diff --git a/content/media/MediaResource.cpp b/content/media/MediaResource.cpp
index 0864c91dbe4..194734fc68f 100644
--- a/content/media/MediaResource.cpp
+++ b/content/media/MediaResource.cpp
@@ -83,7 +83,6 @@ ChannelMediaResource::ChannelMediaResource(MediaDecoder* aDecoder,
     mCacheStream(MOZ_THIS_IN_INITIALIZER_LIST()),
     mLock("ChannelMediaResource.mLock"),
     mIgnoreResume(false),
-    mSeekingForMetadata(false),
     mIsTransportSeekable(true)
 {
 #ifdef PR_LOGGING
@@ -358,11 +357,7 @@ ChannelMediaResource::OnStartRequest(nsIRequest* aRequest)
   }
 
   mReopenOnError = false;
-  // If we are seeking to get metadata, because we are playing an OGG file,
-  // ignore if the channel gets closed without us suspending it explicitly. We
-  // don't want to tell the element that the download has finished whereas we
-  // just happended to have reached the end of the media while seeking.
-  mIgnoreClose = mSeekingForMetadata;
+  mIgnoreClose = false;
 
   if (mSuspendCount > 0) {
     // Re-suspend the channel if it needs to be suspended
@@ -808,16 +803,6 @@ nsresult ChannelMediaResource::Seek(int32_t aWhence, int64_t aOffset)
   return mCacheStream.Seek(aWhence, aOffset);
 }
 
-void ChannelMediaResource::StartSeekingForMetadata()
-{
-  mSeekingForMetadata = true;
-}
-
-void ChannelMediaResource::EndSeekingForMetadata()
-{
-  mSeekingForMetadata = false;
-}
-
 int64_t ChannelMediaResource::Tell()
 {
   NS_ASSERTION(!NS_IsMainThread(), "Don't call on main thread");
@@ -1231,8 +1216,6 @@ public:
   virtual nsresult ReadAt(int64_t aOffset, char* aBuffer,
                           uint32_t aCount, uint32_t* aBytes);
   virtual nsresult Seek(int32_t aWhence, int64_t aOffset);
-  virtual void     StartSeekingForMetadata() {};
-  virtual void     EndSeekingForMetadata() {};
   virtual int64_t  Tell();
 
   // Any thread
diff --git a/content/media/MediaResource.h b/content/media/MediaResource.h
index dd56211d874..f9ff63b5ef3 100644
--- a/content/media/MediaResource.h
+++ b/content/media/MediaResource.h
@@ -311,8 +311,6 @@ public:
   // The file strategy doesn't block for any great length of time so
   // is fine for a no-op cancel.
   virtual nsresult Seek(int32_t aWhence, int64_t aOffset) = 0;
-  virtual void StartSeekingForMetadata() = 0;
-  virtual void EndSeekingForMetadata() = 0;
   // Report the current offset in bytes from the start of the stream.
   virtual int64_t Tell() = 0;
   // Moves any existing channel loads into the background, so that they don't
@@ -588,8 +586,6 @@ public:
   virtual nsresult ReadAt(int64_t offset, char* aBuffer,
                           uint32_t aCount, uint32_t* aBytes);
   virtual nsresult Seek(int32_t aWhence, int64_t aOffset);
-  virtual void     StartSeekingForMetadata();
-  virtual void     EndSeekingForMetadata();
   virtual int64_t  Tell();
 
   // Any thread
@@ -714,9 +710,6 @@ protected:
   // isPending state at the time of the suspend request.
   bool mIgnoreResume;
 
-  // True if we are seeking to get the real duration of the file.
-  bool mSeekingForMetadata;
-
   // Start and end offset of the bytes to be requested.
   MediaByteRange mByteRange;
 
diff --git a/content/media/RtspMediaResource.h b/content/media/RtspMediaResource.h
index bb59073f890..934fbc6efd7 100644
--- a/content/media/RtspMediaResource.h
+++ b/content/media/RtspMediaResource.h
@@ -131,10 +131,6 @@ public:
     return NS_OK;
   }
   // dummy
-  virtual void     StartSeekingForMetadata() MOZ_OVERRIDE {}
-  // dummy
-  virtual void     EndSeekingForMetadata() MOZ_OVERRIDE {}
-  // dummy
   virtual int64_t  Tell() MOZ_OVERRIDE { return 0; }
 
   // Any thread
diff --git a/content/media/mediasource/MediaSourceResource.h b/content/media/mediasource/MediaSourceResource.h
index 8c9eba4dcbf..8d602a4b617 100644
--- a/content/media/mediasource/MediaSourceResource.h
+++ b/content/media/mediasource/MediaSourceResource.h
@@ -39,8 +39,6 @@ public:
   virtual nsresult Read(char* aBuffer, uint32_t aCount, uint32_t* aBytes) MOZ_OVERRIDE { UNIMPLEMENTED(); return NS_ERROR_FAILURE; }
   virtual nsresult ReadAt(int64_t aOffset, char* aBuffer, uint32_t aCount, uint32_t* aBytes) MOZ_OVERRIDE { UNIMPLEMENTED(); return NS_ERROR_FAILURE; }
   virtual nsresult Seek(int32_t aWhence, int64_t aOffset) MOZ_OVERRIDE { UNIMPLEMENTED(); return NS_ERROR_FAILURE; }
-  virtual void StartSeekingForMetadata() MOZ_OVERRIDE { UNIMPLEMENTED(); }
-  virtual void EndSeekingForMetadata() MOZ_OVERRIDE { UNIMPLEMENTED(); }
   virtual int64_t Tell() MOZ_OVERRIDE { UNIMPLEMENTED(); return -1; }
   virtual void Pin() MOZ_OVERRIDE { UNIMPLEMENTED(); }
   virtual void Unpin() MOZ_OVERRIDE { UNIMPLEMENTED(); }
diff --git a/content/media/mediasource/SourceBufferResource.h b/content/media/mediasource/SourceBufferResource.h
index e8c0fa912a6..74b4805d9d8 100644
--- a/content/media/mediasource/SourceBufferResource.h
+++ b/content/media/mediasource/SourceBufferResource.h
@@ -57,8 +57,6 @@ public:
   virtual nsresult Read(char* aBuffer, uint32_t aCount, uint32_t* aBytes) MOZ_OVERRIDE;
   virtual nsresult ReadAt(int64_t aOffset, char* aBuffer, uint32_t aCount, uint32_t* aBytes) MOZ_OVERRIDE;
   virtual nsresult Seek(int32_t aWhence, int64_t aOffset) MOZ_OVERRIDE;
-  virtual void StartSeekingForMetadata() MOZ_OVERRIDE { UNIMPLEMENTED(); }
-  virtual void EndSeekingForMetadata() MOZ_OVERRIDE { UNIMPLEMENTED(); }
   virtual int64_t Tell() MOZ_OVERRIDE { return mOffset; }
   virtual void Pin() MOZ_OVERRIDE { UNIMPLEMENTED(); }
   virtual void Unpin() MOZ_OVERRIDE { UNIMPLEMENTED(); }
diff --git a/content/media/ogg/OggReader.cpp b/content/media/ogg/OggReader.cpp
index d7eff58e5f7..e0b52df3658 100644
--- a/content/media/ogg/OggReader.cpp
+++ b/content/media/ogg/OggReader.cpp
@@ -489,7 +489,6 @@ nsresult OggReader::ReadMetadata(MediaInfo* aInfo,
     {
       // We didn't get a duration from the index or a Content-Duration header.
       // Seek to the end of file to find the end time.
-      mDecoder->GetResource()->StartSeekingForMetadata();
       int64_t length = resource->GetLength();
 
       NS_ASSERTION(length > 0, "Must have a content length to get end time");
@@ -503,7 +502,6 @@ nsresult OggReader::ReadMetadata(MediaInfo* aInfo,
         mDecoder->SetMediaEndTime(endTime);
         LOG(PR_LOG_DEBUG, ("Got Ogg duration from seeking to end %lld", endTime));
       }
-      mDecoder->GetResource()->EndSeekingForMetadata();
     }
   } else {
     return NS_ERROR_FAILURE;