diff --git a/android/app/src/main/java/com/audiobookshelf/app/data/PlaybackSession.kt b/android/app/src/main/java/com/audiobookshelf/app/data/PlaybackSession.kt
index 26a795ab..cde9318e 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/java/com/audiobookshelf/app/data/PlaybackSession.kt
+++ b/android/app/src/main/java/com/audiobookshelf/app/data/PlaybackSession.kt
@@ -79,13 +79,8 @@ class PlaybackSession(
   val progress
     get() = currentTime / getTotalDuration()
   @get:JsonIgnore
-  val isLocalLibraryItemOnly
-    get() = localLibraryItemId != "" && libraryItemId == null
-  @get:JsonIgnore
   val mediaItemId
-    get() =
-            if (isLocalLibraryItemOnly) localMediaProgressId
-            else if (episodeId.isNullOrEmpty()) libraryItemId ?: "" else "$libraryItemId-$episodeId"
+    get() = if (episodeId.isNullOrEmpty()) libraryItemId ?: "" else "$libraryItemId-$episodeId"
 
   @JsonIgnore
   fun getCurrentTrackIndex(): Int {
diff --git a/android/app/src/main/java/com/audiobookshelf/app/media/MediaEventManager.kt b/android/app/src/main/java/com/audiobookshelf/app/media/MediaEventManager.kt
index 04f54b42..82bf3f42 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/java/com/audiobookshelf/app/media/MediaEventManager.kt
+++ b/android/app/src/main/java/com/audiobookshelf/app/media/MediaEventManager.kt
@@ -114,20 +114,14 @@ object MediaEventManager {
 
   private fun createMediaItemHistoryForSession(playbackSession: PlaybackSession): MediaItemHistory {
     Log.i(tag, "Creating new media item history for media \"${playbackSession.displayTitle}\"")
-    val isLocalOnly = playbackSession.isLocalLibraryItemOnly
-    val libraryItemId =
-            if (isLocalOnly) playbackSession.localLibraryItemId
-            else playbackSession.libraryItemId ?: ""
-    val episodeId: String? =
-            if (isLocalOnly && playbackSession.localEpisodeId != null)
-                    playbackSession.localEpisodeId
-            else playbackSession.episodeId
+    val libraryItemId = playbackSession.libraryItemId ?: ""
+    val episodeId: String? = playbackSession.episodeId
     return MediaItemHistory(
             id = playbackSession.mediaItemId,
             mediaDisplayTitle = playbackSession.displayTitle ?: "Unset",
             libraryItemId,
             episodeId,
-            isLocalOnly,
+            false, // local-only items are not supported
             playbackSession.serverConnectionConfigId,
             playbackSession.serverAddress,
             playbackSession.userId,
diff --git a/android/app/src/main/java/com/audiobookshelf/app/media/MediaProgressSyncer.kt b/android/app/src/main/java/com/audiobookshelf/app/media/MediaProgressSyncer.kt
index ecca38d6..ae110498 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/java/com/audiobookshelf/app/media/MediaProgressSyncer.kt
+++ b/android/app/src/main/java/com/audiobookshelf/app/media/MediaProgressSyncer.kt
@@ -248,11 +248,7 @@ class MediaProgressSyncer(
 
     // Save playback session to db (server linked sessions only)
     //   Sessions are removed once successfully synced with the server
-    currentPlaybackSession?.let {
-      if (!it.isLocalLibraryItemOnly) {
-        DeviceManager.dbManager.savePlaybackSession(it)
-      }
-    }
+    currentPlaybackSession?.let { DeviceManager.dbManager.savePlaybackSession(it) }
 
     if (currentIsLocal) {
       // Save local progress sync
diff --git a/android/app/src/main/java/com/audiobookshelf/app/player/PlayerNotificationService.kt b/android/app/src/main/java/com/audiobookshelf/app/player/PlayerNotificationService.kt
index 9e6fa3af..e9e792b7 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/java/com/audiobookshelf/app/player/PlayerNotificationService.kt
+++ b/android/app/src/main/java/com/audiobookshelf/app/player/PlayerNotificationService.kt
@@ -784,7 +784,7 @@ class PlayerNotificationService : MediaBrowserServiceCompat() {
     if (currentPlaybackSession == null) return true
 
     mediaProgressSyncer.currentPlaybackSession?.let { playbackSession ->
-      if (!DeviceManager.checkConnectivity(ctx) || playbackSession.isLocalLibraryItemOnly) {
+      if (!DeviceManager.checkConnectivity(ctx)) {
         return true // carry on
       }