diff --git a/scripts/commands/playlist/format.js b/scripts/commands/playlist/format.js
index 557a77a66..08f3ec921 100644
--- a/scripts/commands/playlist/format.js
+++ b/scripts/commands/playlist/format.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 const { create: createPlaylist } = require('../../core/playlist')
-const { db, api, logger, file } = require('../../core')
+const { db, logger, file } = require('../../core')
 const { orderBy } = require('natural-orderby')
 const _ = require('lodash')
 
@@ -8,21 +8,6 @@ async function main() {
   await db.streams.load()
   let streams = await db.streams.find({})
 
-  logger.info(`loading channels...`)
-  await api.channels.load()
-  const channels = _.keyBy(await api.channels.all(), 'id')
-
-  logger.info('removing invalid tvg-id...')
-  streams = streams.map(stream => {
-    const channel = channels[stream.channel]
-
-    if (!channel) {
-      stream.channel = null
-    }
-
-    return stream
-  })
-
   logger.info('sorting links...')
   streams = orderBy(
     streams,