diff --git a/client/components/modals/podcast/ViewEpisode.vue b/client/components/modals/podcast/ViewEpisode.vue
index b4358c5d5..5a520ef45 100644
--- a/client/components/modals/podcast/ViewEpisode.vue
+++ b/client/components/modals/podcast/ViewEpisode.vue
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
         </div>
       </div>
       <p dir="auto" class="text-lg font-semibold mb-6">{{ title }}</p>
-      <div v-if="description" dir="auto" class="default-style less-spacing" @click="handleDescriptionClick" v-html="description" />
+      <div v-if="description" dir="auto" class="default-style less-spacing" v-html="description" />
       <p v-else class="mb-2">{{ $strings.MessageNoDescription }}</p>
 
       <div class="w-full h-px bg-white/5 my-4" />
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ export default {
       return this.episode.title || 'No Episode Title'
     },
     description() {
-      return this.parseDescription(this.episode.description || '')
+      return this.episode.description || ''
     },
     media() {
       return this.libraryItem?.media || {}
@@ -94,41 +94,7 @@ export default {
       return this.$store.getters['libraries/getBookCoverAspectRatio']
     }
   },
-  methods: {
-    handleDescriptionClick(e) {
-      if (e.target.matches('span.time-marker')) {
-        const time = parseInt(e.target.dataset.time)
-        if (!isNaN(time)) {
-          this.$eventBus.$emit('play-item', {
-            episodeId: this.episodeId,
-            libraryItemId: this.libraryItem.id,
-            startTime: time
-          })
-        }
-        e.preventDefault()
-      }
-    },
-    parseDescription(description) {
-      const timeMarkerLinkRegex = /<a href="#([^"]*?\b\d{1,2}:\d{1,2}(?::\d{1,2})?)">(.*?)<\/a>/g
-      const timeMarkerRegex = /\b\d{1,2}:\d{1,2}(?::\d{1,2})?\b/g
-
-      function convertToSeconds(time) {
-        const timeParts = time.split(':').map(Number)
-        return timeParts.reduce((acc, part, index) => acc * 60 + part, 0)
-      }
-
-      return description
-        .replace(timeMarkerLinkRegex, (match, href, displayTime) => {
-          const time = displayTime.match(timeMarkerRegex)[0]
-          const seekTimeInSeconds = convertToSeconds(time)
-          return `<span class="time-marker cursor-pointer text-blue-400 hover:text-blue-300" data-time="${seekTimeInSeconds}">${displayTime}</span>`
-        })
-        .replace(timeMarkerRegex, (match) => {
-          const seekTimeInSeconds = convertToSeconds(match)
-          return `<span class="time-marker cursor-pointer text-blue-400 hover:text-blue-300" data-time="${seekTimeInSeconds}">${match}</span>`
-        })
-    }
-  },
+  methods: {},
   mounted() {}
 }
 </script>