diff --git a/frontend/app/components/Session_/Player/Controls/Timeline.js b/frontend/app/components/Session_/Player/Controls/Timeline.js
index c63324fac..3ff810d57 100644
--- a/frontend/app/components/Session_/Player/Controls/Timeline.js
+++ b/frontend/app/components/Session_/Player/Controls/Timeline.js
@@ -26,8 +26,7 @@ let debounceTooltipChange = () => null;
   skipIntervals: state.skipIntervals,
   events: state.eventList,
   skip: state.skip,
-  // not updating properly rn
-  // skipToIssue: state.skipToIssue,
+  skipToIssue: state.skipToIssue,
   disabled: state.cssLoading || state.messagesLoading || state.markedTargets,
   endTime: state.endTime,
   live: state.live,
@@ -85,8 +84,7 @@ export default class Timeline extends React.PureComponent {
   };
 
   componentDidMount() {
-    const { issues } = this.props;
-    const skipToIssue = Controls.updateSkipToIssue();
+    const { issues, skipToIssue } = this.props;
     const firstIssue = issues.get(0);
     deboucneJump = debounce(this.props.jump, 500);
     debounceTooltipChange = debounce(this.props.setTimelineHoverTime, 50);
diff --git a/frontend/app/player/Player.ts b/frontend/app/player/Player.ts
index 181350cbe..320b141ec 100644
--- a/frontend/app/player/Player.ts
+++ b/frontend/app/player/Player.ts
@@ -216,12 +216,6 @@ export default class Player extends MessageDistributor {
     update({ skipToIssue });
   }
 
-  updateSkipToIssue() {
-    const skipToIssue = localStorage.getItem(SKIP_TO_ISSUE_STORAGE_KEY) === 'true';
-    update({ skipToIssue });
-    return skipToIssue;
-  }
-
   toggleAutoplay() {
     const autoplay = !getState().autoplay;
     localStorage.setItem(AUTOPLAY_STORAGE_KEY, `${autoplay}`);
diff --git a/frontend/app/player/singletone.js b/frontend/app/player/singletone.js
index db9b3116a..feb82ec78 100644
--- a/frontend/app/player/singletone.js
+++ b/frontend/app/player/singletone.js
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ export const togglePlay = initCheck((...args) => instance.togglePlay(...args));
 export const pause = initCheck((...args) => instance.pause(...args));
 export const toggleSkip = initCheck((...args) => instance.toggleSkip(...args));
 export const toggleSkipToIssue = initCheck((...args) => instance.toggleSkipToIssue(...args));
-export const updateSkipToIssue = initCheck((...args) => instance.updateSkipToIssue(...args));
 export const toggleAutoplay = initCheck((...args) => instance.toggleAutoplay(...args));
 export const toggleSpeed = initCheck((...args) => instance.toggleSpeed(...args));
 export const toggleEvents = initCheck((...args) => instance.toggleEvents(...args));
@@ -94,7 +93,6 @@ export const Controls = {
   pause,
   toggleSkip,
   toggleSkipToIssue,
-  updateSkipToIssue,
   toggleAutoplay,
   toggleEvents,
   toggleSpeed,