diff --git a/src/htsp.c b/src/htsp.c
index d7eb68c7..5f97e6e5 100644
--- a/src/htsp.c
+++ b/src/htsp.c
@@ -1485,9 +1485,6 @@ htsp_subscription_start(htsp_subscription_t *hs, const streaming_start_t *ss)
   for(i = 0; i < ss->ss_num_components; i++) {
     const streaming_start_component_t *ssc = &ss->ss_components[i];
 
-    if(ssc->ssc_type == SCT_TEXTSUB)
-      continue;
-
     c = htsmsg_create_map();
     htsmsg_add_u32(c, "index", ssc->ssc_index);
     htsmsg_add_str(c, "type", streaming_component_type2txt(ssc->ssc_type));