From 089e0f9a9442a0adb006620e7cbb669b2547f035 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Gus Libens <27970303+goestav@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2025 18:37:08 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] refactor: prevent server from marking the video as "watched"
 when the page loads

This will be handled at the front-end with JavaScript.
---
 src/invidious/routes/watch.cr | 4 ----
 1 file changed, 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/invidious/routes/watch.cr b/src/invidious/routes/watch.cr
index 8a4fa246..b4db2c47 100644
--- a/src/invidious/routes/watch.cr
+++ b/src/invidious/routes/watch.cr
@@ -68,10 +68,6 @@ module Invidious::Routes::Watch
     end
     env.params.query.delete_all("iv_load_policy")
 
-    if watched && preferences.watch_history
-      Invidious::Database::Users.mark_watched(user.as(User), id)
-    end
-
     if CONFIG.enable_user_notifications && notifications && notifications.includes? id
       Invidious::Database::Users.remove_notification(user.as(User), id)
       env.get("user").as(User).notifications.delete(id)