diff --git a/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/audio/AudioHandler.java b/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/audio/AudioHandler.java
index d389ef188..7ab48668f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/audio/AudioHandler.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/audio/AudioHandler.java
@@ -261,10 +261,6 @@ public Message getNowPlaying(JDA jda, boolean includeProgress)
                         + FormatUtil.volumeIcon(audioPlayer.getVolume()));
             }
            else
-                eb.setDescription(" `[" + FormatUtil.formatTime(track.getDuration()) + "]` "
-                        + FormatUtil.volumeIcon(audioPlayer.getVolume()));
-
-            return mb.setEmbeds(eb.build()).build();
         }
         else return null;
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/audio/NowplayingHandler.java b/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/audio/NowplayingHandler.java
index 16eb15f79..81de54299 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/audio/NowplayingHandler.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/audio/NowplayingHandler.java
@@ -132,11 +132,6 @@ public void onTrackUpdate(AudioTrack track)
             else
                 bot.resetGame();
         }
-        // update channel topic if applicable
-        updateTopic(guildId, handler, false);
-
-        if(bot.getConfig().getAutoNowPlaying())
-            sendNowPlayingMessageForNewTrack(guildId);
     }