diff --git a/js/magnets.js b/js/magnets.js
index 56cb3b94..c280014d 100644
--- a/js/magnets.js
+++ b/js/magnets.js
@@ -49,36 +49,14 @@ export function trackersFromMagnet(magnet) {
   return Array.from(deduped);
 }
 
-export function webSeedsFromMagnet(magnet) {
-  if (typeof magnet !== "string") {
-    return [];
-  }
-  const parsed = parseMagnetLite(magnet);
-  if (!parsed || !Array.isArray(parsed.ws)) {
-    return [];
-  }
-  const deduped = new Set();
-  parsed.ws.forEach((url) => {
-    if (typeof url !== "string") {
-      return;
-    }
-    const trimmed = url.trim();
-    if (!trimmed) {
-      return;
-    }
-    deduped.add(trimmed);
-  });
-  return Array.from(deduped);
-}
-
 function parseMagnetLite(magnet) {
   if (typeof magnet !== "string") {
-    return { infoHash: "", announce: [], ws: [] };
+    return { infoHash: "", announce: [] };
   }
 
   const trimmed = magnet.trim();
   if (!trimmed) {
-    return { infoHash: "", announce: [], ws: [] };
+    return { infoHash: "", announce: [] };
   }
 
   const lower = trimmed.toLowerCase();
@@ -86,7 +64,6 @@ function parseMagnetLite(magnet) {
   const paramsPart = queryIndex >= 0 ? trimmed.slice(queryIndex + 1) : "";
   const params = paramsPart.split("&");
   const announce = [];
-  const ws = [];
   let infoHash = "";
 
   for (const param of params) {
@@ -112,12 +89,8 @@ function parseMagnetLite(magnet) {
       if (value) {
         announce.push(value);
       }
-    } else if (key === "ws" || key === "webseed") {
-      if (value) {
-        ws.push(value);
-      }
     }
   }
 
-  return { infoHash, announce, ws };
+  return { infoHash, announce };
 }
diff --git a/js/webtorrent.js b/js/webtorrent.js
index bfe232bf..d4f8698d 100644
--- a/js/webtorrent.js
+++ b/js/webtorrent.js
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import { WSS_TRACKERS } from "./constants.js";
 import { safeDecodeURIComponent } from "./utils/safeDecode.js";
 import { devLogger, userLogger } from "./utils/logger.js";
 import { emit } from "./embedDiagnostics.js";
-import { infoHashFromMagnet, webSeedsFromMagnet } from "./magnets.js";
+import { infoHashFromMagnet } from "./magnets.js";
 
 const DEFAULT_PROBE_TRACKERS = Object.freeze([...WSS_TRACKERS]);
 
@@ -960,18 +960,15 @@ export class TorrentClient {
       }
 
       const isFirefoxBrowser = this.isFirefox();
-      const explicitUrls = Array.isArray(opts?.urlList)
+      const candidateUrls = Array.isArray(opts?.urlList)
         ? opts.urlList
             .map((entry) => (typeof entry === "string" ? entry.trim() : ""))
             .filter((entry) => /^https?:\/\//i.test(entry))
         : [];
 
-      const magnetUrls = webSeedsFromMagnet(effectiveMagnetURI);
-      const combinedUrls = [...new Set([...explicitUrls, ...magnetUrls])];
-
       const chromeOptions = { strategy: "sequential" };
-      if (combinedUrls.length) {
-        chromeOptions.urlList = combinedUrls;
+      if (candidateUrls.length) {
+        chromeOptions.urlList = candidateUrls;
       }
 
       return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
diff --git a/tests/webtorrent-webseeds.test.mjs b/tests/webtorrent-webseeds.test.mjs
deleted file mode 100644
index 96783b99..00000000
--- a/tests/webtorrent-webseeds.test.mjs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,76 +0,0 @@
-
-import test from "node:test";
-import assert from "node:assert/strict";
-
-// Setup globals required by webtorrent.js
-if (typeof self === 'undefined') global.self = global;
-if (typeof navigator === 'undefined') {
-  global.navigator = {
-    userAgent: 'test',
-    serviceWorker: {
-      register: async () => ({ active: true }),
-      ready: Promise.resolve({ active: true }),
-      controller: { postMessage: () => {} },
-      addEventListener: () => {},
-      removeEventListener: () => {},
-    }
-  };
-}
-if (typeof window === 'undefined') {
-    global.window = {
-        location: { hostname: 'localhost', origin: 'http://localhost' },
-        isSecureContext: true,
-        navigator: global.navigator
-    }
-}
-if (typeof global.location === 'undefined') {
-    global.location = global.window.location;
-}
-
-// Import dynamic to ensure globals are set
-const { TorrentClient } = await import('../js/webtorrent.js');
-
-class MockWebTorrent {
-  constructor() {
-    this.torrents = [];
-  }
-  add(magnet, opts, cb) {
-    this.lastAdd = { magnet, opts };
-    const torrent = {
-        on: () => {},
-        files: [{name: 'video.mp4', streamTo: () => {}}],
-        once: () => {},
-        destroy: () => {},
-    };
-    if (cb) cb(torrent);
-    return torrent;
-  }
-  destroy() {}
-  createServer() {}
-}
-
-test("streamVideo merges magnet web seeds with explicit web seeds", async () => {
-  const client = new TorrentClient({ webTorrentClass: MockWebTorrent });
-  client.serviceWorkerDisabled = true;
-
-  const magnet = 'magnet:?xt=urn:btih:123&ws=http://magnet-seed.com/file.mp4';
-  const urlList = ['http://direct-url.com/video.mp4'];
-
-  const videoElement = {
-      play: async () => {},
-      addEventListener: () => {},
-      muted: false,
-      crossOrigin: null // streamVideo sets this
-  };
-
-  try {
-      await client.streamVideo(magnet, videoElement, { urlList });
-  } catch (e) {
-      console.log(e);
-  }
-
-  const lastAdd = client.client.lastAdd;
-
-  assert.ok(lastAdd.opts.urlList.includes('http://magnet-seed.com/file.mp4'), "Magnet web seed missing");
-  assert.ok(lastAdd.opts.urlList.includes('http://direct-url.com/video.mp4'), "Explicit web seed missing");
-});