diff --git a/components/video-player/controls/Controls.tsx b/components/video-player/controls/Controls.tsx
index 1e64f16ad..c5e8c8c89 100644
--- a/components/video-player/controls/Controls.tsx
+++ b/components/video-player/controls/Controls.tsx
@@ -467,7 +467,6 @@ export const Controls: FC<Props> = ({
     episodeView,
     onHideControls: hideControls,
     timeout: CONTROLS_CONSTANTS.TIMEOUT,
-    disabled: true,
   });
 
   const switchOnEpisodeMode = useCallback(() => {