diff --git a/tubearchivist/api/README.md b/tubearchivist/api/README.md
index 0e74a11..73dd4fc 100644
--- a/tubearchivist/api/README.md
+++ b/tubearchivist/api/README.md
@@ -23,10 +23,6 @@ response = requests.get(url, headers=headers)
 ## Video Item View
 /api/video/\<video_id>/
 
-## Video Player View
-returns all relevant information to create video player
-/api/video/\<video_id>/player
-
 ## Channel List View
 /api/channel/
 
diff --git a/tubearchivist/api/urls.py b/tubearchivist/api/urls.py
index a6c6801..d39dc30 100644
--- a/tubearchivist/api/urls.py
+++ b/tubearchivist/api/urls.py
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ from api.views import (
     DownloadApiListView,
     DownloadApiView,
     PlaylistApiView,
-    VideoApiPlayerView,
     VideoApiView,
 )
 from django.urls import path
@@ -17,11 +16,6 @@ urlpatterns = [
         VideoApiView.as_view(),
         name="api-video",
     ),
-    path(
-        "video/<slug:video_id>/player/",
-        VideoApiPlayerView.as_view(),
-        name="api-video-player",
-    ),
     path(
         "channel/",
         ChannelApiListView.as_view(),
diff --git a/tubearchivist/api/views.py b/tubearchivist/api/views.py
index f0923aa..ec75370 100644
--- a/tubearchivist/api/views.py
+++ b/tubearchivist/api/views.py
@@ -92,38 +92,6 @@ class VideoApiView(ApiBaseView):
         return Response(self.response, status=self.status_code)
 
 
-class VideoApiPlayerView(ApiBaseView):
-    """resolves to /api/video/<video_id>/player
-    GET: returns dict of video to build player
-    """
-
-    search_base = "/ta_video/_doc/"
-
-    def get(self, request, video_id):
-        # pylint: disable=unused-argument
-        """get request"""
-        self.config_builder()
-        self.get_document(video_id)
-        player = self.process_response()
-        return Response(player, status=self.status_code)
-
-    def process_response(self):
-        """build all needed vars for player"""
-        vid_data = self.response["data"]
-        youtube_id = vid_data["youtube_id"]
-        vid_thumb_url = ThumbManager().vid_thumb_path(youtube_id)
-        player = {
-            "youtube_id": youtube_id,
-            "media_url": "/media/" + vid_data["media_url"],
-            "vid_thumb_url": "/cache/" + vid_thumb_url,
-            "title": vid_data["title"],
-            "channel_name": vid_data["channel"]["channel_name"],
-            "channel_id": vid_data["channel"]["channel_id"],
-            "is_watched": vid_data["player"]["watched"],
-        }
-        return player
-
-
 class ChannelApiView(ApiBaseView):
     """resolves to /api/channel/<channel_id>/
     GET: returns metadata dict of channel