diff --git a/lib/pangea/choreographer/controllers/choreographer.dart b/lib/pangea/choreographer/controllers/choreographer.dart
index 6f65ea836..edb364f80 100644
--- a/lib/pangea/choreographer/controllers/choreographer.dart
+++ b/lib/pangea/choreographer/controllers/choreographer.dart
@@ -536,9 +536,9 @@ class Choreographer {
         chatController.room,
       );
 
-  bool get itAutoPlayEnabled {
-    return pangeaController.userController.profile.userSettings.itAutoPlay;
-  }
+  // bool get itAutoPlayEnabled {
+  //   return pangeaController.userController.profile.userSettings.itAutoPlay;
+  // }
 
   bool get definitionsEnabled =>
       pangeaController.permissionsController.isToolEnabled(
diff --git a/lib/pangea/choreographer/controllers/igc_controller.dart b/lib/pangea/choreographer/controllers/igc_controller.dart
index ed770cca4..6d0e848aa 100644
--- a/lib/pangea/choreographer/controllers/igc_controller.dart
+++ b/lib/pangea/choreographer/controllers/igc_controller.dart
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ class IgcController {
     final PangeaMatch match = igcTextData!.matches[firstMatchIndex];
 
     if (match.isITStart &&
-        choreographer.itAutoPlayEnabled &&
+        // choreographer.itAutoPlayEnabled &&
         igcTextData != null) {
       choreographer.onITStart(igcTextData!.matches[firstMatchIndex]);
       return;
diff --git a/lib/pangea/models/user_model.dart b/lib/pangea/models/user_model.dart
index 515b64088..1fdebef3a 100644
--- a/lib/pangea/models/user_model.dart
+++ b/lib/pangea/models/user_model.dart
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ class UserSettings {
   DateTime? dateOfBirth;
   DateTime? createdAt;
   bool autoPlayMessages;
-  bool itAutoPlay;
+  // bool itAutoPlay;
   bool activatedFreeTrial;
   bool publicProfile;
   String? targetLanguage;
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ class UserSettings {
     this.dateOfBirth,
     this.createdAt,
     this.autoPlayMessages = false,
-    this.itAutoPlay = true,
+    // this.itAutoPlay = true,
     this.activatedFreeTrial = false,
     this.publicProfile = false,
     this.targetLanguage,
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ class UserSettings {
             ? DateTime.parse(json[ModelKey.userCreatedAt])
             : null,
         autoPlayMessages: json[ModelKey.autoPlayMessages] ?? false,
-        itAutoPlay: json[ModelKey.itAutoPlay] ?? true,
+        // itAutoPlay: json[ModelKey.itAutoPlay] ?? true,
         activatedFreeTrial: json[ModelKey.activatedTrialKey] ?? false,
         publicProfile: json[ModelKey.publicProfile] ?? false,
         targetLanguage: json[ModelKey.l2LanguageKey],
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ class UserSettings {
     data[ModelKey.userDateOfBirth] = dateOfBirth?.toIso8601String();
     data[ModelKey.userCreatedAt] = createdAt?.toIso8601String();
     data[ModelKey.autoPlayMessages] = autoPlayMessages;
-    data[ModelKey.itAutoPlay] = itAutoPlay;
+    // data[ModelKey.itAutoPlay] = itAutoPlay;
     data[ModelKey.activatedTrialKey] = activatedFreeTrial;
     data[ModelKey.publicProfile] = publicProfile;
     data[ModelKey.l2LanguageKey] = targetLanguage;
@@ -96,9 +96,9 @@ class UserSettings {
       autoPlayMessages: (accountData[ModelKey.autoPlayMessages]
               ?.content[ModelKey.autoPlayMessages] as bool?) ??
           false,
-      itAutoPlay: (accountData[ModelKey.itAutoPlay]
-              ?.content[ModelKey.itAutoPlay] as bool?) ??
-          true,
+      // itAutoPlay: (accountData[ModelKey.itAutoPlay]
+      //         ?.content[ModelKey.itAutoPlay] as bool?) ??
+      //     true,
       activatedFreeTrial: (accountData[ModelKey.activatedTrialKey]
               ?.content[ModelKey.activatedTrialKey] as bool?) ??
           false,
diff --git a/lib/pangea/pages/settings_learning/settings_learning_view.dart b/lib/pangea/pages/settings_learning/settings_learning_view.dart
index 943d81ca2..13dd8d4d7 100644
--- a/lib/pangea/pages/settings_learning/settings_learning_view.dart
+++ b/lib/pangea/pages/settings_learning/settings_learning_view.dart
@@ -48,19 +48,19 @@ class SettingsLearningView extends StatelessWidget {
                     value,
                   ),
                 ),
-              ProfileSettingsSwitchListTile.adaptive(
-                defaultValue: controller.pangeaController.userController.profile
-                    .userSettings.itAutoPlay,
-                title:
-                    L10n.of(context)!.interactiveTranslatorAutoPlaySliderHeader,
-                subtitle: L10n.of(context)!.interactiveTranslatorAutoPlayDesc,
-                onChange: (bool value) => controller
-                    .pangeaController.userController
-                    .updateProfile((profile) {
-                  profile.userSettings.itAutoPlay = value;
-                  return profile;
-                }),
-              ),
+              // ProfileSettingsSwitchListTile.adaptive(
+              //   defaultValue: controller.pangeaController.userController.profile
+              //       .userSettings.itAutoPlay,
+              //   title:
+              //       L10n.of(context)!.interactiveTranslatorAutoPlaySliderHeader,
+              //   subtitle: L10n.of(context)!.interactiveTranslatorAutoPlayDesc,
+              //   onChange: (bool value) => controller
+              //       .pangeaController.userController
+              //       .updateProfile((profile) {
+              //     profile.userSettings.itAutoPlay = value;
+              //     return profile;
+              //   }),
+              // ),
               // ProfileSettingsSwitchListTile.adaptive(
               //   defaultValue: controller.pangeaController.userController.profile
               //       .userSettings.autoPlayMessages,
diff --git a/lib/pangea/widgets/igc/pangea_text_controller.dart b/lib/pangea/widgets/igc/pangea_text_controller.dart
index b7bbc1af8..a8ad07d71 100644
--- a/lib/pangea/widgets/igc/pangea_text_controller.dart
+++ b/lib/pangea/widgets/igc/pangea_text_controller.dart
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ class PangeaTextController extends TextEditingController {
 
     // if autoplay on and it start then just start it
     if (matchIndex != -1 &&
-        choreographer.itAutoPlayEnabled &&
+        // choreographer.itAutoPlayEnabled &&
         choreographer.igc.igcTextData!.matches[matchIndex].isITStart) {
       return choreographer.onITStart(
         choreographer.igc.igcTextData!.matches[matchIndex],
diff --git a/lib/pangea/widgets/igc/span_card.dart b/lib/pangea/widgets/igc/span_card.dart
index ddfa43ba4..63ecad332 100644
--- a/lib/pangea/widgets/igc/span_card.dart
+++ b/lib/pangea/widgets/igc/span_card.dart
@@ -355,16 +355,16 @@ class WordMatchContent extends StatelessWidget {
                     ),
                 ],
               ),
-              if (controller.widget.scm.pangeaMatch!.isITStart)
-                DontShowSwitchListTile(
-                  controller: pangeaController,
-                  onSwitch: (bool value) {
-                    pangeaController.userController.updateProfile((profile) {
-                      profile.userSettings.itAutoPlay = value;
-                      return profile;
-                    });
-                  },
-                ),
+              // if (controller.widget.scm.pangeaMatch!.isITStart)
+              //   DontShowSwitchListTile(
+              //     controller: pangeaController,
+              //     onSwitch: (bool value) {
+              //       pangeaController.userController.updateProfile((profile) {
+              //         profile.userSettings.itAutoPlay = value;
+              //         return profile;
+              //       });
+              //     },
+              //   ),
             ],
           ),
         ],