diff --git a/frontend/src/scenes/session-recordings/player/inspector/PlayerInspectorControls.tsx b/frontend/src/scenes/session-recordings/player/inspector/PlayerInspectorControls.tsx
index bf3fd911e604d..2f717c954008b 100644
--- a/frontend/src/scenes/session-recordings/player/inspector/PlayerInspectorControls.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/scenes/session-recordings/player/inspector/PlayerInspectorControls.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { IconBug, IconClock, IconDashboard, IconInfo, IconPause, IconTerminal, IconX } from '@posthog/icons'
+import { IconBug, IconDashboard, IconInfo, IconPause, IconTerminal, IconX } from '@posthog/icons'
 import { LemonButton, LemonCheckbox, LemonInput, LemonSelect, Tooltip } from '@posthog/lemon-ui'
 import { useActions, useValues } from 'kea'
 import { FEATURE_FLAGS } from 'lib/constants'
@@ -66,9 +66,8 @@ export function PlayerInspectorControls({ onClose }: { onClose: () => void }): J
     const inspectorLogic = playerInspectorLogic(logicProps)
     const { tab, windowIdFilter, syncScrollingPaused, windowIds, showMatchingEventsFilter } = useValues(inspectorLogic)
     const { setWindowIdFilter, setSyncScrollPaused, setTab } = useActions(inspectorLogic)
-    const { showOnlyMatching, timestampMode, miniFilters, syncScroll, searchQuery } = useValues(playerSettingsLogic)
-    const { setShowOnlyMatching, setTimestampMode, setMiniFilter, setSyncScroll, setSearchQuery } =
-        useActions(playerSettingsLogic)
+    const { showOnlyMatching, miniFilters, syncScroll, searchQuery } = useValues(playerSettingsLogic)
+    const { setShowOnlyMatching, setMiniFilter, setSyncScroll, setSearchQuery } = useActions(playerSettingsLogic)
 
     const mode = logicProps.mode ?? SessionRecordingPlayerMode.Standard
 
@@ -172,24 +171,6 @@ export function PlayerInspectorControls({ onClose }: { onClose: () => void }): J
                 </div>
 
                 <div className="flex items-center gap-1">
-                    <LemonButton
-                        size="small"
-                        type="secondary"
-                        noPadding
-                        onClick={() => setTimestampMode(timestampMode === 'absolute' ? 'relative' : 'absolute')}
-                        tooltipPlacement="left"
-                        tooltip={
-                            timestampMode === 'absolute'
-                                ? 'Showing absolute timestamps'
-                                : 'Showing timestamps relative to the start of the recording'
-                        }
-                    >
-                        <span className="p-1 flex items-center gap-1">
-                            <span className=" text-xs">{capitalizeFirstLetter(timestampMode)}</span>{' '}
-                            <IconClock className="text-lg" />
-                        </span>
-                    </LemonButton>
-
                     <LemonButton
                         size="small"
                         type="secondary"
diff --git a/frontend/src/scenes/session-recordings/player/inspector/components/PlayerInspectorListItem.tsx b/frontend/src/scenes/session-recordings/player/inspector/components/PlayerInspectorListItem.tsx
index 48066a4cdca9d..21bbbc007023d 100644
--- a/frontend/src/scenes/session-recordings/player/inspector/components/PlayerInspectorListItem.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/scenes/session-recordings/player/inspector/components/PlayerInspectorListItem.tsx
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import useResizeObserver from 'use-resize-observer'
 import { SessionRecordingPlayerTab } from '~/types'
 
 import { IconWindow } from '../../icons'
-import { playerSettingsLogic } from '../../playerSettingsLogic'
+import { playerSettingsLogic, TimestampFormat } from '../../playerSettingsLogic'
 import { sessionRecordingPlayerLogic } from '../../sessionRecordingPlayerLogic'
 import { InspectorListItem, playerInspectorLogic } from '../playerInspectorLogic'
 import { ItemConsoleLog } from './ItemConsoleLog'
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ export function PlayerInspectorListItem({
 }): JSX.Element {
     const { logicProps } = useValues(sessionRecordingPlayerLogic)
     const { tab, durationMs, end, expandedItems, windowIds } = useValues(playerInspectorLogic(logicProps))
-    const { timestampMode } = useValues(playerSettingsLogic)
+    const { timestampFormat } = useValues(playerSettingsLogic)
 
     const { seekToTime } = useActions(sessionRecordingPlayerLogic)
     const { setItemExpanded } = useActions(playerInspectorLogic(logicProps))
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ export function PlayerInspectorListItem({
             {!isExpanded ? (
                 <LemonButton size="small" noPadding onClick={() => seekToEvent()}>
                     <span className="p-1 text-xs">
-                        {timestampMode === 'absolute' ? (
+                        {timestampFormat === TimestampFormat.Absolute ? (
                             <TZLabel time={item.timestamp} formatDate="DD, MMM" formatTime="HH:mm:ss" noStyles />
                         ) : (
                             <>
diff --git a/frontend/src/scenes/session-recordings/player/playerSettingsLogic.ts b/frontend/src/scenes/session-recordings/player/playerSettingsLogic.ts
index 15fa227082e51..4a719d0babe95 100644
--- a/frontend/src/scenes/session-recordings/player/playerSettingsLogic.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/scenes/session-recordings/player/playerSettingsLogic.ts
@@ -182,7 +182,6 @@ export const playerSettingsLogic = kea<playerSettingsLogicType>([
         setHideViewedRecordings: (hideViewedRecordings: boolean) => ({ hideViewedRecordings }),
         setAutoplayDirection: (autoplayDirection: AutoplayDirection) => ({ autoplayDirection }),
         setTab: (tab: SessionRecordingPlayerTab) => ({ tab }),
-        setTimestampMode: (mode: 'absolute' | 'relative') => ({ mode }),
         setMiniFilter: (key: string, enabled: boolean) => ({ key, enabled }),
         setSearchQuery: (search: string) => ({ search }),
         setSyncScroll: (enabled: boolean) => ({ enabled }),
@@ -279,14 +278,6 @@ export const playerSettingsLogic = kea<playerSettingsLogicType>([
             },
         ],
 
-        timestampMode: [
-            'relative' as 'absolute' | 'relative',
-            { persist: true },
-            {
-                setTimestampMode: (_, { mode }) => mode,
-            },
-        ],
-
         selectedMiniFilters: [
             ['all-automatic', 'console-all', 'events-all', 'performance-all'] as string[],
             { persist: true },