diff --git a/scripts/playerctl-simple-menu b/scripts/playerctl-simple-menu
index 3072017..30307f4 100755
--- a/scripts/playerctl-simple-menu
+++ b/scripts/playerctl-simple-menu
@@ -31,12 +31,6 @@ PLAYER_ICON_NAME_FIXES = {
     "chrome": "google-chrome",
 }
 
-PLAYER_PLAYBACK_STATUS_EMOJIS = {
-    Playerctl.PlaybackStatus.PLAYING: "\u25B6",
-    Playerctl.PlaybackStatus.PAUSED: "\u23F8",
-    Playerctl.PlaybackStatus.STOPPED: "\u23F9",
-}
-
 
 def humanize_duration(duration):
     minutes, seconds = divmod(math.floor(duration), 60)
@@ -169,37 +163,19 @@ def iter_actions_for_player(player):
 
 root_menu = Gtk.Menu()
 
-player_names = Playerctl.list_players()
+player_names = sorted(
+    Playerctl.list_players(),
+    key=lambda player_name: (
+        -PLAYER_NAME_PRIORITIES.get(player_name.name, 0),
+        player_name.instance,
+    ),
+)
 
 if len(player_names) > 0:
-    players = []
     for player_name in player_names:
         player = Playerctl.Player.new_from_name(player_name)
-        players.append(
-            {
-                "player": player,
-                "player_name": player_name,
-                "sorting_key": (
-                    player.props.playback_status != Playerctl.PlaybackStatus.PLAYING,
-                    -PLAYER_NAME_PRIORITIES.get(player_name.name, 0),
-                    player_name.instance,
-                ),
-            }
-        )
-    players = sorted(
-        players, key=lambda player_and_meta: player_and_meta["sorting_key"]
-    )
 
-    for player_and_meta in players:
-        player_name = player_and_meta["player_name"]
-        player = player_and_meta["player"]
-
-        player_menu_item = Gtk.ImageMenuItem.new_with_label(
-            "{} [{}]".format(
-                player_name.instance,
-                PLAYER_PLAYBACK_STATUS_EMOJIS[player.props.playback_status],
-            )
-        )
+        player_menu_item = Gtk.ImageMenuItem.new_with_label(player_name.instance)
 
         player_icon_name = PLAYER_ICON_NAME_FIXES.get(
             player_name.name, player_name.name