diff --git a/bigbluebutton-html5/imports/ui/components/external-video-player/component.jsx b/bigbluebutton-html5/imports/ui/components/external-video-player/component.jsx
index efb4271f215d20560290c58140fb4f99bd494105..3655917ed340c756a6247f35f972e188330c6aa0 100644
--- a/bigbluebutton-html5/imports/ui/components/external-video-player/component.jsx
+++ b/bigbluebutton-html5/imports/ui/components/external-video-player/component.jsx
@@ -314,17 +314,12 @@ class VideoPlayer extends Component {
   }
 
   handleOnReady() {
-    const { isPresenter } = this.props;
     const { hasPlayedBefore, playerIsReady } = this;
 
     if (hasPlayedBefore || playerIsReady) {
       return;
     }
 
-    if (isPresenter) {
-      this.setState({ playing: true });
-    }
-
     this.playerIsReady = true;
 
     this.handleResize();