diff --git a/app/src/InterstitialPage.tsx b/app/src/InterstitialPage.tsx
index 70878e2..2068949 100644
--- a/app/src/InterstitialPage.tsx
+++ b/app/src/InterstitialPage.tsx
@@ -30,11 +30,6 @@ export const InterstitialPage = () => {
                   type: clpp.Type.HLS,
                 },
               }}
-              // Possibly it's something wrong with the AIP stream http://localhost:3000/vod-preroll.m3u8
-              // but unfortunately what happens is that we get state "Ended" and then the video
-              // continues playing for another cca 800ms. This would obviously cause a glitch
-              // in the UI so configure the player to ignore all ended states changes
-              patchIgnoreStateEnded={true}
               hasTopControlsBar={false}
               interstitialOptions={{
                 config: {
diff --git a/src/Player.ts b/src/Player.ts
index 68c9538..13c0821 100644
--- a/src/Player.ts
+++ b/src/Player.ts
@@ -312,10 +312,6 @@ export class Player {
    * The last playback state
    */
   private _lastPlaybackState: State = State.Unset
-  /**
-   * If true state changes to "ended" state should be ignored
-   */
-  private _ignoreStateEnded = false
   /**
    * Timeline cues
    */
@@ -417,7 +413,7 @@ export class Player {
       // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-argument
       const previousState = toState(e.detail.previousState)
 
-      if (this._ignoreStateEnded && currentState === State.Ended) {
+      if (currentState === State.Ended) {
         return
       }
 
@@ -544,18 +540,6 @@ export class Player {
     return this.pp_?.getTrackManager() ?? null
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Configure the player to ignore the "ended" state change. This is useful
-   * for situations where RESTOplay goes to the "ended" state prematurely, which
-   * sometimes happens (e.g. state changes to ended, but the video still plays
-   * another 800 ms or so and timeupdates are triggered).
-   * Not sure if this is a bug in PRESTOplay or a problem with the asset, but
-   * it happens.
-   */
-  set ignoreStateEnded(value: boolean) {
-    this._ignoreStateEnded = value
-  }
-
   /**
    * Seek to the given position. Calling this function has no effect unless the
    * presto instance is already initialized.
diff --git a/src/interstitial/InterstitialPlayer.tsx b/src/interstitial/InterstitialPlayer.tsx
index 501d6bb..730b702 100644
--- a/src/interstitial/InterstitialPlayer.tsx
+++ b/src/interstitial/InterstitialPlayer.tsx
@@ -99,10 +99,6 @@ export type InterstitialPlayerProps = {
    * Custom style for the player container.
    */
   style?: React.CSSProperties
-  /**
-   * If true, the player will ignore all state changes to state "ended".
-   */
-  patchIgnoreStateEnded?: boolean
   /**
    * Render a custom top companion component.
    */
@@ -134,12 +130,6 @@ export const InterstitialPlayer = React.memo((props: InterstitialPlayerProps) =>
     enableFocus(props.enableFocus ?? true)
   }, [props.enableFocus])
 
-  useEffect(() => {
-    if (props.patchIgnoreStateEnded) {
-      playerRef.current.ignoreStateEnded = true
-    }
-  }, [props.patchIgnoreStateEnded])
-
   const load = async () => {
     try {
       await playerRef.current.loadHlsi(props.asset)