diff --git a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/js/src/video/01_initialize.js b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/js/src/video/01_initialize.js
index b3c5fb91bc..67046ccc11 100644
--- a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/js/src/video/01_initialize.js
+++ b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/js/src/video/01_initialize.js
@@ -138,25 +138,7 @@ function (VideoPlayer) {
     //     support HTML5. When we have this setting in cookies, we can select
     //     the proper mode from the start (not having to change mode later on).
     function _setPlayerMode(state) {
-        (function (currentPlayerMode) {
-            if (
-                (currentPlayerMode === 'html5') ||
-                (currentPlayerMode === 'flash')
-            ) {
-                state.currentPlayerMode = currentPlayerMode;
-            } else {
-                $.cookie('current_player_mode', 'html5', {
-                    expires: 3650,
-                    path: '/'
-                });
-                state.currentPlayerMode = 'html5';
-            }
-
-            console.log(
-                '[Video info]: YouTube player mode is "' +
-                state.currentPlayerMode + '".'
-            );
-        }($.cookie('current_player_mode')));
+        state.currentPlayerMode = 'html5';
     }
 
     // function _parseYouTubeIDs(state)
diff --git a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/js/src/video/03_video_player.js b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/js/src/video/03_video_player.js
index 455d00c120..6ff1b8502d 100644
--- a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/js/src/video/03_video_player.js
+++ b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/js/src/video/03_video_player.js
@@ -146,11 +146,6 @@ function (HTML5Video, Resizer) {
         // Remove from the page current iFrame with HTML5 video.
         state.videoPlayer.player.destroy();
 
-        // Remember for future page loads that we should use Flash mode.
-        $.cookie('current_player_mode', 'flash', {
-            'expires': 3650,
-            'path': '/'
-        });
         state.currentPlayerMode = 'flash';
 
         console.log('[Video info]: Changing YouTube player mode to "flash".');