diff --git a/src/module/qt_window/mpvwidget.cc b/src/module/qt_window/mpvwidget.cc
index be53b3caaa680c60849c87a5d1171855b3e90357..ddaf8ce85bf6e9f99835090ace36bcb9daf7bce9 100644
--- a/src/module/qt_window/mpvwidget.cc
+++ b/src/module/qt_window/mpvwidget.cc
@@ -42,8 +42,6 @@ MpvWidget::MpvWidget(struct queue *queue, lkt_db *db, struct module_reg *reg, bo
 
     setFocusPolicy(Qt::StrongFocus);
 
-    mpv_set_option_string(mpv, "terminal", "yes");
-    mpv_set_option_string(mpv, "msg-level", "all=v");
     mpv_set_option_string(mpv, "osc", "yes");
     if (mpv_initialize(mpv) < 0)
         throw std::runtime_error("could not initialize mpv context");