diff --git a/lib/model/settings/settings.dart b/lib/model/settings/settings.dart
index 493b20650..62f76fd1c 100644
--- a/lib/model/settings/settings.dart
+++ b/lib/model/settings/settings.dart
@@ -85,7 +85,6 @@ class Settings extends ChangeNotifier {
   // video
   static const videoQuickActionsKey = 'video_quick_actions';
   static const enableVideoHardwareAccelerationKey = 'video_hwaccel_mediacodec';
-  static const enableVideoFrameCaptureKey = 'video_enable_snapshot';
   static const enableVideoAutoPlayKey = 'video_auto_play';
   static const videoLoopModeKey = 'video_loop';
   static const videoShowRawTimedTextKey = 'video_show_raw_timed_text';
@@ -363,10 +362,6 @@ class Settings extends ChangeNotifier {
 
   set enableVideoHardwareAcceleration(bool newValue) => setAndNotify(enableVideoHardwareAccelerationKey, newValue);
 
-  bool get enableVideoFrameCapture => getBoolOrDefault(enableVideoFrameCaptureKey, true);
-
-  set enableVideoFrameCapture(bool newValue) => setAndNotify(enableVideoFrameCaptureKey, newValue);
-
   bool get enableVideoAutoPlay => getBoolOrDefault(enableVideoAutoPlayKey, SettingsDefaults.enableVideoAutoPlay);
 
   set enableVideoAutoPlay(bool newValue) => setAndNotify(enableVideoAutoPlayKey, newValue);
@@ -593,7 +588,6 @@ class Settings extends ChangeNotifier {
             case enableOverlayBlurEffectKey:
             case viewerUseCutoutKey:
             case enableVideoHardwareAccelerationKey:
-            case enableVideoFrameCaptureKey:
             case enableVideoAutoPlayKey:
             case subtitleShowOutlineKey:
             case saveSearchHistoryKey:
diff --git a/lib/widgets/settings/video/video.dart b/lib/widgets/settings/video/video.dart
index dd988523f..52fa4b2b3 100644
--- a/lib/widgets/settings/video/video.dart
+++ b/lib/widgets/settings/video/video.dart
@@ -45,15 +45,6 @@ class VideoSection extends StatelessWidget {
         onChanged: (v) => settings.enableVideoHardwareAcceleration = v,
         title: Text(context.l10n.settingsVideoEnableHardwareAcceleration),
       ),
-      Selector<Settings, bool>(
-        selector: (context, s) => s.enableVideoFrameCapture,
-        builder: (context, current, child) => SwitchListTile(
-          value: current,
-          onChanged: (v) => settings.enableVideoFrameCapture = v,
-          // TODO TLAD l10n
-          title: Text('enable frame capture'),
-        ),
-      ),
       SwitchListTile(
         value: currentEnableVideoAutoPlay,
         onChanged: (v) => settings.enableVideoAutoPlay = v,
diff --git a/lib/widgets/viewer/video/fijkplayer.dart b/lib/widgets/viewer/video/fijkplayer.dart
index 49b56ac6b..6db787e10 100644
--- a/lib/widgets/viewer/video/fijkplayer.dart
+++ b/lib/widgets/viewer/video/fijkplayer.dart
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ class IjkPlayerAvesVideoController extends AvesVideoController {
   final List<StreamSummary> _streams = [];
   Timer? _initialPlayTimer;
   double _speed = 1;
-  bool captureFrameEnabled = false;
 
   // audio/video get out of sync with speed < .5
   // the video stream plays at .5 but the audio is slowed as requested
@@ -54,10 +53,9 @@ class IjkPlayerAvesVideoController extends AvesVideoController {
   static const initialPlayDelay = Duration(milliseconds: 100);
   static const gifLikeVideoDurationThreshold = Duration(seconds: 10);
   static const gifLikeBitRateThreshold = 2 << 18; // 512kB/s (4Mb/s)
+  static const captureFrameEnabled = true;
 
   IjkPlayerAvesVideoController(AvesEntry entry) : super(entry) {
-    captureFrameEnabled = settings.enableVideoFrameCapture;
-
     _instance = FijkPlayer();
     _valueStream.map((value) => value.videoRenderStart).firstWhere((v) => v, orElse: () => false).then(
           (started) => canCaptureFrameNotifier.value = captureFrameEnabled && started,