diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index c080f33b9..e4d8c151f 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ type videoSettings struct {
 	StreamingKey         string          `yaml:"streamingKey"`
 	StreamQualities      []StreamQuality `yaml:"streamQualities"`
 	OfflineContent       string          `yaml:"offlineContent"`
-	EnablePassthrough    bool            `yaml:"passthrough"`
 }
 
 // StreamQuality defines the specifics of a single HLS stream variant.
diff --git a/core/core.go b/core/core.go
index 80503b2ef..3849efc23 100644
--- a/core/core.go
+++ b/core/core.go
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ func resetDirectories() {
 	os.Remove("webroot/thumbnail.jpg")
 
 	// Create private hls data dirs
-	if !config.Config.VideoSettings.EnablePassthrough || len(config.Config.VideoSettings.StreamQualities) == 0 {
+	if len(config.Config.VideoSettings.StreamQualities) == 0 {
 		for index := range config.Config.VideoSettings.StreamQualities {
 			os.MkdirAll(path.Join(config.Config.PrivateHLSPath, strconv.Itoa(index)), 0777)
 			os.MkdirAll(path.Join(config.Config.PublicHLSPath, strconv.Itoa(index)), 0777)
diff --git a/core/playlist/monitor.go b/core/playlist/monitor.go
index 7e9d50be9..de7869bc8 100644
--- a/core/playlist/monitor.go
+++ b/core/playlist/monitor.go
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ func StartVideoContentMonitor(storage models.ChunkStorageProvider) error {
 
 	// Create at least one structure to store the segments for the different stream variants
 	variants = make([]models.Variant, len(config.Config.VideoSettings.StreamQualities))
-	if len(config.Config.VideoSettings.StreamQualities) > 0 && !config.Config.VideoSettings.EnablePassthrough {
+	if len(config.Config.VideoSettings.StreamQualities) > 0 {
 		for index := range variants {
 			variants[index] = models.Variant{
 				VariantIndex: index,