diff --git a/src/invidious/views/components/player.ecr b/src/invidious/views/components/player.ecr
index 6b01d25f..0e6664fa 100644
--- a/src/invidious/views/components/player.ecr
+++ b/src/invidious/views/components/player.ecr
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<video style="outline:none;width:100%;background-color:#000" playsinline poster="<%= thumbnail %>" title="<%= HTML.escape(video.title) %>"
+<video style="outline:none;width:100%;background-color:#000" playsinline poster="<%= thumbnail %>"
     id="player" class="on-video_player video-js player-style-<%= params.player_style %>"
     <% if params.autoplay %>autoplay<% end %>
     <% if params.video_loop %>loop<% end %>