diff --git a/public/options/options.html b/public/options/options.html
index 4af92937..9bb6b40c 100644
--- a/public/options/options.html
+++ b/public/options/options.html
@@ -154,20 +154,6 @@
 					<div class="small-description">__MSG_whatForceChannelCheck__</div>
 				</div>
 
-				<div data-type="toggle" data-sync="refetchWhenNotFound">
-					<div class="switch-container">
-						<label class="switch">
-							<input id="refetchWhenNotFound" type="checkbox" checked>
-							<span class="slider round"></span>
-						</label>
-						<label class="switch-label" for="refetchWhenNotFound">
-							__MSG_enableRefetchWhenNotFound__
-						</label>
-					</div>
-	
-					<div class="small-description">__MSG_whatRefetchWhenNotFound__</div>
-				</div>
-
 				<div data-type="toggle" data-sync="showCategoryWithoutPermission">
 					<div class="switch-container">
 						<label class="switch">
diff --git a/src/config.ts b/src/config.ts
index 7b085bfd..fc8f903f 100644
--- a/src/config.ts
+++ b/src/config.ts
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ interface SBConfig {
     audioNotificationOnSkip: boolean;
     checkForUnlistedVideos: boolean;
     testingServer: boolean;
-    refetchWhenNotFound: boolean;
     ytInfoPermissionGranted: boolean;
     allowExpirements: boolean;
     showDonationLink: boolean;
@@ -312,7 +311,6 @@ const syncDefaults = {
     audioNotificationOnSkip: false,
     checkForUnlistedVideos: false,
     testingServer: false,
-    refetchWhenNotFound: true,
     ytInfoPermissionGranted: false,
     allowExpirements: true,
     showDonationLink: true,
diff --git a/src/content.ts b/src/content.ts
index 57b1b581..d8e2e33f 100644
--- a/src/content.ts
+++ b/src/content.ts
@@ -1312,27 +1312,6 @@ async function lockedCategoriesLookup(): Promise<void> {
     }
 }
 
-function retryFetch(errorCode: number): void {
-    sponsorDataFound = false;
-    if (!Config.config.refetchWhenNotFound) return;
-
-    if (retryFetchTimeout) clearTimeout(retryFetchTimeout);
-    if ((errorCode !== 404 && retryCount > 1) || (errorCode !== 404 && retryCount > 10)) {
-        // Too many errors (50x), give up
-        return;
-    }
-
-    retryCount++;
-
-    const delay = errorCode === 404 ? (30000 + Math.random() * 30000) : (2000 + Math.random() * 10000);
-    retryFetchTimeout = setTimeout(() => {
-        if (getVideoID() && sponsorTimes?.length === 0
-                || sponsorTimes.every((segment) => segment.source !== SponsorSourceType.Server)) {
-            // sponsorsLookup();
-        }
-    }, delay);
-}
-
 /**
  * Only should be used when it is okay to skip a sponsor when in the middle of it
  *