diff --git a/src/video/components/actions/PictureInPictureAction.tsx b/src/video/components/actions/PictureInPictureAction.tsx
index f2529b8a..d60ec446 100644
--- a/src/video/components/actions/PictureInPictureAction.tsx
+++ b/src/video/components/actions/PictureInPictureAction.tsx
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ export function PictureInPictureAction(props: Props) {
       className={props.className}
       icon={Icons.PICTURE_IN_PICTURE}
       onClick={handleClick}
-      disabled={false}
       text={
         isMobile ? (t("videoPlayer.buttons.pictureInPicture") as string) : ""
       }
diff --git a/src/video/state/init.ts b/src/video/state/init.ts
index 6a67777d..13118a1d 100644
--- a/src/video/state/init.ts
+++ b/src/video/state/init.ts
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ function initPlayer(): VideoPlayerState {
       isFocused: false,
       leftControlHovering: false,
       popoutBounds: null,
-      isPictureInPicture: false,
     },
 
     mediaPlaying: {
diff --git a/src/video/state/providers/castingStateProvider.ts b/src/video/state/providers/castingStateProvider.ts
index fb563974..6efa499e 100644
--- a/src/video/state/providers/castingStateProvider.ts
+++ b/src/video/state/providers/castingStateProvider.ts
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ export function createCastingStateProvider(
       this.pause();
     },
     togglePictureInPicture() {
-      updateSource(descriptor, state);
+      // no picture in picture while casting
     },
     async setVolume(v) {
       // clamp time between 0 and 1
diff --git a/src/video/state/providers/videoStateProvider.ts b/src/video/state/providers/videoStateProvider.ts
index 8e100998..2d3fec1f 100644
--- a/src/video/state/providers/videoStateProvider.ts
+++ b/src/video/state/providers/videoStateProvider.ts
@@ -214,20 +214,12 @@ export function createVideoStateProvider(
             ? "inline"
             : "picture-in-picture"
         );
-        state.interface.isPictureInPicture =
-          webkitPlayer.webkitPresentationMode === "picture-in-picture";
       }
       if (canPictureInPicture()) {
         if (player !== document.pictureInPictureElement) {
-          try {
-            player.requestPictureInPicture();
-            state.interface.isPictureInPicture = true;
-          } catch {
-            state.interface.isPictureInPicture = false;
-          }
+          player.requestPictureInPicture();
         } else {
           document.exitPictureInPicture();
-          state.interface.isPictureInPicture = false;
         }
       }
     },
diff --git a/src/video/state/types.ts b/src/video/state/types.ts
index b1557d7f..6b04a55a 100644
--- a/src/video/state/types.ts
+++ b/src/video/state/types.ts
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ export type VideoPlayerState = {
     isFocused: boolean; // is the video player the users focus? (shortcuts only works when its focused)
     leftControlHovering: boolean; // is the cursor hovered over the left side of player controls
     popoutBounds: null | DOMRect; // bounding box of current popout
-    isPictureInPicture: boolean; // is picture in picture active
   };
 
   // state related to the playing state of the media