diff --git a/templates/useroptions.jade b/templates/useroptions.jade
index c91b4e3a..c2258bca 100644
--- a/templates/useroptions.jade
+++ b/templates/useroptions.jade
@@ -73,10 +73,6 @@ mixin us-playback
       .col-sm-4
       .col-sm-8
         p.text-info Setting <code>wmode=transparent</code> allows objects to be displayed above the video player, but may cause performance issues on some systems.
-      mixin rcheckbox("us-no-h264", "Use flash for h.264 playback")
-      .col-sm-4
-      .col-sm-8
-        p.text-info CyTube will attempt to autodetect browsers that do not natively support h.264 playback and fall back on a flash player.  This overrides that automatic detection and forces use of the flash player.
       mixin rcheckbox("us-hidevideo", "Remove the video player")
       mixin rcheckbox("us-playlistbuttons", "Hide playlist buttons by default")
       mixin rcheckbox("us-oldbtns", "Old style playlist buttons")
diff --git a/www/js/callbacks.js b/www/js/callbacks.js
index 98e11467..e9608a1c 100644
--- a/www/js/callbacks.js
+++ b/www/js/callbacks.js
@@ -867,10 +867,6 @@ Callbacks = {
         }
 
         if (data.type === "fi") {
-            if (USEROPTS.no_h264 && data.meta.codec === "mov/h264") {
-                data.forceFlash = true;
-            }
-
             data.url = data.id;
         }
 
@@ -885,13 +881,6 @@ Callbacks = {
             data = googlePlusSimulator2014(data);
         }
 
-        /* RTMP player has been replaced with the general flash player */
-        if (data.type === "rt") {
-            data.url = data.id;
-            data.type = "fi";
-            data.forceFlash = true;
-        }
-
         if (data.type != PLAYER.type) {
             loadMediaPlayer(data);
         }
diff --git a/www/js/data.js b/www/js/data.js
index 1885ff62..21084f32 100644
--- a/www/js/data.js
+++ b/www/js/data.js
@@ -103,19 +103,6 @@ function getOrDefault(k, def) {
     return v;
 }
 
-function default_noh264() {
-    var ua = navigator.userAgent + "";
-    if (ua.match(/Chrome|Chromium/)) {
-        return false;
-    } else if (ua.match(/Firefox/)) {
-        var version = ua.match(/Firefox\/(\d+)/)[1];
-        version = parseInt(version);
-        return version >= 29;
-    } else {
-        return true;
-    }
-}
-
 var USEROPTS = {
     theme                : getOrDefault("theme", "/css/themes/slate.css"),
     layout               : getOrDefault("layout", "fluid"),
@@ -139,7 +126,6 @@ var USEROPTS = {
     default_quality      : getOrDefault("default_quality", ""),
     boop                 : getOrDefault("boop", "never"),
     secure_connection    : getOrDefault("secure_connection", false),
-    no_h264              : getOrDefault("no_h264", default_noh264()),
     show_shadowchat      : getOrDefault("show_shadowchat", false)
 };
 
diff --git a/www/js/player.js b/www/js/player.js
index 23bee7a5..75b4de01 100644
--- a/www/js/player.js
+++ b/www/js/player.js
@@ -687,34 +687,6 @@ var RTMPPlayer = function (data) {
     });
 };
 
-function flashEventHandler(id, ev, data) {
-    switch (ev) {
-        case "timeupdate":
-            PLAYER.currentTime = data.currentTime;
-            break;
-        case "pause":
-            PLAYER.paused = data.paused;
-            if (CLIENT.leader)
-                sendVideoUpdate();
-            break;
-        case "play":
-            PLAYER.paused = data.paused;
-            if (CLIENT.leader)
-                sendVideoUpdate();
-            break;
-        case "volumechange":
-            PLAYER.volume = (data.muted ? 0 : data.volume);
-            break;
-        case "progress":
-            break;
-        case "onJavaScriptBridgeCreated":
-            PLAYER.player = $("#ytapiplayer")[0];
-            break;
-        default:
-            break;
-    }
-}
-
 var JWPlayer = function (data) {
     var self = this;
     self.videoId = data.id;
@@ -902,85 +874,6 @@ var CustomPlayer = function (data) {
 function FilePlayer(data) {
     var self = this;
 
-    self.initFlash = function (data) {
-        waitUntilDefined(window, "swfobject", function () {
-            if (!data.url) {
-                return;
-            }
-            self.volume = VOLUME;
-            self.videoId = data.id;
-            self.videoURL = data.url;
-            self.videoLength = data.seconds;
-            self.paused = false;
-            self.currentTime = 0;
-
-            var params = {
-                allowFullScreen: "true",
-                allowScriptAccess: "always",
-                allowNetworking: "all",
-                wMode: "direct"
-            };
-
-            var flashvars = {
-                src: encodeURIComponent(self.videoURL),
-                // For some reason this param seems not to work
-                clipStartTime: Math.floor(data.currentTime),
-                javascriptCallbackFunction: "flashEventHandler",
-                autoPlay: true,
-                volume: VOLUME
-            };
-
-            if (self.videoURL.indexOf("rtmp") === 0) {
-                flashvars.streamType = "live";
-            } else {
-                flashvars.streamType = "recorded";
-            }
-
-            swfobject.embedSWF("/StrobeMediaPlayback.swf",
-                "ytapiplayer",
-                VWIDTH, VHEIGHT,
-                "10.1.0",
-                null,
-                flashvars,
-                params,
-                { name: "ytapiplayer" }
-            );
-
-            self.player = $("#ytapiplayer")[0];
-            resizeStuff();
-
-            self.pause = function () {
-                if (self.player && self.player.pause)
-                    self.player.pause();
-            };
-
-            self.play = function () {
-                // Why is it play2?  What happened to play1?
-                if (self.player && self.player.play2)
-                    self.player.play2();
-            };
-
-            self.getTime = function (cb) {
-                cb(self.currentTime);
-            };
-
-            self.seek = function (to) {
-                if (self.player && self.player.seek) {
-                    self.player.seek(Math.floor(to));
-                }
-            };
-
-            self.getVolume = function (cb) {
-                cb(self.volume);
-            };
-
-            self.setVolume = function (vol) {
-                if (self.player && self.player.setVolume)
-                    self.player.setVolume(vol);
-            };
-        });
-    };
-
     self.init = function (data) {
         if (!data.url) {
             return;
@@ -1004,7 +897,8 @@ function FilePlayer(data) {
         video.error(function (err) {
             setTimeout(function () {
                 console.log("<video> tag failed, falling back to Flash");
-                self.initFlash(data);
+                PLAYER = new JWPlayer(data);
+                PLAYER.type = "jw";
             }, 100);
         });
         removeOld(video);
@@ -1089,7 +983,10 @@ function FilePlayer(data) {
     };
 
     if (data.forceFlash) {
-        self.initFlash(data);
+        setTimeout(function () {
+            PLAYER = new JWPlayer(data);
+            PLAYER.type = "jw";
+        }, 1);
     } else {
         self.init(data);
     }
@@ -1191,9 +1088,8 @@ var constructors = {
     "jw": JWPlayer,
     "im": ImgurPlayer,
     "cu": CustomPlayer,
-    "rt": FilePlayer,
+    "rt": RTMPPlayer,
     "rv": FilePlayer,
-    "fl": FilePlayer,
     "fi": FilePlayer
 };
 
diff --git a/www/js/util.js b/www/js/util.js
index 72c34293..be08bddd 100644
--- a/www/js/util.js
+++ b/www/js/util.js
@@ -611,7 +611,6 @@ function showUserOptions() {
     $("#us-synch").prop("checked", USEROPTS.synch);
     $("#us-synch-accuracy").val(USEROPTS.sync_accuracy);
     $("#us-wmode-transparent").prop("checked", USEROPTS.wmode_transparent);
-    $("#us-no-h264").prop("checked", USEROPTS.no_h264);
     $("#us-hidevideo").prop("checked", USEROPTS.hidevid);
     $("#us-playlistbuttons").prop("checked", USEROPTS.qbtn_hide);
     $("#us-oldbtns").prop("checked", USEROPTS.qbtn_idontlikechange);
@@ -645,7 +644,6 @@ function saveUserOptions() {
     USEROPTS.synch                = $("#us-synch").prop("checked");
     USEROPTS.sync_accuracy        = parseFloat($("#us-synch-accuracy").val()) || 2;
     USEROPTS.wmode_transparent    = $("#us-wmode-transparent").prop("checked");
-    USEROPTS.no_h264              = $("#us-no-h264").prop("checked");
     USEROPTS.hidevid              = $("#us-hidevideo").prop("checked");
     USEROPTS.qbtn_hide            = $("#us-playlistbuttons").prop("checked");
     USEROPTS.qbtn_idontlikechange = $("#us-oldbtns").prop("checked");
@@ -2697,11 +2695,6 @@ function vimeoSimulator2014(data) {
     /* Vimeo Simulator uses the raw file player */
     data.type = "fi";
 
-    /* For browsers that don't support native h264 playback */
-    if (USEROPTS.no_h264) {
-        data.forceFlash = true;
-    }
-
     /* Convert youtube-style quality key to vimeo workaround quality */
     var q = {
         small: "mobile",