diff --git a/resources/lib/playutils.py b/resources/lib/playutils.py
index a89479c4..20b84a8e 100644
--- a/resources/lib/playutils.py
+++ b/resources/lib/playutils.py
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ class PlayUtils():
             # Set playmethod property
             utils.window('emby_%s.playmethod' % playurl, "DirectStream")
 
-        elif self.isTranscoding():
+        else:
             self.logMsg("File is transcoding.", 1)
             quality = {
                 'maxVideoBitrate': self.getBitrate(),
@@ -216,13 +216,6 @@ class PlayUtils():
             return False
         return True
 
-    def isTranscoding(self):
-        # Make sure the server supports it
-        if not self.item['MediaSources'][0]['SupportsTranscoding']:
-            return False
-
-        return True
-
     def getBitrate(self):
         # get the addon video quality
         videoQuality = utils.settings('transcoderVideoQualities')