diff --git a/common/src/wrtc-to-rtsp.ts b/common/src/wrtc-to-rtsp.ts
index 71443116e..0096c3f09 100644
--- a/common/src/wrtc-to-rtsp.ts
+++ b/common/src/wrtc-to-rtsp.ts
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ export async function createRTCPeerConnectionSource(channel: ScryptedDeviceBase
             // hint to ffmpeg for how long to wait for out of order packets.
             // is only used by udp, i think? unsure. but it causes severe jitter.
             // the jitter buffer should be on the actual rendering side.
-            "-max_delay", "0",
+            // "-max_delay", "0",
             '-i', url,
         ]
     };
diff --git a/plugins/google-device-access/src/main.ts b/plugins/google-device-access/src/main.ts
index 550e0decc..9d7adc441 100644
--- a/plugins/google-device-access/src/main.ts
+++ b/plugins/google-device-access/src/main.ts
@@ -221,7 +221,6 @@ class NestCamera extends ScryptedDeviceBase implements Readme, Camera, VideoCame
             mediaStreamOptions: this.addRefreshOptions(trackerId, getSdmRtspMediaStreamOptions()),
             inputArguments: [
                 "-rtsp_transport", "tcp",
-                "-max_delay", "1000000",
                 "-i", u.toString(),
             ],
         });
diff --git a/plugins/prebuffer-mixin/src/main.ts b/plugins/prebuffer-mixin/src/main.ts
index 638fe589c..91fda0b30 100644
--- a/plugins/prebuffer-mixin/src/main.ts
+++ b/plugins/prebuffer-mixin/src/main.ts
@@ -1017,7 +1017,6 @@ class PrebufferProvider extends AutoenableMixinProvider implements MixinProvider
       url: clientUrl,
       inputArguments: [
         "-rtsp_transport", "tcp",
-        "-max_delay", "1000000",
         '-i', clientUrl.replace('tcp', 'rtsp'),
       ]
     };
diff --git a/plugins/rtsp/src/rtsp.ts b/plugins/rtsp/src/rtsp.ts
index a8924b7cc..25b475fe2 100644
--- a/plugins/rtsp/src/rtsp.ts
+++ b/plugins/rtsp/src/rtsp.ts
@@ -76,7 +76,6 @@ export class RtspCamera extends CameraBase<UrlMediaStreamOptions> {
             url: stringUrl,
             inputArguments: [
                 "-rtsp_transport", this.getRtspTransport(),
-                "-max_delay", "1000000",
                 "-i", stringUrl,
             ],
             mediaStreamOptions: vso,
diff --git a/plugins/synology-ss/src/main.ts b/plugins/synology-ss/src/main.ts
index eddd1aba8..66f4d81e5 100644
--- a/plugins/synology-ss/src/main.ts
+++ b/plugins/synology-ss/src/main.ts
@@ -116,7 +116,6 @@ class SynologyCameraDevice extends ScryptedDeviceBase implements Camera, HttpReq
             url: liveViewPaths[0].rtspPath,
             inputArguments: [
                 "-rtsp_transport", "tcp",
-                "-max_delay", "1000000",
                 "-i", liveViewPaths[0].rtspPath,
             ],
             mediaStreamOptions: this.createMediaStreamOptions(rtspChannel),
diff --git a/server/src/plugin/media.ts b/server/src/plugin/media.ts
index e694ca3ee..26446f95e 100644
--- a/server/src/plugin/media.ts
+++ b/server/src/plugin/media.ts
@@ -86,7 +86,6 @@ export abstract class MediaManagerBase implements MediaManager {
                 if (mediaUrl.url.startsWith('rtsp://')) {
                     inputArguments.unshift(
                         "-rtsp_transport", "tcp",
-                        "-max_delay", "1000000",
                     );
                 }