diff --git a/src/org/homebrew/AdjustmentsMenu.java b/src/org/homebrew/AdjustmentsMenu.java
index 7dc7e26..1e94bc7 100644
--- a/src/org/homebrew/AdjustmentsMenu.java
+++ b/src/org/homebrew/AdjustmentsMenu.java
@@ -7,15 +7,8 @@ import java.awt.FontMetrics;
 import java.awt.Graphics;
 import java.awt.event.KeyEvent;
 import java.awt.event.KeyListener;
-import javax.media.ControllerEvent;
-import javax.media.ControllerListener;
-import javax.media.EndOfMediaEvent;
-import javax.media.Manager;
-import javax.media.MediaLocator;
-import javax.media.Player;
-import javax.media.Time;
 
-public class AdjustmentsMenu extends Container implements KeyListener, ControllerListener {
+public class AdjustmentsMenu extends Container implements KeyListener {
     private static final String[] MAIN_ITEMS = {
         "MAIN FEATURE",
         "BONUS: WAITING ROOM OUTTAKES",
@@ -37,8 +30,6 @@ public class AdjustmentsMenu extends Container implements KeyListener, Controlle
     private boolean hidden;
     private int codeProgress;
     private String status = "BD-J scaffold loaded";
-    private Player featurePlayer;
-    private boolean menuShown = true;
 
     public AdjustmentsMenu() {
         setFocusable(true);
@@ -120,11 +111,7 @@ public class AdjustmentsMenu extends Container implements KeyListener, Controlle
             selected = 0;
             status = "Returned to approved materials";
         } else if ("MAIN FEATURE".equals(item)) {
-            // The feature is already playing behind the menu; just hide the
-            // menu to reveal it. Press the menu key (or ENTER) to bring it back.
-            status = "Playing main feature -- press ENTER for menu";
-            setMenuVisible(false);
-            return;
+            status = "Main feature is playlist 00000";
         } else if ("SETTINGS".equals(item)) {
             status = "Settings stub selected";
         } else {
@@ -134,47 +121,6 @@ public class AdjustmentsMenu extends Container implements KeyListener, Controlle
         repaint();
     }
 
-    // Called once by the Xlet at startup. Start the feature playing straight
-    // away and leave it running for the whole session. This keeps VLC in normal
-    // "playing" mode with a live playlist behind the menu, so selecting an item
-    // never triggers the background->playlist transition that VLC botches
-    // ("blurayReleaseVout: subpicture channel exists", no video). The menu is
-    // just drawn on top and toggled with setMenuVisible().
-    public void startPlayback() {
-        if (featurePlayer != null) {
-            return;
-        }
-        try {
-            // libbluray's "bd" protocol; PLAYLIST:00000 -> BDMV/PLAYLIST/00000.mpls.
-            featurePlayer = Manager.createPlayer(new MediaLocator("bd://PLAYLIST:00000"));
-            featurePlayer.addControllerListener(this);
-            featurePlayer.start();
-        } catch (Exception e) {
-            featurePlayer = null;
-            status = "Playback failed: " + e.getMessage();
-        }
-        repaint();
-    }
-
-    // Toggle only this menu Container, not the whole HScene, so the scene (and
-    // its key listener) stays alive while the video shows underneath.
-    private void setMenuVisible(boolean visible) {
-        menuShown = visible;
-        setVisible(visible);
-        if (visible) {
-            requestFocus();
-        }
-        repaint();
-    }
-
-    public void controllerUpdate(ControllerEvent event) {
-        // Loop the feature so there is always a live playlist behind the menu.
-        if (event instanceof EndOfMediaEvent && featurePlayer != null) {
-            featurePlayer.setMediaTime(new Time(0));
-            featurePlayer.start();
-        }
-    }
-
     private void unlockHidden() {
         hidden = true;
         selected = 0;
@@ -185,14 +131,6 @@ public class AdjustmentsMenu extends Container implements KeyListener, Controlle
 
     public void keyPressed(KeyEvent e) {
         int code = e.getKeyCode();
-
-        // When the menu is hidden (feature playing full screen), any key brings
-        // the menu back over the still-running video.
-        if (!menuShown) {
-            setMenuVisible(true);
-            return;
-        }
-
         String[] items = hidden ? HIDDEN_ITEMS : MAIN_ITEMS;
 
         if (code == KeyEvent.VK_UP) {
diff --git a/src/org/homebrew/MyXlet.java b/src/org/homebrew/MyXlet.java
index 1f4c209..711d371 100644
--- a/src/org/homebrew/MyXlet.java
+++ b/src/org/homebrew/MyXlet.java
@@ -29,9 +29,6 @@ public class MyXlet extends Thread implements Xlet {
         scene.setVisible(true);
         menu.requestFocus();
         scene.requestFocus();
-        // Start the feature immediately so VLC always has a live playlist behind
-        // the menu (avoids the background->playlist transition it botches).
-        menu.startPlayback();
         start();
     }