diff --git a/inject.js b/inject.js
index 8df5968..9fa64f3 100644
--- a/inject.js
+++ b/inject.js
@@ -218,15 +218,7 @@ chrome.extension.sendMessage({}, function(response) {
       function checkForVideo(node, parent, added) {
         if (node.nodeName === 'VIDEO') {
           if (added) {
-            if (!node.classList.contains('vsc-initialized') && !node.dataset['vscid']) {
-              new tc.videoController(node, parent);
-            }
-            // if the video has already been initialized, then it has been mutated
-            // we may need to update the controller location to reflect this
-            else {
-              let id = node.dataset['vscid'];
-              let ctrl = document.querySelector(`div[data-vscid="${id}"]`);
-              if (ctrl) ctrl.remove();
+            if (!node.dataset['vscid']) {
               new tc.videoController(node, parent);
             }
           } else {