diff --git a/server/managers/PlaybackSessionManager.js b/server/managers/PlaybackSessionManager.js
index f410cdaf..76c140fd 100644
--- a/server/managers/PlaybackSessionManager.js
+++ b/server/managers/PlaybackSessionManager.js
@@ -175,25 +175,6 @@ class PlaybackSessionManager {
       // New session from local
       session = new PlaybackSession(sessionJson)
       session.deviceInfo = deviceInfo
-
-      if (session.mediaMetadata == null) {
-        session.mediaMetadata = {}
-      }
-
-      // Populate mediaMetadata with the current library items metadata for any keys not set by client
-      const libraryItemMediaMetadata = libraryItem.media.oldMetadataToJSON()
-      for (const key in libraryItemMediaMetadata) {
-        if (session.mediaMetadata[key] === undefined) {
-          session.mediaMetadata[key] = libraryItemMediaMetadata[key]
-        }
-      }
-
-      if (session.displayTitle == null || session.displayTitle === '') {
-        session.displayTitle = libraryItem.title
-      }
-      if (session.displayAuthor == null || session.displayAuthor === '') {
-        session.displayAuthor = libraryItem.authorNamesFirstLast
-      }
       session.duration = libraryItem.media.getPlaybackDuration(sessionJson.episodeId)
 
       Logger.debug(`[PlaybackSessionManager] Inserting new session for "${session.displayTitle}" (${session.id})`)