diff --git a/.github/workflows/CI.yml b/.github/workflows/CI.yml
index bf462757..0c7de621 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/CI.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/CI.yml
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ jobs:
           python-version: '2.7'
 
       - name: Patch third-party deps
+        if: false  # disabled
         shell: bash
         working-directory: Themerr-plex.bundle/third-party
         run: |
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 61f08128..721d9787 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -50,14 +50,14 @@ python2 -m pip --no-python-version-warning --disable-pip-version-check install -
 python2 ./scripts/build_plist.py
 _BUILD
 
-# patch youtube-dl, cannot use git apply because we don't pass in any git files
-WORKDIR /build/Contents/Libraries/Shared
-RUN <<_PATCH
-#!/bin/bash
-set -e
-patch_dir=/build/patches
-patch -p1 < "${patch_dir}/youtube_dl-compat.patch"
-_PATCH
+## patch youtube-dl, cannot use git apply because we don't pass in any git files
+#WORKDIR /build/Contents/Libraries/Shared
+#RUN <<_PATCH
+##!/bin/bash
+#set -e
+#patch_dir=/build/patches
+#patch -p1 < "${patch_dir}/youtube_dl-compat.patch"
+#_PATCH
 
 WORKDIR /build
 
diff --git a/docs/source/contributing/build.rst b/docs/source/contributing/build.rst
index 6576d016..af124567 100644
--- a/docs/source/contributing/build.rst
+++ b/docs/source/contributing/build.rst
@@ -18,14 +18,14 @@ Setup venv
 ----------
 It is recommended to setup and activate a `venv`_.
 
-Apply Patches
--------------
-Patch YouTube-DL
-   .. code-block:: bash
-
-      pushd ./third-party/youtube-dl
-      git apply -v ../../patches/youtube_dl-compat.patch
-      popd
+.. Apply Patches
+.. -------------
+.. Patch YouTube-DL
+..    .. code-block:: bash
+..
+..       pushd ./third-party/youtube-dl
+..       git apply -v ../../patches/youtube_dl-compat.patch
+..       popd
 
 Install Requirements
 --------------------
diff --git a/patches/youtube_dl-compat.patch b/patches/youtube_dl-compat.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 9c878397..00000000
--- a/patches/youtube_dl-compat.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,38 +0,0 @@
-diff --git a/youtube_dl/compat.py b/youtube_dl/compat.py
-index 3c526a78d..6e2a92d92 100644
---- a/youtube_dl/compat.py
-+++ b/youtube_dl/compat.py
-@@ -58,18 +58,22 @@ except ImportError:  # Python 2
- 
- # Also fix up lack of method arg in old Pythons
- try:
--    _req = compat_urllib_request.Request
--    _req('http://127.0.0.1', method='GET')
-+    type(compat_urllib_request.Request('http://127.0.0.1', method='GET'))
- except TypeError:
--    class _request(object):
--        def __new__(cls, url, *args, **kwargs):
--            method = kwargs.pop('method', None)
--            r = _req(url, *args, **kwargs)
--            if method:
--                r.get_method = types.MethodType(lambda _: method, r)
--            return r
--
--    compat_urllib_request.Request = _request
-+    def _add_init_method_arg(cls):
-+        init = cls.__init__
-+
-+        def wrapped_init(self, *args, **kwargs):
-+            method = kwargs.pop('method', 'GET')
-+            init(self, *args, **kwargs)
-+            if self.has_data() and method == 'GET':
-+                method = 'POST'
-+            self.get_method = types.MethodType(lambda _: method, self)
-+
-+        cls.__init__ = wrapped_init
-+
-+    _add_init_method_arg(compat_urllib_request.Request)
-+    del _add_init_method_arg
- 
- 
- try:
diff --git a/third-party/youtube-dl b/third-party/youtube-dl
index be008e65..820fae3b 160000
--- a/third-party/youtube-dl
+++ b/third-party/youtube-dl
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit be008e657d79832642e2158557c899249c9e31cd
+Subproject commit 820fae3b3a8587a6f57afbe803b4f91de7d4e086