diff --git a/src/components/player/atoms/NextEpisodeButton.tsx b/src/components/player/atoms/NextEpisodeButton.tsx
index f36c18e6..fdd16aff 100644
--- a/src/components/player/atoms/NextEpisodeButton.tsx
+++ b/src/components/player/atoms/NextEpisodeButton.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import classNames from "classnames";
-import React, { useState, useEffect, useCallback } from "react";
+import React, { useCallback, useEffect, useState } from "react";
 import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
 
 import { Icon, Icons } from "@/components/Icon";
@@ -19,11 +19,6 @@ function shouldShowNextEpisodeButton(
   return "none";
 }
 
-function shouldStartCountdown(time: number, duration: number): boolean {
-  const secondsFromEnd = duration - time;
-  return secondsFromEnd <= 30 || time / duration >= 0.93;
-}
-
 function Button(props: {
   className: string;
   onClick?: () => void;
@@ -113,23 +108,6 @@ export function NextEpisodeButton(props: {
   if (!meta?.episode || !nextEp) return null;
   if (metaType !== "show") return null;
 
-  const [seconds, setSeconds] = useState(15);
-
-  useEffect(() => {
-    const interval = setInterval(() => {
-      setSeconds((prevSeconds) => prevSeconds - 1);
-    }, 1000);
-
-    return () => clearInterval(interval);
-  }, []);
-
-  useEffect(() => {
-    if (seconds === 0) {
-      loadNextEpisode();
-      setSeconds(15);
-    }
-  }, [seconds, loadNextEpisode]);
-
   return (
     <Transition
       animation={animation}