diff --git a/api.ts b/api.ts
index c31d84c3d..e53e388b3 100644
--- a/api.ts
+++ b/api.ts
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ import {
 } from './src/app/shared/ipc-commands';
 
 const fs = require('fs');
-const join = require('path').join;
-const openAboutWindow = require('about-window').default;
 const userData = app.getPath('userData');
 const db = new Nedb<Playlist>({
     filename: `${userData}/db/data.db`,
@@ -89,14 +87,6 @@ export class Api {
             }
         });
 
-        ipcMain.on('show-about', () => {
-            openAboutWindow({
-                icon_path: join(__dirname, 'dist/assets/icons/icon.png'),
-                copyright: 'Copyright (c) 2020 4gray',
-                package_json_dir: __dirname,
-            });
-        });
-
         // open playlist from file system
         ipcMain.on('open-file', (event, args) => {
             fs.readFile(args.filePath, 'utf-8', (err, data) => {
diff --git a/src/app/player/components/video-player/video-player.component.html b/src/app/player/components/video-player/video-player.component.html
index aaa37ca2d..3837cde82 100644
--- a/src/app/player/components/video-player/video-player.component.html
+++ b/src/app/player/components/video-player/video-player.component.html
@@ -39,9 +39,6 @@
                 </button>
                 {{ activeChannel.name }}
                 <div class="spacer"></div>
-                <!-- <button mat-icon-button (click)="openAbout()">
-                    <mat-icon>info</mat-icon>
-                </button> -->
                 <button
                     *ngIf="epgAvailable$ | async"
                     mat-button
diff --git a/src/app/player/components/video-player/video-player.component.ts b/src/app/player/components/video-player/video-player.component.ts
index 4d6c4e259..c0298aa8f 100644
--- a/src/app/player/components/video-player/video-player.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/player/components/video-player/video-player.component.ts
@@ -91,13 +91,6 @@ export class VideoPlayerComponent implements OnInit {
         this.sideNav.close();
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Opens about application dialog
-     */
-    openAbout(): void {
-        this.electronService.ipcRenderer.send('show-about');
-    }
-
     /**
      * Adds/removes a given channel to the favorites list
      * @param channel channel to add