diff --git a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/js/src/video/display.coffee b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/js/src/video/display.coffee
index 3880091661..cc3ce5d8d1 100644
--- a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/js/src/video/display.coffee
+++ b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/js/src/video/display.coffee
@@ -33,11 +33,7 @@ class @Video
     @speeds = ($.map @videos, (url, speed) -> speed).sort()
 
   setSpeed: (newSpeed) ->
-    if @videos[newSpeed] != undefined
-      @speed = newSpeed
-      $.cookie('video_speed', "#{newSpeed}", expires: 3650, path: '/')
-    else
-      @speed = '1.0'
+    @speed = '1.0'
 
   embed: ->
     @player = new VideoPlayer video: this