diff --git a/templates/viewer.html b/templates/viewer.html
index 3921dcd..58c7add 100644
--- a/templates/viewer.html
+++ b/templates/viewer.html
@@ -82,8 +82,6 @@
         data+="&root={{OPT.root}}"
         data+="&orig_url={{OPT.orig_url}}"
         data+="&view_eid={{OPT.view_eid}}"
-        // just to save this in pa_user_state
-        data+="&fullscreen="+fullscreen
         // direction (next/prev)
         data+="&"+dir+ "=1"
         {% if search_term is defined %}
@@ -117,8 +115,6 @@
                     disabled
                 {% endif %}
                     onClick="
-                        if( document.fullscreen == false )
-                            fullscreen = false
                         cidx = eid_lst.indexOf(current.toString())
                         prev=cidx-1
                         if( prev < 0 )
@@ -179,8 +175,6 @@
                             disabled
                         {% endif %}
                         onClick="
-                            if( document.fullscreen == false )
-                                fullscreen = false
                             cidx = eid_lst.indexOf(current.toString())
                             if( cidx < eid_lst.length-1 )
                             {
@@ -289,9 +283,5 @@ $( document ).keydown(function(event) {
 });
 
 var fullscreen=false;
-{% if OPT.fullscreen=='true' %}
-fullscreen=true;
-ViewImageOrVideo()
-{% endif %}
 </script>
 {% endblock script_content %}