diff --git a/JellyfinPlayer tvOS/Views/VideoPlayer/VLCPlayerViewController.swift b/JellyfinPlayer tvOS/Views/VideoPlayer/VLCPlayerViewController.swift
index 79a98a05..77e92a4b 100644
--- a/JellyfinPlayer tvOS/Views/VideoPlayer/VLCPlayerViewController.swift	
+++ b/JellyfinPlayer tvOS/Views/VideoPlayer/VLCPlayerViewController.swift	
@@ -130,8 +130,6 @@ class VLCPlayerViewController: UIViewController {
         
         setupMediaPlayer(newViewModel: viewModel)
         
-        setupRightSwipedGestureRecognizer()
-        setupLeftSwipedGestureRecognizer()
         setupPanGestureRecognizer()
         
         let menuPressRecognizer = UITapGestureRecognizer()
@@ -231,26 +229,6 @@ class VLCPlayerViewController: UIViewController {
         }
     }
     
-    private func setupRightSwipedGestureRecognizer() {
-       let swipeRecognizer = UISwipeGestureRecognizer(target: self, action: #selector(swipedRight))
-       swipeRecognizer.direction = .right
-       view.addGestureRecognizer(swipeRecognizer)
-    }
-        
-    @objc private func swipedRight() {
-       didSelectForward()
-    }
-    
-    private func setupLeftSwipedGestureRecognizer() {
-       let swipeRecognizer = UISwipeGestureRecognizer(target: self, action: #selector(swipedLeft))
-       swipeRecognizer.direction = .left
-       view.addGestureRecognizer(swipeRecognizer)
-    }
-        
-    @objc private func swipedLeft() {
-       didSelectBackward()
-    }
-    
     private func setupPanGestureRecognizer() {
         let panGestureRecognizer = UIPanGestureRecognizer(target: self, action: #selector(userPanned(panGestureRecognizer:)))
         view.addGestureRecognizer(panGestureRecognizer)