diff --git a/src/__fixtures__/truthsocial-status-with-external-video.json b/src/__fixtures__/truthsocial-status-with-external-video.json
deleted file mode 100644
index eb6150192..000000000
--- a/src/__fixtures__/truthsocial-status-with-external-video.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,95 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "id": "108046244464677537",
-  "created_at": "2022-03-30T15:40:53.287Z",
-  "in_reply_to_id": null,
-  "in_reply_to_account_id": null,
-  "sensitive": false,
-  "spoiler_text": "",
-  "visibility": "public",
-  "language": null,
-  "uri": "https://truthsocial.com/users/alex/statuses/108046244464677537",
-  "url": "https://truthsocial.com/@alex/108046244464677537",
-  "replies_count": 0,
-  "reblogs_count": 0,
-  "favourites_count": 0,
-  "favourited": false,
-  "reblogged": false,
-  "muted": false,
-  "bookmarked": false,
-  "pinned": false,
-  "content": "",
-  "reblog": null,
-  "application": {
-    "name": "Soapbox FE",
-    "website": "https://soapbox.pub/"
-  },
-  "account": {
-    "id": "107759994408336377",
-    "username": "alex",
-    "acct": "alex",
-    "display_name": "Alex Gleason",
-    "locked": false,
-    "bot": false,
-    "discoverable": null,
-    "group": false,
-    "created_at": "2022-02-08T00:00:00.000Z",
-    "note": "<p>Launching Truth Social</p>",
-    "url": "https://truthsocial.com/@alex",
-    "avatar": "https://static-assets.truthsocial.com/tmtg:prime-truth-social-assets/accounts/avatars/107/759/994/408/336/377/original/119cb0dd1fa615b7.png",
-    "avatar_static": "https://static-assets.truthsocial.com/tmtg:prime-truth-social-assets/accounts/avatars/107/759/994/408/336/377/original/119cb0dd1fa615b7.png",
-    "header": "https://static-assets.truthsocial.com/tmtg:prime-truth-social-assets/accounts/headers/107/759/994/408/336/377/original/31f62b0453ccf554.png",
-    "header_static": "https://static-assets.truthsocial.com/tmtg:prime-truth-social-assets/accounts/headers/107/759/994/408/336/377/original/31f62b0453ccf554.png",
-    "followers_count": 4713,
-    "following_count": 43,
-    "statuses_count": 7,
-    "last_status_at": "2022-03-30",
-    "verified": true,
-    "location": "Texas",
-    "website": "https://soapbox.pub/",
-    "emojis": [],
-    "fields": []
-  },
-  "media_attachments": [
-    {
-      "id": "108046243948255335",
-      "type": "video",
-      "url": "https://static-assets.truthsocial.com/tmtg:prime-truth-social-assets/media_attachments/files/108/046/243/948/255/335/original/3b17ce701c0d6f08.mp4",
-      "preview_url": "https://static-assets.truthsocial.com/tmtg:prime-truth-social-assets/cache/preview_cards/images/000/543/912/original/e1fcf6ace01d9ded.jpg",
-      "external_video_id": "vwfnq9",
-      "remote_url": null,
-      "preview_remote_url": null,
-      "text_url": "https://truthsocial.com/media/SpbYvqKIT2VubC9FFn0",
-      "meta": {
-        "original": {
-          "width": 988,
-          "height": 556,
-          "frame_rate": "60/1",
-          "duration": 1.949025,
-          "bitrate": 402396
-        }
-      },
-      "description": null,
-      "blurhash": null
-    }
-  ],
-  "mentions": [],
-  "tags": [],
-  "emojis": [],
-  "card": {
-    "url": "https://rumble.com/vz1trd-video-upload-for-108046244464677537.html?mref=ummtf&mc=3nvg0",
-    "title": "Video upload for 108046244464677537",
-    "description": "",
-    "type": "video",
-    "author_name": "hostid1",
-    "author_url": "https://rumble.com/user/hostid1",
-    "provider_name": "Rumble.com",
-    "provider_url": "https://rumble.com/",
-    "html": "<iframe src=\"https://rumble.com/embed/vwfnq9/\" width=\"988\" height=\"556\" frameborder=\"0\" title=\"Video upload for 108046244464677537\" allowfullscreen=\"\"></iframe>",
-    "width": 988,
-    "height": 556,
-    "image": "https://static-assets.truthsocial.com/tmtg:prime-truth-social-assets/cache/preview_cards/images/000/543/912/original/e1fcf6ace01d9ded.jpg",
-    "embed_url": "",
-    "blurhash": "UQH1;m~8sks,%M~9?DRk-mRnR+xs9cWVj[bH"
-  },
-  "poll": null
-}
diff --git a/src/components/status-media.tsx b/src/components/status-media.tsx
index 192a4c169..99329f297 100644
--- a/src/components/status-media.tsx
+++ b/src/components/status-media.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import React, { useState } from 'react';
+import React from 'react';
 
 import { openModal } from 'soapbox/actions/modals';
 import AttachmentThumbs from 'soapbox/components/attachment-thumbs';
@@ -7,8 +7,7 @@ import PlaceholderCard from 'soapbox/features/placeholder/components/placeholder
 import Card from 'soapbox/features/status/components/card';
 import Bundle from 'soapbox/features/ui/components/bundle';
 import { MediaGallery, Video, Audio } from 'soapbox/features/ui/util/async-components';
-import { useAppDispatch, useSettings } from 'soapbox/hooks';
-import { addAutoPlay } from 'soapbox/utils/media';
+import { useAppDispatch } from 'soapbox/hooks';
 
 import type { List as ImmutableList } from 'immutable';
 import type VideoType from 'soapbox/features/video';
@@ -36,22 +35,12 @@ const StatusMedia: React.FC<IStatusMedia> = ({
   onToggleVisibility = () => { },
 }) => {
   const dispatch = useAppDispatch();
-  const settings = useSettings();
-  const shouldAutoPlayVideo = settings.get('autoPlayVideo');
-
-  const [mediaWrapperWidth, setMediaWrapperWidth] = useState<number | undefined>(undefined);
 
   const size = status.media_attachments.size;
   const firstAttachment = status.media_attachments.first();
 
   let media: JSX.Element | null = null;
 
-  const setRef = (c: HTMLDivElement): void => {
-    if (c) {
-      setMediaWrapperWidth(c.offsetWidth);
-    }
-  };
-
   const renderLoadingMediaGallery = (): JSX.Element => {
     return <div className='media_gallery' style={{ height: '285px' }} />;
   };
@@ -80,45 +69,22 @@ const StatusMedia: React.FC<IStatusMedia> = ({
     } else if (size === 1 && firstAttachment.type === 'video') {
       const video = firstAttachment;
 
-      if (video.external_video_id && status.card) {
-        const getHeight = (): number => {
-          const width = Number(video.meta.getIn(['original', 'width']));
-          const height = Number(video.meta.getIn(['original', 'height']));
-          return Number(mediaWrapperWidth) / (width / height);
-        };
-
-        const height = getHeight();
-
-        media = (
-          <div className='status-card horizontal compact interactive status-card--video'>
-            <div
-              ref={setRef}
-              className='status-card__image status-card-video'
-              style={height ? { height } : undefined}
-              dangerouslySetInnerHTML={{
-                __html: shouldAutoPlayVideo ? addAutoPlay(status.card.html) : status.card.html,
-              }}
+      media = (
+        <Bundle fetchComponent={Video} loading={renderLoadingVideoPlayer}>
+          {(Component: typeof VideoType) => (
+            <Component
+              preview={video.preview_url}
+              blurhash={video.blurhash}
+              src={video.url}
+              alt={video.description}
+              aspectRatio={Number(video.meta.getIn(['original', 'aspect']))}
+              height={285}
+              visible={showMedia}
+              inline
             />
-          </div>
-        );
-      } else {
-        media = (
-          <Bundle fetchComponent={Video} loading={renderLoadingVideoPlayer}>
-            {(Component: typeof VideoType) => (
-              <Component
-                preview={video.preview_url}
-                blurhash={video.blurhash}
-                src={video.url}
-                alt={video.description}
-                aspectRatio={Number(video.meta.getIn(['original', 'aspect']))}
-                height={285}
-                visible={showMedia}
-                inline
-              />
-            )}
-          </Bundle>
-        );
-      }
+          )}
+        </Bundle>
+      );
     } else if (size === 1 && firstAttachment.type === 'audio') {
       const attachment = firstAttachment;
 
diff --git a/src/features/preferences/index.tsx b/src/features/preferences/index.tsx
index cd10fd45a..84f84ba43 100644
--- a/src/features/preferences/index.tsx
+++ b/src/features/preferences/index.tsx
@@ -196,10 +196,6 @@ const Preferences = () => {
           <SettingToggle settings={settings} settingPath={['autoPlayGif']} onChange={onToggleChange} />
         </ListItem>
 
-        <ListItem label={<FormattedMessage id='preferences.fields.auto_play_video_label' defaultMessage='Auto-play videos' />}>
-          <SettingToggle settings={settings} settingPath={['autoPlayVideo']} onChange={onToggleChange} />
-        </ListItem>
-
         {features.spoilers && <ListItem label={<FormattedMessage id='preferences.fields.expand_spoilers_label' defaultMessage='Always expand posts marked with content warnings' />}>
           <SettingToggle settings={settings} settingPath={['expandSpoilers']} onChange={onToggleChange} />
         </ListItem>}
diff --git a/src/features/test-timeline/index.tsx b/src/features/test-timeline/index.tsx
index 136d0d324..1601dc165 100644
--- a/src/features/test-timeline/index.tsx
+++ b/src/features/test-timeline/index.tsx
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ const MOCK_STATUSES: any[] = [
   require('soapbox/__fixtures__/pleroma-status-vertical-video-without-metadata.json'),
   require('soapbox/__fixtures__/pleroma-status-with-poll-with-emojis.json'),
   require('soapbox/__fixtures__/pleroma-quote-of-quote-post.json'),
-  require('soapbox/__fixtures__/truthsocial-status-with-external-video.json'),
   require('soapbox/__fixtures__/truthsocial-status-in-moderation.json'),
 ];
 
diff --git a/src/normalizers/__tests__/status.test.ts b/src/normalizers/__tests__/status.test.ts
index 0024a212c..05dd29e6a 100644
--- a/src/normalizers/__tests__/status.test.ts
+++ b/src/normalizers/__tests__/status.test.ts
@@ -198,10 +198,4 @@ describe('normalizeStatus()', () => {
     expect(card.type).toEqual('link');
     expect(card.provider_url).toEqual('https://soapbox.pub');
   });
-
-  it('preserves Truth Social external_video_id', () => {
-    const status = require('soapbox/__fixtures__/truthsocial-status-with-external-video.json');
-    const result = normalizeStatus(status);
-    expect(result.media_attachments.get(0)?.external_video_id).toBe('vwfnq9');
-  });
 });
diff --git a/src/normalizers/attachment.ts b/src/normalizers/attachment.ts
index f5e00135e..b63337adc 100644
--- a/src/normalizers/attachment.ts
+++ b/src/normalizers/attachment.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ import { mergeDefined } from 'soapbox/utils/normalizers';
 export const AttachmentRecord = ImmutableRecord({
   blurhash: undefined,
   description: '',
-  external_video_id: null as string | null, // TruthSocial
   id: '',
   meta: ImmutableMap(),
   pleroma: ImmutableMap(),
diff --git a/src/schemas/attachment.ts b/src/schemas/attachment.ts
index 3df39d542..502de94e1 100644
--- a/src/schemas/attachment.ts
+++ b/src/schemas/attachment.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ const blurhashSchema = z.string().superRefine((value, ctx) => {
 const baseAttachmentSchema = z.object({
   blurhash: blurhashSchema.nullable().catch(null),
   description: z.string().catch(''),
-  external_video_id: z.string().optional().catch(undefined), // TruthSocial
   id: z.string(),
   pleroma: z.object({
     mime_type: z.string().regex(/^\w+\/[-+.\w]+$/),