diff --git a/mythtv/libs/libmythtv/dvdringbuffer.cpp b/mythtv/libs/libmythtv/dvdringbuffer.cpp
index 483fa368490..47d7fc2e3d6 100644
--- a/mythtv/libs/libmythtv/dvdringbuffer.cpp
+++ b/mythtv/libs/libmythtv/dvdringbuffer.cpp
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
     if (++m_buttonVersion > 1024) \
         m_buttonVersion = 1;
 
+#define DVD_DRIVE_SPEED 1
+
 static const char *dvdnav_menu_table[] =
 {
     NULL,
@@ -209,7 +211,7 @@ long long DVDRingBuffer::Seek(long long pos, int whence, bool has_lock)
     if (ret >= 0)
     {
         readpos = ret;
-        
+
         ignorereadpos = -1;
 
         if (readaheadrunning)
@@ -1684,14 +1686,13 @@ double DVDRingBuffer::GetFrameRate(void)
     return dvdfps;
 }
 
-/** \brief set dvd speed. uses the DVDDriveSpeed Setting from the settings
+/** \brief set dvd speed. uses the constant DVD_DRIVE_SPEED
  *  table
  */
 void DVDRingBuffer::SetDVDSpeed(void)
 {
     QMutexLocker lock(&m_seekLock);
-    int dvdDriveSpeed = gCoreContext->GetNumSetting("DVDDriveSpeed", 12);
-    SetDVDSpeed(dvdDriveSpeed);
+    SetDVDSpeed(DVD_DRIVE_SPEED);
 }
 
 /** \brief set dvd speed.
diff --git a/mythtv/programs/mythfrontend/videoglobalsettings.cpp b/mythtv/programs/mythfrontend/videoglobalsettings.cpp
index b3b2a9149eb..0365bfc02d3 100644
--- a/mythtv/programs/mythfrontend/videoglobalsettings.cpp
+++ b/mythtv/programs/mythfrontend/videoglobalsettings.cpp
@@ -160,18 +160,6 @@ HostComboBox *SetOnInsertDVD()
     return gc;
 }
 
-HostSlider *SetDVDDriveSpeed()
-{
-    HostSlider *gs = new HostSlider("DVDDriveSpeed", 2, 12, 2);
-    gs->setLabel(QObject::tr("DVD Drive Speed"));
-    gs->setValue(12);
-    gs->setHelpText(QObject::tr("Set DVD Drive Speed during DVD Playback. "
-                                "Speed is in multiples of 177KB/s. "
-                                "Slower speeds may reduce drive noise but in "
-                                "some cases it causes playback to stutter."));
-    return gs;
-}
-
 HostCheckBox *VideoTreeRemember()
 {
     HostCheckBox *gc = new HostCheckBox("mythvideo.VideoTreeRemember");
@@ -295,7 +283,6 @@ VideoGeneralSettings::VideoGeneralSettings()
 
     VConfigPage page2(pages, false);
     page2->addChild(SetOnInsertDVD());
-    page2->addChild(SetDVDDriveSpeed());
     page2->addChild(VideoTreeRemember());
 
     // page 3