diff --git a/resources/lib/playbackutils.py b/resources/lib/playbackutils.py
index 2fa703a2..0d7dfa76 100644
--- a/resources/lib/playbackutils.py
+++ b/resources/lib/playbackutils.py
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ class PlaybackUtils():
                 url = ("%s/Videos/%s/%s/Subtitles/%s/Stream.srt"
                         % (self.server, itemid, itemid, index))
 
-                if settings('downloadExternalSubs') == "true" and "Language" in stream:
+                if "Language" in stream:
                     
                     filename = "Stream.%s.srt" % stream['Language']
                     try:
diff --git a/resources/settings.xml b/resources/settings.xml
index 61d3a542..406eb16d 100644
--- a/resources/settings.xml
+++ b/resources/settings.xml
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@
 	    <setting id="playFromStream" type="bool" label="30002" default="true" />
 	    <setting id="videoBitrate" type="enum" label="30160" values="664 Kbps SD|996 Kbps HD|1.3 Mbps HD|2.0 Mbps HD|3.2 Mbps HD|4.7 Mbps HD|6.2 Mbps HD|7.7 Mbps HD|9.2 Mbps HD|10.7 Mbps HD|12.2 Mbps HD|13.7 Mbps HD|15.2 Mbps HD|16.7 Mbps HD|18.2 Mbps HD|20.0 Mbps HD|25.0 Mbps HD|30.0 Mbps HD|35.0 Mbps HD|40.0 Mbps HD|100.0 Mbps HD [default]|1000.0 Mbps HD" visible="true" default="20" subsetting="true" />
 	    <setting id="enableExternalSubs" type="bool" label="Enable external subs for direct stream" default="true" />
-	    <setting id="downloadExternalSubs" type="bool" label="Download external subs" visible="eq(-1,true)" default="true" subsetting="true" />
 	    <setting id="transcodeH265" type="enum" label="30522" default="0" values="Disabled|480p(and higher)|720p(and higher)|1080p" />
 	    <setting id="transcodeHi10P" type="bool" label="30537" default="false"/>	    
 	    <setting id="markPlayed" type="number" visible="false" default="90" />