diff --git a/public/options/options.html b/public/options/options.html
index 05a6e911..9daef3b3 100644
--- a/public/options/options.html
+++ b/public/options/options.html
@@ -309,23 +309,6 @@
 			<br/>
 			<br/>
 
-			<div option-type="toggle" sync-option="hashPrefix">
-				<label class="switch-container" label-name="__MSG_enableQueryByHashPrefix__">
-					<label class="switch">
-						<input type="checkbox" checked>
-						<span class="slider round"></span>
-					</label>
-				</label>
-	
-				<br/>
-				<br/>
-	
-				<div class="small-description">__MSG_whatQueryByHashPrefix__</div>
-			</div>
-
-			<br/>
-			<br/>
-
 			<div option-type="toggle" sync-option="refetchWhenNotFound">
 				<label class="switch-container" label-name="__MSG_enableRefetchWhenNotFound__">
 					<label class="switch">
diff --git a/src/config.ts b/src/config.ts
index a385e581..05c23780 100644
--- a/src/config.ts
+++ b/src/config.ts
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ interface SBConfig {
     audioNotificationOnSkip,
     checkForUnlistedVideos: boolean,
     testingServer: boolean,
-    hashPrefix: boolean,
     refetchWhenNotFound: boolean,
     ytInfoPermissionGranted: boolean,
 
@@ -169,7 +168,6 @@ const Config: SBObject = {
         audioNotificationOnSkip: false,
         checkForUnlistedVideos: false,
         testingServer: false,
-        hashPrefix: true,
         refetchWhenNotFound: true,
         ytInfoPermissionGranted: false,
 
diff --git a/src/content.ts b/src/content.ts
index 9270977a..00b9f850 100644
--- a/src/content.ts
+++ b/src/content.ts
@@ -564,33 +564,22 @@ async function sponsorsLookup(id: string) {
     }
 
     // Check for hashPrefix setting
-    let getRequest;
-    if (Config.config.hashPrefix) {
-        const hashPrefix = (await utils.getHash(id, 1)).substr(0, 4);
-        getRequest = utils.asyncRequestToServer('GET', "/api/skipSegments/" + hashPrefix, {
-            categories
-        });
-    } else {
-        getRequest = utils.asyncRequestToServer('GET', "/api/skipSegments", {
-            videoID: id,
-            categories
-        });
-    }
-    getRequest.then(async (response: FetchResponse) => {
+    const hashPrefix = (await utils.getHash(id, 1)).substr(0, 4);
+    utils.asyncRequestToServer('GET', "/api/skipSegments/" + hashPrefix, {
+        categories
+    }).then(async (response: FetchResponse) => {
         if (response?.ok) {
             let result = JSON.parse(response.responseText);
-            if (Config.config.hashPrefix) {
-                result = result.filter((video) => video.videoID === id);
-                if (result.length > 0) {
-                    result = result[0].segments;
-                    if (result.length === 0) { // return if no segments found
-                        retryFetch(id);
-                        return;
-                    }
-                } else { // return if no video found
+            result = result.filter((video) => video.videoID === id);
+            if (result.length > 0) {
+                result = result[0].segments;
+                if (result.length === 0) { // return if no segments found
                     retryFetch(id);
                     return;
                 }
+            } else { // return if no video found
+                retryFetch(id);
+                return;
             }
 
             const recievedSegments: SponsorTime[] = result;
@@ -1594,14 +1583,6 @@ function hotkeyListener(e: KeyboardEvent): void {
     }
 }
 
-/**
- * Is this an unlisted YouTube video.
- * Assumes that the the privacy info is available.
- */
-function isUnlisted(): boolean {
-    return videoInfo?.microformat?.playerMicroformatRenderer?.isUnlisted || videoInfo?.videoDetails?.isPrivate;
-}
-
 /**
  * Adds the CSS to the page if needed. Required on optional sites with Chrome.
  */