diff --git a/plugins/channelrx/demoddatv/datvdemod.h b/plugins/channelrx/demoddatv/datvdemod.h
index a85db9a7e..1a4130041 100644
--- a/plugins/channelrx/demoddatv/datvdemod.h
+++ b/plugins/channelrx/demoddatv/datvdemod.h
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ public:
     bool videoActive() { return m_basebandSink->videoActive(); }
     bool videoDecodeOK() { return m_basebandSink->videoDecodeOK(); }
 
-    bool PlayVideo(bool blnStartStop) { return m_basebandSink->PlayVideo(blnStartStop); }
+    bool playVideo() { return m_basebandSink->playVideo(); }
 
     double getMagSq() const { return m_basebandSink->getMagSq(); } //!< Beware this is scaled to 2^30
     int getModcodModulation() const { return m_basebandSink->getModcodModulation(); }
diff --git a/plugins/channelrx/demoddatv/datvdemodbaseband.h b/plugins/channelrx/demoddatv/datvdemodbaseband.h
index 3b456fbbd..f98e6291e 100644
--- a/plugins/channelrx/demoddatv/datvdemodbaseband.h
+++ b/plugins/channelrx/demoddatv/datvdemodbaseband.h
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ public:
     bool audioDecodeOK() { return m_sink.audioDecodeOK(); }
     bool videoActive() { return m_sink.videoActive(); }
     bool videoDecodeOK() { return m_sink.videoDecodeOK(); }
-    bool PlayVideo(bool blnStartStop) { return m_sink.PlayVideo(blnStartStop); }
+    bool playVideo() { return m_sink.playVideo(); }
 
     int getModcodModulation() const { return m_sink.getModcodModulation(); }
     int getModcodCodeRate() const { return m_sink.getModcodCodeRate(); }
diff --git a/plugins/channelrx/demoddatv/datvdemodgui.cpp b/plugins/channelrx/demoddatv/datvdemodgui.cpp
index aeee24a70..e59245cde 100644
--- a/plugins/channelrx/demoddatv/datvdemodgui.cpp
+++ b/plugins/channelrx/demoddatv/datvdemodgui.cpp
@@ -546,7 +546,7 @@ void DATVDemodGUI::tick()
     m_intPreviousDecodedData = m_intLastDecodedData;
 
     //Try to start video rendering
-    m_objDATVDemod->PlayVideo(false);
+    m_objDATVDemod->playVideo();
 
     return;
 }
diff --git a/plugins/channelrx/demoddatv/datvdemodsink.cpp b/plugins/channelrx/demoddatv/datvdemodsink.cpp
index ba58874b4..399de8e24 100644
--- a/plugins/channelrx/demoddatv/datvdemodsink.cpp
+++ b/plugins/channelrx/demoddatv/datvdemodsink.cpp
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ DATVDemodSink::DATVDemodSink() :
     m_cnrMeter(nullptr),
     m_audioFifo(48000),
     m_blnRenderingVideo(false),
-    m_blnStartStopVideo(false),
     m_cstlnSetByModcod(false),
     m_modcodModulation(-1),
     m_modcodCodeRate(-1),
@@ -152,7 +151,7 @@ bool DATVDemodSink::videoDecodeOK()
     }
 }
 
-bool DATVDemodSink::PlayVideo(bool blnStartStop)
+bool DATVDemodSink::playVideo()
 {
     if (m_objVideoStream == nullptr) {
         return false;
@@ -166,20 +165,7 @@ bool DATVDemodSink::PlayVideo(bool blnStartStop)
         return false;
     }
 
-    if (m_blnStartStopVideo && !blnStartStop) {
-        return true;
-    }
-
-    if (blnStartStop == true) {
-        m_blnStartStopVideo = true;
-    }
-
-    if (m_objRenderThread->isRunning())
-    {
-        if (blnStartStop == true) {
-            m_objRenderThread->stopRendering();
-        }
-
+    if (m_objRenderThread->isRunning()) {
         return true;
     }
 
diff --git a/plugins/channelrx/demoddatv/datvdemodsink.h b/plugins/channelrx/demoddatv/datvdemodsink.h
index 0dd03ec17..42cc9c25f 100644
--- a/plugins/channelrx/demoddatv/datvdemodsink.h
+++ b/plugins/channelrx/demoddatv/datvdemodsink.h
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ public:
     bool videoActive();
     bool videoDecodeOK();
 
-    bool PlayVideo(bool blnStartStop);
+    bool playVideo();
 
     int GetSampleRate();
     double getMagSq() const { return m_objMagSqAverage; } //!< Beware this is scaled to 2^30
@@ -302,7 +302,6 @@ private:
 
     bool m_blnInitialized;
     bool m_blnRenderingVideo;
-    bool m_blnStartStopVideo;
     bool m_cstlnSetByModcod;
     int m_modcodModulation;
     int m_modcodCodeRate;