diff --git a/app/soapbox/features/audio/index.tsx b/app/soapbox/features/audio/index.tsx
index ecbae5b16..0bef3c3d9 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/features/audio/index.tsx
+++ b/app/soapbox/features/audio/index.tsx
@@ -449,7 +449,6 @@ const Audio: React.FC<IAudio> = (props) => {
       onMouseLeave={handleMouseLeave}
       tabIndex={0}
       onKeyDown={handleKeyDown}
-      onClick={e => e.stopPropagation()}
     >
       <audio
         src={src}
diff --git a/app/soapbox/features/video/index.tsx b/app/soapbox/features/video/index.tsx
index f418714bd..634d3e79a 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/features/video/index.tsx
+++ b/app/soapbox/features/video/index.tsx
@@ -183,8 +183,6 @@ const Video: React.FC<IVideo> = ({
     }
   }, [video.current]);
 
-  const handleClickRoot: React.MouseEventHandler = e => e.stopPropagation();
-
   const handlePlay = () => {
     setPaused(false);
   };
@@ -507,7 +505,6 @@ const Video: React.FC<IVideo> = ({
       ref={player}
       onMouseEnter={handleMouseEnter}
       onMouseLeave={handleMouseLeave}
-      onClick={handleClickRoot}
       onKeyDown={handleKeyDown}
       tabIndex={0}
     >