diff --git a/server/models/PodcastEpisode.js b/server/models/PodcastEpisode.js
index 27e702a10..e6d629167 100644
--- a/server/models/PodcastEpisode.js
+++ b/server/models/PodcastEpisode.js
@@ -80,13 +80,9 @@ class PodcastEpisode extends Model {
     if (rssPodcastEpisode.guid) {
       podcastEpisode.extraData.guid = rssPodcastEpisode.guid
     }
-
     if (audioFile.chapters?.length) {
       podcastEpisode.chapters = audioFile.chapters.map((ch) => ({ ...ch }))
-    } else if (rssPodcastEpisode.chapters?.length) {
-      podcastEpisode.chapters = rssPodcastEpisode.chapters.map((ch) => ({ ...ch }))
     }
-
     return this.create(podcastEpisode)
   }
 
diff --git a/server/utils/index.js b/server/utils/index.js
index 9f7d961c0..a8c0ff54a 100644
--- a/server/utils/index.js
+++ b/server/utils/index.js
@@ -243,29 +243,3 @@ module.exports.isValidASIN = (str) => {
   if (!str || typeof str !== 'string') return false
   return /^[A-Z0-9]{10}$/.test(str)
 }
-
-/**
- * Convert timestamp to seconds
- * @example "01:00:00" => 3600
- * @example "01:00" => 60
- * @example "01" => 1
- *
- * @param {string} timestamp
- * @returns {number}
- */
-module.exports.timestampToSeconds = (timestamp) => {
-  if (typeof timestamp !== 'string') {
-    return null
-  }
-  const parts = timestamp.split(':').map(Number)
-  if (parts.some(isNaN)) {
-    return null
-  } else if (parts.length === 1) {
-    return parts[0]
-  } else if (parts.length === 2) {
-    return parts[0] * 60 + parts[1]
-  } else if (parts.length === 3) {
-    return parts[0] * 3600 + parts[1] * 60 + parts[2]
-  }
-  return null
-}
diff --git a/server/utils/podcastUtils.js b/server/utils/podcastUtils.js
index a7ecce8a7..53ed8e7e5 100644
--- a/server/utils/podcastUtils.js
+++ b/server/utils/podcastUtils.js
@@ -1,17 +1,9 @@
 const axios = require('axios')
 const ssrfFilter = require('ssrf-req-filter')
 const Logger = require('../Logger')
-const { xmlToJSON, levenshteinDistance, timestampToSeconds } = require('./index')
+const { xmlToJSON, levenshteinDistance } = require('./index')
 const htmlSanitizer = require('../utils/htmlSanitizer')
 
-/**
- * @typedef RssPodcastChapter
- * @property {number} id
- * @property {string} title
- * @property {number} start
- * @property {number} end
- */
-
 /**
  * @typedef RssPodcastEpisode
  * @property {string} title
@@ -30,7 +22,6 @@ const htmlSanitizer = require('../utils/htmlSanitizer')
  * @property {string} guid
  * @property {string} chaptersUrl
  * @property {string} chaptersType
- * @property {RssPodcastChapter[]} chapters
  */
 
 /**
@@ -214,53 +205,12 @@ function extractEpisodeData(item) {
     const cleanKey = key.split(':').pop()
     episode[cleanKey] = extractFirstArrayItemString(item, key)
   })
-
-  // Extract psc:chapters if duration is set
-  let episodeDuration = !isNaN(episode.duration) ? timestampToSeconds(episode.duration) : null
-  if (item['psc:chapters']?.[0]?.['psc:chapter']?.length && episodeDuration) {
-    // Example chapter:
-    // {"id":0,"start":0,"end":43.004286,"title":"chapter 1"}
-
-    const cleanedChapters = item['psc:chapters'][0]['psc:chapter'].map((chapter, index) => {
-      if (!chapter['$']?.title || !chapter['$']?.start || typeof chapter['$']?.start !== 'string' || typeof chapter['$']?.title !== 'string') {
-        return null
-      }
-
-      const start = timestampToSeconds(chapter['$'].start)
-      if (start === null) {
-        return null
-      }
-
-      return {
-        id: index,
-        title: chapter['$'].title,
-        start
-      }
-    })
-
-    if (cleanedChapters.some((chapter) => !chapter)) {
-      Logger.warn(`[podcastUtils] Invalid chapter data for ${episode.enclosure.url}`)
-    } else {
-      episode.chapters = cleanedChapters.map((chapter, index) => {
-        const nextChapter = cleanedChapters[index + 1]
-        const end = nextChapter ? nextChapter.start : episodeDuration
-        return {
-          id: chapter.id,
-          title: chapter.title,
-          start: chapter.start,
-          end
-        }
-      })
-    }
-  }
-
   return episode
 }
 
 function cleanEpisodeData(data) {
   const pubJsDate = data.pubDate ? new Date(data.pubDate) : null
   const publishedAt = pubJsDate && !isNaN(pubJsDate) ? pubJsDate.valueOf() : null
-
   return {
     title: data.title,
     subtitle: data.subtitle || '',
@@ -277,8 +227,7 @@ function cleanEpisodeData(data) {
     enclosure: data.enclosure,
     guid: data.guid || null,
     chaptersUrl: data.chaptersUrl || null,
-    chaptersType: data.chaptersType || null,
-    chapters: data.chapters || []
+    chaptersType: data.chaptersType || null
   }
 }