diff --git a/cms/djangoapps/models/settings/course_details.py b/cms/djangoapps/models/settings/course_details.py
index dd8582ba7648..e73d6dd1920e 100644
--- a/cms/djangoapps/models/settings/course_details.py
+++ b/cms/djangoapps/models/settings/course_details.py
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ def recompose_video_tag(video_key):
         result = None
         if video_key:
             result = '<iframe width="560" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/' + \
-                video_key + '?autoplay=1&rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe>'
+                video_key + '?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe>'
         return result