diff --git a/Public API v1.yaml b/Public API v1.yaml
index 1d9e0dd..f9879e8 100644
--- a/Public API v1.yaml	
+++ b/Public API v1.yaml	
@@ -1826,7 +1826,6 @@ components:
       required:
         - name
         - url
-        - streamingOnly
       type: object
       properties:
         name:
@@ -2608,7 +2607,6 @@ components:
         - url
         - type
         - user_uid
-        - streamingOnly
         - isPlaylist
         - videos
       type: object
@@ -2624,8 +2622,6 @@ components:
         user_uid:
           type: string
           nullable: true
-        streamingOnly:
-          type: boolean
         isPlaylist:
           type: boolean
         archive:
diff --git a/backend/app.js b/backend/app.js
index 249224d..514d82b 100644
--- a/backend/app.js
+++ b/backend/app.js
@@ -1272,7 +1272,7 @@ app.post('/api/getSubscription', optionalJwt, async (req, res) => {
     subscription = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(subscription));
 
     // get sub videos
-    if (subscription.name && !subscription.streamingOnly) {
+    if (subscription.name) {
         var parsed_files = await db_api.getRecords('files', {sub_id: subscription.id}); // subscription.videos;
         subscription['videos'] = parsed_files;
         // loop through files for extra processing
@@ -1282,19 +1282,6 @@ app.post('/api/getSubscription', optionalJwt, async (req, res) => {
             if (file && file['url'].includes('twitch.tv')) file['chat_exists'] = fs.existsSync(file['path'].substring(0, file['path'].length - 4) + '.twitch_chat.json');
         }
 
-        res.send({
-            subscription: subscription,
-            files: parsed_files
-        });
-    } else if (subscription.name && subscription.streamingOnly) {
-        // return list of videos
-        let parsed_files = [];
-        if (subscription.videos) {
-            for (let i = 0; i < subscription.videos.length; i++) {
-                const video = subscription.videos[i];
-                parsed_files.push(new utils.File(video.title, video.title, video.thumbnail, false, video.duration, video.url, video.uploader, video.size, null, null, video.upload_date, video.view_count, video.height, video.abr));
-            }
-        }
         res.send({
             subscription: subscription,
             files: parsed_files
diff --git a/backend/subscriptions.js b/backend/subscriptions.js
index 295818b..d424444 100644
--- a/backend/subscriptions.js
+++ b/backend/subscriptions.js
@@ -389,11 +389,6 @@ async function generateArgsForSubscription(sub, user_uid, redownload = false, de
         downloadConfig.push('--download-archive', archive_path);
     }
 
-    // if streaming only mode, just get the list of videos
-    if (sub.streamingOnly) {
-        downloadConfig = ['-f', 'best', '--dump-json'];
-    }
-
     if (sub.timerange && !redownload) {
         downloadConfig.push('--dateafter', sub.timerange);
     }
diff --git a/src/api-types/models/Subscription.ts b/src/api-types/models/Subscription.ts
index 5c87886..2e280d8 100644
--- a/src/api-types/models/Subscription.ts
+++ b/src/api-types/models/Subscription.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ export type Subscription = {
     id: string;
     type: FileType;
     user_uid: string | null;
-    streamingOnly: boolean;
     isPlaylist: boolean;
     archive?: string;
     timerange?: string;
diff --git a/src/app/components/recent-videos/recent-videos.component.ts b/src/app/components/recent-videos/recent-videos.component.ts
index 0c2f9f8..90522ff 100644
--- a/src/app/components/recent-videos/recent-videos.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/components/recent-videos/recent-videos.component.ts
@@ -215,18 +215,9 @@ export class RecentVideosComponent implements OnInit {
   navigateToFile(file: DatabaseFile, new_tab: boolean): void {
     localStorage.setItem('player_navigator', this.router.url);
     if (file.sub_id) {
-      const sub = this.postsService.getSubscriptionByID(file.sub_id);
-      if (sub.streamingOnly) {
-        // streaming only mode subscriptions
-        // !new_tab ? this.router.navigate(['/player', {name: file.id,
-        //                                   url: file.requested_formats ? file.requested_formats[0].url : file.url}])
-        //         : window.open(`/#/player;name=${file.id};url=${file.requested_formats ? file.requested_formats[0].url : file.url}`);
-      } else {
-        // normal subscriptions
         !new_tab ? this.router.navigate(['/player', {uid: file.uid,
-                                          type: file.isAudio ? 'audio' : 'video'}]) 
+                                        type: file.isAudio ? 'audio' : 'video'}]) 
                  : window.open(`/#/player;uid=${file.uid};type=${file.isAudio ? 'audio' : 'video'}`);
-      }
     } else {
       // normal files
       !new_tab ? this.router.navigate(['/player', {type: file.isAudio ? 'audio' : 'video', uid: file.uid}])
diff --git a/src/app/dialogs/edit-subscription-dialog/edit-subscription-dialog.component.html b/src/app/dialogs/edit-subscription-dialog/edit-subscription-dialog.component.html
index f76af9f..51ed8ee 100644
--- a/src/app/dialogs/edit-subscription-dialog/edit-subscription-dialog.component.html
+++ b/src/app/dialogs/edit-subscription-dialog/edit-subscription-dialog.component.html
@@ -34,11 +34,6 @@
                     </mat-select>
                 </mat-form-field>
             </div>
-            <div class="col-12 mt-1">
-                <div>
-                    <mat-checkbox [disabled]="new_sub.type === 'audio'" [(ngModel)]="new_sub.streamingOnly"><ng-container i18n="Streaming-only mode">Streaming-only mode</ng-container></mat-checkbox>
-                </div>
-            </div>
             <div class="col-12 mb-3">
                 <mat-form-field color="accent">
                     <input [(ngModel)]="new_sub.custom_args" matInput placeholder="Custom args" i18n-placeholder="Subscription custom args placeholder">
diff --git a/src/app/dialogs/subscribe-dialog/subscribe-dialog.component.html b/src/app/dialogs/subscribe-dialog/subscribe-dialog.component.html
index 7b53c01..fe53377 100644
--- a/src/app/dialogs/subscribe-dialog/subscribe-dialog.component.html
+++ b/src/app/dialogs/subscribe-dialog/subscribe-dialog.component.html
@@ -47,11 +47,6 @@
                     <mat-checkbox [(ngModel)]="audioOnlyMode"><ng-container i18n="Streaming-only mode">Audio-only mode</ng-container></mat-checkbox>
                 </div>
             </div>
-            <div class="col-12">
-                <div>
-                    <mat-checkbox [disabled]="audioOnlyMode" [(ngModel)]="streamingOnlyMode"><ng-container i18n="Streaming-only mode">Streaming-only mode</ng-container></mat-checkbox>
-                </div>
-            </div>
             <div class="col-12 mb-3">
                 <mat-form-field color="accent">
                     <input [(ngModel)]="customArgs" matInput placeholder="Custom args" i18n-placeholder="Subscription custom args placeholder">
diff --git a/src/app/dialogs/subscribe-dialog/subscribe-dialog.component.ts b/src/app/dialogs/subscribe-dialog/subscribe-dialog.component.ts
index 3e7640a..507dc86 100644
--- a/src/app/dialogs/subscribe-dialog/subscribe-dialog.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/dialogs/subscribe-dialog/subscribe-dialog.component.ts
@@ -21,9 +21,6 @@ export class SubscribeDialogComponent implements OnInit {
   // state
   subscribing = false;
 
-  // no videos actually downloaded, just streamed
-  streamingOnlyMode = false;
-
   // audio only mode
   audioOnlyMode = false;