diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 120596a0..569d6787 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "author": "Calvin Montgomery",
   "name": "CyTube",
   "description": "Online media synchronizer and chat",
-  "version": "3.82.10",
+  "version": "3.82.11",
   "repository": {
     "url": "http://github.com/calzoneman/sync"
   },
diff --git a/src/custom-media.js b/src/custom-media.js
index a43c920d..88c202ab 100644
--- a/src/custom-media.js
+++ b/src/custom-media.js
@@ -30,10 +30,6 @@ const SOURCE_CONTENT_TYPES = new Set([
     'video/webm'
 ]);
 
-const LIVE_ONLY_CONTENT_TYPES = new Set([
-    'application/dash+xml'
-]);
-
 export function lookup(url, opts) {
     if (!opts) opts = {};
     if (!opts.hasOwnProperty('timeout')) opts.timeout = 10000;
@@ -163,11 +159,11 @@ export function validate(data) {
         validateURL(data.thumbnail);
     }
 
-    validateSources(data.sources, data);
+    validateSources(data.sources);
     validateTextTracks(data.textTracks);
 }
 
-function validateSources(sources, data) {
+function validateSources(sources) {
     if (!Array.isArray(sources))
         throw new ValidationError('sources must be a list');
     if (sources.length === 0)
@@ -183,11 +179,6 @@ function validateSources(sources, data) {
                 `unacceptable source contentType "${source.contentType}"`
             );
 
-        if (LIVE_ONLY_CONTENT_TYPES.has(source.contentType) && !data.live)
-            throw new ValidationError(
-                `contentType "${source.contentType}" requires live: true`
-            );
-
         if (!SOURCE_QUALITIES.has(source.quality))
             throw new ValidationError(`unacceptable source quality "${source.quality}"`);
 
diff --git a/test/custom-media.js b/test/custom-media.js
index 4bbca818..b432a3f5 100644
--- a/test/custom-media.js
+++ b/test/custom-media.js
@@ -90,15 +90,6 @@ describe('custom-media', () => {
             assert.throws(() => validate(invalid), /URL protocol must be HTTPS/);
         });
 
-        it('rejects non-live DASH', () => {
-            invalid.live = false;
-            invalid.sources[0].contentType = 'application/dash+xml';
-
-            assert.throws(
-                () => validate(invalid),
-                /contentType "application\/dash\+xml" requires live: true/
-            );
-        });
     });
 
     describe('#validateSources', () => {