diff --git a/src/mpris.ts b/src/mpris.ts
index cc429bbb..0aa610a3 100644
--- a/src/mpris.ts
+++ b/src/mpris.ts
@@ -285,18 +285,6 @@ export class MPRIS extends DBusInterface {
         );
       }),
 
-      this.player.queue.connect("notify::can-play-previous", () => {
-        this._properties_changed(
-          this.MEDIA_PLAYER2_PLAYER_IFACE,
-          {
-            CanGoPrevious: GLib.Variant.new_boolean(
-              this.player.queue.can_play_previous,
-            ),
-          },
-          [],
-        );
-      }),
-
       this.player.connect("notify::seeking", () => {
         if (!this.player.seeking) {
           this._on_seek_finished(this, this.player.timestamp);
@@ -396,7 +384,7 @@ export class MPRIS extends DBusInterface {
     // already started
     if (this.player.queue.repeat === RepeatMode.ONE) {
       this._seeked(0);
-      if (this.player.queue.can_play_previous) {
+      if (this.player.queue.position > 0) {
         return;
       }
     }
@@ -429,12 +417,6 @@ export class MPRIS extends DBusInterface {
       this.previous_state.set("can_go_next", has_next);
     }
 
-    const has_previous = this.player.queue.can_play_previous;
-    if (has_previous != this.previous_state.get("can_go_previous")) {
-      properties.CanGoPrevious = GLib.Variant.new_boolean(has_previous);
-      this.previous_state.set("can_go_previous", has_next);
-    }
-
     if (this.previous_state.get("can_play") != true) {
       properties.CanPause = GLib.Variant.new_boolean(true);
       properties.CanPlay = GLib.Variant.new_boolean(true);
@@ -633,10 +615,7 @@ export class MPRIS extends DBusInterface {
           MinimumRate: GLib.Variant.new_double(1.0),
           MaximumRate: GLib.Variant.new_double(1.0),
           CanGoNext: GLib.Variant.new_boolean(this.player.queue.can_play_next),
-          CanGoPrevious: GLib.Variant.new(
-            "b",
-            this.player.queue.can_play_previous,
-          ),
+          CanGoPrevious: GLib.Variant.new_boolean(true),
           CanPlay: GLib.Variant.new_boolean(can_play),
           CanPause: GLib.Variant.new_boolean(can_play),
           CanSeek: GLib.Variant.new_boolean(true),
diff --git a/src/player/queue.ts b/src/player/queue.ts
index 739a810b..3ab281f4 100644
--- a/src/player/queue.ts
+++ b/src/player/queue.ts
@@ -129,13 +129,6 @@ export class Queue extends GObject.Object {
             false,
             GObject.ParamFlags.READABLE,
           ),
-          "can-play-previous": GObject.param_spec_boolean(
-            "can-play-previous",
-            "Can play previous",
-            "Whether the previous song can be played",
-            false,
-            GObject.ParamFlags.READABLE,
-          ),
           repeat: GObject.param_spec_uint(
             "repeat",
             "Repeat",
@@ -290,11 +283,6 @@ export class Queue extends GObject.Object {
     return this.position < this.list.n_items - 1;
   }
 
-  get can_play_previous() {
-    if (this.repeat === RepeatMode.ALL) return true;
-    return this.position > 0;
-  }
-
   private _position = -1;
 
   get position() {
@@ -311,7 +299,6 @@ export class Queue extends GObject.Object {
       this.notify("current");
       this.notify("current-is-video");
       this.notify("can-play-next");
-      this.notify("can-play-previous");
     }
   }
 
@@ -492,7 +479,6 @@ export class Queue extends GObject.Object {
         name: "previous",
         parameter_type: null,
         activate: () => this.previous(),
-        bind_enabled: [this, "can-play-previous"],
       }),
     );
 
@@ -541,7 +527,6 @@ export class Queue extends GObject.Object {
     this.repeat = (this.repeat + 1) % 3;
 
     this.notify("can-play-next");
-    this.notify("can-play-previous");
   }
 
   private async active_chip_changed_cb() {
@@ -556,7 +541,6 @@ export class Queue extends GObject.Object {
 
       this.add_tracks("remaining", queue.tracks);
 
-      this.notify("can-play-previous");
       this.notify("can-play-next");
     }
   }