src/qml/UIComponents/VideoProgress.qml b/src/qml/UIComponents/VideoProgress.qml
index 66977a1..96c30e5 100644
--- a/src/qml/UIComponents/VideoProgress.qml
+++ b/src/qml/UIComponents/VideoProgress.qml
@@ -77,20 +77,7 @@ Slider {
             var a = (progressBar.to / progressBar.availableWidth)
                     * (mouseAreaProgressBar.mapToItem(
                            progressBar, mouseAreaProgressBar.mouseX, 0).x - 2)
-            var shouldSeek = false
-            if (!appearance.updatePreviewWhilstPlaying) {
-                if (!progressBar.playing) {
-                    shouldSeek = true
-                }
-            } else {
-                shouldSeek = true
-            }
-            if (shouldSeek) {
-                progressBarTimePreview.playerCommand(
-                            Enums.Commands.SeekAbsolute, a)
-            } else {
-                hoverProgressLabel.text = utils.createTimestamp(a)
-            }
+            hoverProgressLabel.text = utils.createTimestamp(a)
             previewRect.x = mouseAreaProgressBar.mapToItem(
                         controlsOverlay, mouseAreaProgressBar.mouseX,
                         0).x - previewRect.width / 2
diff --git a/src/qml/main.qml b/src/qml/main.qml
index 18e71ba..c251447 100644
--- a/src/qml/main.qml
+++ b/src/qml/main.qml
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ Window {
         category: "Logging"
         property string logFile: "/tmp/KittehPlayer.log"
         property bool logBackend: true
-        property bool logPreview: false
     }
 
     Settings {
@@ -60,7 +59,6 @@ Window {
         id: appearance
         category: "Appearance"
         property bool titleOnlyOnFullscreen: true
-        property bool updatePreviewWhilstPlaying: true
         property bool clickToPause: true
         property bool useMpvSubs: false
         property string themeName: "YouTube"
@@ -205,18 +203,6 @@ Window {
         z: 1
         logging: loggingSettings.logBackend
 
-        onPlaylistChanged: function (playlist) {
-            for (var thing in playlist) {
-                var item = playlist[thing]
-                if (playlist[thing]["current"]) {
-                    progressBarTimePreview.playerCommand(
-                                Enums.Commands.LoadFile,
-                                String(playlist[thing]["filename"]))
-                }
-                progressBarTimePreview.playerCommand(Enums.Commands.ForcePause)
-            }
-        }
-
         Action {
             onTriggered: {
                 appearance.scaleFactor += 0.1
@@ -470,13 +456,13 @@ Window {
             id: controlsBar
             Item {
                 id: previewRect
-                height: 144
-                width: 256
                 z: 80
                 visible: false
+                width: hoverProgressLabel.width
 
                 Rectangle {
                     anchors.bottom: parent.bottom
+                    anchors.left: parent.left
                     anchors.right: parent.right
                     width: hoverProgressLabel.width
                     height: hoverProgressLabel.height
@@ -489,33 +475,10 @@ Window {
                         color: "white"
                         font.family: appearance.fontName
                         font.pixelSize: mainWindow.virtualHeight / 50
-                        verticalAlignment: Text.AlignVCenter
+                        horizontalAlignment: Text.AlignHCenter
                         renderType: Text.NativeRendering
                     }
                 }
-
-                PlayerBackend {
-                    z: 90
-                    id: progressBarTimePreview
-                    height: parent.height
-                    width: parent.width
-                    logging: loggingSettings.logPreview
-
-                    onDurationStringChanged: function (durationString) {
-                        hoverProgressLabel.text = durationString
-                    }
-                    function startPlayer() {
-                        update()
-                        progressBarTimePreview.playerCommand(
-                                    Enums.Commands.SetTrack, ["aid", "no"])
-                        progressBarTimePreview.playerCommand(
-                                    Enums.Commands.SetTrack, ["sid", "no"])
-                        progressBarTimePreview.setOption(
-                                    "ytdl-format",
-                                    "worstvideo[height<=?" + String(
-                                        height) + "]/worst")
-                    }
-                }
             }
         }
     }