diff --git a/src/components/media-player/ha-media-player-browse.ts b/src/components/media-player/ha-media-player-browse.ts
index d4f3a2ed9a..da98917f43 100644
--- a/src/components/media-player/ha-media-player-browse.ts
+++ b/src/components/media-player/ha-media-player-browse.ts
@@ -116,9 +116,6 @@ export class HaMediaPlayerBrowse extends LitElement {
 
   private _resizeObserver?: ResizeObserver;
 
-  // @ts-ignore
-  private _intersectionObserver?: IntersectionObserver;
-
   public connectedCallback(): void {
     super.connectedCallback();
     this.updateComplete.then(() => this._attachResizeObserver());
@@ -128,9 +125,6 @@ export class HaMediaPlayerBrowse extends LitElement {
     if (this._resizeObserver) {
       this._resizeObserver.disconnect();
     }
-    if (this._intersectionObserver) {
-      this._intersectionObserver.disconnect();
-    }
   }
 
   public async refresh() {