diff --git a/client/src/components/YouTubePlayer/YouTubePlayer.jsx b/client/src/components/YouTubePlayer/YouTubePlayer.jsx
index 33b0db2..00d84a6 100644
--- a/client/src/components/YouTubePlayer/YouTubePlayer.jsx
+++ b/client/src/components/YouTubePlayer/YouTubePlayer.jsx
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@ const YouTubePlayer = ({
   autoplay = false, 
   startTime = 45,
   onReady = () => {},
-  onError = () => {},
-  onPlayerReady = null,
   className = ''
 }) => {
   const iframeRef = useRef(null);
@@ -65,36 +63,20 @@ const YouTubePlayer = ({
           },
           events: {
             'onReady': (event) => {
-              const player = event.target;
-              console.log("YouTube player ready event fired");
-
-              playerRef.current = player;
+              console.log("YouTube player ready");
               
-              try {
-                  const hasSeekTo = typeof player.seekTo === 'function';
-                  console.log(`Player has seekTo: ${hasSeekTo}`);
-                  
-                  // Start playback if needed
-                  if (autoplay) {
-                      player.seekTo(startTime || 0);
-                      player.playVideo();
-                  }
-
-                  setIsLoaded(true);
-                  onReady();
-                  
-                  if (typeof onPlayerReady === 'function') {
-                      console.log("Providing player instance to parent");
-                      onPlayerReady(player);
-                  }
-              } catch (err) {
-                  console.error("Error in player ready handler:", err);
-                  onError(err);
+              // Start playback if needed
+              if (autoplay) {
+                event.target.seekTo(startTime || 0);
+                event.target.playVideo();
               }
+              
+              setIsLoaded(true);
+              onReady();
             },
             'onError': (event) => {
               console.error("YouTube player error:", event);
-              onError(event);
+              // Remove error handling
             }
           }
         });
@@ -115,7 +97,7 @@ const YouTubePlayer = ({
         }
       }
     };
-  }, [videoId, autoplay, onReady, onError, startTime, customStartTime]);
+  }, [videoId, autoplay, onReady, startTime, customStartTime]);
 
   useEffect(() => {
     if (playerRef.current && isLoaded && customStartTime !== startTime) {
diff --git a/client/src/pages/Game/Game.jsx b/client/src/pages/Game/Game.jsx
index af8e1cc..b7bfd40 100644
--- a/client/src/pages/Game/Game.jsx
+++ b/client/src/pages/Game/Game.jsx
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ export const Game = () => {
     const timerIntervalRef = useRef(null);
 
     const [allSongs, setAllSongs] = useState([]);
-    const [playbackError, setPlaybackError] = useState(null);
     const [songsLoading, setSongsLoading] = useState(false);
 
     useEffect(() => {
@@ -259,28 +258,7 @@ export const Game = () => {
     }, [send]);
 
     const handlePlayerReady = useCallback((player) => {
-        console.log("Player ready handler called with:", player);
-        setPlaybackError(null);
-
-        if (player && typeof player.seekTo === 'function') {
-            console.log("Setting valid YouTube player instance");
-            setYtPlayer(player);
-
-            try {
-                const currentTime = player.getCurrentTime();
-                console.log(`Player initialized at ${currentTime}s`);
-            } catch (err) {
-                console.error("Error testing player methods:", err);
-            }
-        } else {
-            console.error("Invalid YouTube player instance provided:", player);
-            setPlaybackError("YouTube player initialization issue");
-        }
-    }, []);
-    
-    const handlePlayerError = useCallback((error) => {
-        console.error("YouTube playback error:", error);
-        setPlaybackError("Error playing song - trying to continue...");
+        console.log("Player ready");
     }, []);
 
     const togglePlayback = useCallback(() => {
@@ -330,8 +308,6 @@ export const Game = () => {
                                         autoplay={true}
                                         startTime={currentSong.refrainTime || 45}
                                         onReady={handlePlayerReady}
-                                        onPlayerReady={setYtPlayer}
-                                        onError={handlePlayerError}
                                         className="song-embedded-player"
                                     />
                                 </div>
@@ -554,12 +530,6 @@ export const Game = () => {
                 />
             )}
 
-            {playbackError && (
-                <div className="playback-error">
-                    {playbackError}
-                </div>
-            )}
-
             {songsLoading && (
                 <div className="songs-loading-indicator">
                     Loading songs...
diff --git a/client/src/pages/Game/styles.sass b/client/src/pages/Game/styles.sass
index c5bba8a..7b8f0d5 100644
--- a/client/src/pages/Game/styles.sass
+++ b/client/src/pages/Game/styles.sass
@@ -691,27 +691,6 @@
     opacity: 1
     transform: scale(1.05)
 
-.playback-error
-  position: fixed
-  bottom: 10px
-  left: 50%
-  transform: translateX(-50%)
-  background: rgba(255, 0, 0, 0.7)
-  margin-left: 10px
-  color: white
-  padding: 8px 20px
-  border-radius: 20px
-  font-size: 14px
-  z-index: 1000
-  box-shadow: 0 4px 15px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3)
-  animation: fade-out 4s forwards
-  
-@keyframes fade-out
-  0%, 80%
-    opacity: 1
-  100%
-    opacity: 0
-
 .player-container
   position: fixed
   left: 20px