diff --git a/src/js/defaults.js b/src/js/defaults.js
index f160b1aa..da089efc 100644
--- a/src/js/defaults.js
+++ b/src/js/defaults.js
@@ -338,7 +338,6 @@ const defaults = {
         paused: 'plyr--paused',
         stopped: 'plyr--stopped',
         loading: 'plyr--loading',
-        error: 'plyr--has-error',
         hover: 'plyr--hover',
         tooltip: 'plyr__tooltip',
         cues: 'plyr__cues',
diff --git a/src/js/listeners.js b/src/js/listeners.js
index f4e9ade3..ebcc5f06 100644
--- a/src/js/listeners.js
+++ b/src/js/listeners.js
@@ -283,9 +283,6 @@ class Listeners {
         // Loading state
         utils.on(this.player.media, 'waiting canplay seeked playing', event => ui.checkLoading.call(this.player, event));
 
-        // Check if media failed to load
-        // utils.on(this.player.media, 'play', event => ui.checkFailed.call(this.player, event));
-
         // If autoplay, then load advertisement if required
         // TODO: Show some sort of loading state while the ad manager loads else there's a delay before ad shows
         utils.on(this.player.media, 'playing', () => {
diff --git a/src/js/ui.js b/src/js/ui.js
index 2347b5c8..ea592d82 100644
--- a/src/js/ui.js
+++ b/src/js/ui.js
@@ -196,29 +196,6 @@ const ui = {
         }, this.loading ? 250 : 0);
     },
 
-    // Check if media failed to load
-    checkFailed() {
-        // https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/HTMLMediaElement/networkState
-        this.failed = this.media.networkState === 3;
-
-        if (this.failed) {
-            utils.toggleClass(this.elements.container, this.config.classNames.loading, false);
-            utils.toggleClass(this.elements.container, this.config.classNames.error, true);
-        }
-
-        // Clear timer
-        clearTimeout(this.timers.failed);
-
-        // Timer to prevent flicker when seeking
-        this.timers.loading = setTimeout(() => {
-            // Toggle container class hook
-            utils.toggleClass(this.elements.container, this.config.classNames.loading, this.loading);
-
-            // Show controls if loading, hide if done
-            this.toggleControls(this.loading);
-        }, this.loading ? 250 : 0);
-    },
-
     // Update volume UI and storage
     updateVolume() {
         if (!this.supported.ui) {
diff --git a/src/sass/plyr.scss b/src/sass/plyr.scss
index 65134331..e934cf92 100644
--- a/src/sass/plyr.scss
+++ b/src/sass/plyr.scss
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@
 @import 'components/video';
 @import 'components/volume';
 
-@import 'states/error';
 @import 'states/fullscreen';
 
 @import 'plugins/ads';
diff --git a/src/sass/states/error.scss b/src/sass/states/error.scss
deleted file mode 100644
index 64d05c7b..00000000
--- a/src/sass/states/error.scss
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-// --------------------------------------------------------------
-// Error state
-// --------------------------------------------------------------
-
-.plyr--has-error {
-    pointer-events: none;
-
-    &::after {
-        align-items: center;
-        background: rgba(#000, 90%);
-        color: #fff;
-        content: attr(data-plyr-error);
-        display: flex;
-        font-size: $plyr-font-size-base;
-        height: 100%;
-        justify-content: center;
-        left: 0;
-        position: absolute;
-        text-align: center;
-        text-shadow: 0 1px 1px rgba(#000, 10%);
-        top: 0;
-        width: 100%;
-        z-index: 10;
-    }
-}