diff --git a/webroot/js/components/latencyCompensator.js b/webroot/js/components/latencyCompensator.js
index 5390338b5..19ff4c915 100644
--- a/webroot/js/components/latencyCompensator.js
+++ b/webroot/js/components/latencyCompensator.js
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ class LatencyCompensator {
     this.running = false;
     this.inTimeout = false;
     this.jumpingToLiveIgnoreBuffer = false;
-    this.performedInitialLiveJump = false;
     this.timeoutTimer = 0;
     this.checkTimer = 0;
     this.bufferingCounter = 0;
@@ -321,10 +320,6 @@ class LatencyCompensator {
       return;
     }
 
-    if (!this.performedInitialLiveJump) {
-      return;
-    }
-
     if (this.jumpingToLiveIgnoreBuffer) {
       return;
     }
@@ -392,10 +387,6 @@ class LatencyCompensator {
       return;
     }
 
-    if (!this.performedInitialLiveJump) {
-      return;
-    }
-
     if (this.jumpingToLiveIgnoreBuffer) {
       this.jumpingToLiveIgnoreBuffer = false;
       return;