diff --git a/webroot/js/app-video-only.js b/webroot/js/app-video-only.js
index c4cd16902..0d79016c2 100644
--- a/webroot/js/app-video-only.js
+++ b/webroot/js/app-video-only.js
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ import { addNewlines, pluralize } from './utils/helpers.js';
 import {
   URL_CONFIG,
   URL_STATUS,
-  URL_VIEWER_PING,
   TIMER_STATUS_UPDATE,
   TIMER_STREAM_DURATION_COUNTER,
   TEMP_IMAGE,
@@ -115,12 +114,6 @@ export default class VideoOnly extends Component {
         this.handleOfflineMode();
         this.handleNetworkingError(`Stream status: ${error}`);
       });
-
-    // Ping the API to let them know we're an active viewer
-    fetch(URL_VIEWER_PING).catch((error) => {
-      this.handleOfflineMode();
-      this.handleNetworkingError(`Viewer PING error: ${error}`);
-    });
   }
 
   setConfigData(data = {}) {
diff --git a/webroot/js/app.js b/webroot/js/app.js
index 744dedb7d..65ecc044c 100644
--- a/webroot/js/app.js
+++ b/webroot/js/app.js
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ import {
   URL_CONFIG,
   URL_OWNCAST,
   URL_STATUS,
-  URL_VIEWER_PING,
   WIDTH_SINGLE_COL,
 } from './utils/constants.js';
 
@@ -188,12 +187,6 @@ export default class App extends Component {
         this.handleOfflineMode();
         this.handleNetworkingError(`Stream status: ${error}`);
       });
-
-    // Ping the API to let them know we're an active viewer
-    fetch(URL_VIEWER_PING).catch((error) => {
-      this.handleOfflineMode();
-      this.handleNetworkingError(`Viewer PING error: ${error}`);
-    });
   }
 
   setConfigData(data = {}) {
diff --git a/webroot/js/utils/constants.js b/webroot/js/utils/constants.js
index 89441aa2b..af05c5cb0 100644
--- a/webroot/js/utils/constants.js
+++ b/webroot/js/utils/constants.js
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ export const URL_STATUS = `/api/status`;
 export const URL_CHAT_HISTORY = `/api/chat`;
 export const URL_CUSTOM_EMOJIS = `/api/emoji`;
 export const URL_CONFIG = `/api/config`;
-export const URL_VIEWER_PING = `/api/ping`;
 
 // TODO: This directory is customizable in the config.  So we should expose this via the config API.
 export const URL_STREAM = `/hls/stream.m3u8`;