diff --git a/static/js/embedPlayer.js b/static/js/embedPlayer.js
index 504d012e..0db6a7b8 100644
--- a/static/js/embedPlayer.js
+++ b/static/js/embedPlayer.js
@@ -42,9 +42,7 @@ pandora.ui.embedPlayer = function() {
             sizes = getSizes();
 
         options.height = sizes.videoHeight;
-        if (!video.subtitles) {
-            video.subtitles = pandora.getSubtitles(video);
-        }
+        video.subtitles = pandora.getSubtitles(video);
 
         if (options.title) {
             $title = Ox.Element()
@@ -109,10 +107,7 @@ pandora.ui.embedPlayer = function() {
                 scaleToFill: ui.videoScale == 'fill',
                 showIconOnLoad: true,
                 subtitles: video.subtitles,
-                subtitlesDefaultTrack: video.subtitlesDefaultTrack || Ox.getLanguageNameByCode(pandora.site.language),
-                subtitlesLayer: video.subtitlesLayer,
                 subtitlesOffset: ui.videoSubtitlesOffset,
-                subtitlesTrack: video.subtitlesTrack || Ox.getLanguageNameByCode(pandora.site.language),
                 timeline: options.playInToOut ? function(size, i) {
                     return pandora.getMediaURL('/' + options.item
                         + '/timelineantialias'
diff --git a/static/js/pandora.js b/static/js/pandora.js
index 0939d150..96a6ece9 100644
--- a/static/js/pandora.js
+++ b/static/js/pandora.js
@@ -495,7 +495,6 @@ appPanel
                             pandora.$ui.embedPanel.options(data);
                         }
                     });
-                    pandora.localInit && pandora.localInit();
                 } else if (isPrint) {
                     pandora.$ui.printView = pandora.ui.printView().display();
                 } else if (isHome) {