diff --git a/src/libpoketube/libpoketube-fetcher.js b/src/libpoketube/libpoketube-fetcher.js
index 2438207b..7bda8c13 100644
--- a/src/libpoketube/libpoketube-fetcher.js
+++ b/src/libpoketube/libpoketube-fetcher.js
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ module.exports = async function (video_id) {
   const dislike = await fetch(`${dislike_api}${video_id}`).then((res) =>
     res.json()
   );
-  
+
   const dislikes = dislike.dislikes || "none";
 
   const headers = {};
@@ -36,22 +36,10 @@ module.exports = async function (video_id) {
    */
 
   async function parsexml(id) {
-    for (let i = 0; i < 2; i++) {
-      try {
-        const player = await fetch(`${new_api_url}?v=${id}`, headers);
-        var h = await player.text();
-        var j = toJson(h);
-        return JSON.parse(j);
-        break;
-      } catch (err) {
-        if (err.status === 503) {
-          // retry after a bit
-          await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 1000));
-        } else {
-          return "";
-        }
-      }
-    }
+    const player = await fetch(`${new_api_url}?v=${id}`, headers);
+    var h = await player.text();
+    var j = toJson(h);
+    return JSON.parse(j);
   }
 
   /*