diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Model/Configuration/EncodingOptions.cs b/MediaBrowser.Model/Configuration/EncodingOptions.cs
index bbfa69e2f9..951d523f3e 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Model/Configuration/EncodingOptions.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Model/Configuration/EncodingOptions.cs
@@ -1,10 +1,7 @@
 #pragma warning disable CA1819 // XML serialization handles collections improperly, so we need to use arrays
 
 #nullable disable
-using System;
 using System.ComponentModel;
-using System.Text.Json.Serialization;
-using System.Xml.Serialization;
 using MediaBrowser.Model.Entities;
 
 namespace MediaBrowser.Model.Configuration;
@@ -237,24 +234,8 @@ public class EncodingOptions
     /// <summary>
     /// Gets or sets the encoder preset.
     /// </summary>
-    [XmlIgnore]
     public EncoderPreset EncoderPreset { get; set; }
 
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Gets or sets the encoder preset as it is stored in the configuration file. Files written before the preset
-    /// list was validated can carry an empty element, which has to read back as the default rather than throw and
-    /// take the rest of the configuration down with it.
-    /// </summary>
-    [JsonIgnore]
-    [XmlElement(nameof(EncoderPreset))]
-    public string EncoderPresetXml
-    {
-        get => EncoderPreset.ToString();
-        set => EncoderPreset = Enum.TryParse<EncoderPreset>(value, true, out var encoderPreset)
-            ? encoderPreset
-            : EncoderPreset.auto;
-    }
-
     /// <summary>
     /// Gets or sets a value indicating whether the framerate is doubled when deinterlacing.
     /// </summary>
diff --git a/tests/Jellyfin.Model.Tests/Configuration/EncodingOptionsTests.cs b/tests/Jellyfin.Model.Tests/Configuration/EncodingOptionsTests.cs
deleted file mode 100644
index 49c7b21107..0000000000
--- a/tests/Jellyfin.Model.Tests/Configuration/EncodingOptionsTests.cs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,50 +0,0 @@
-using System.IO;
-using System.Xml.Serialization;
-using MediaBrowser.Model.Configuration;
-using MediaBrowser.Model.Entities;
-using Xunit;
-
-namespace Jellyfin.Model.Tests.Configuration;
-
-public class EncodingOptionsTests
-{
-    [Theory]
-    [InlineData("<EncoderPreset></EncoderPreset>")]
-    [InlineData("<EncoderPreset />")]
-    [InlineData("<EncoderPreset>  </EncoderPreset>")]
-    [InlineData("<EncoderPreset>notapreset</EncoderPreset>")]
-    public void Deserialize_UnreadableEncoderPreset_FallsBackToDefault(string encoderPresetElement)
-    {
-        var options = Deserialize($"<EncodingOptions>{encoderPresetElement}<H264Crf>21</H264Crf></EncodingOptions>");
-
-        Assert.Equal(EncoderPreset.auto, options.EncoderPreset);
-
-        // The rest of the file has to survive: a throwing preset used to discard every other encoding setting.
-        Assert.Equal(21, options.H264Crf);
-    }
-
-    [Fact]
-    public void Deserialize_KnownEncoderPreset_IsKept()
-    {
-        var options = Deserialize("<EncodingOptions><EncoderPreset>veryfast</EncoderPreset></EncodingOptions>");
-
-        Assert.Equal(EncoderPreset.veryfast, options.EncoderPreset);
-    }
-
-    [Fact]
-    public void Serialize_WritesTheEncoderPresetElement()
-    {
-        var serializer = new XmlSerializer(typeof(EncodingOptions));
-        using var writer = new StringWriter();
-        serializer.Serialize(writer, new EncodingOptions { EncoderPreset = EncoderPreset.slow });
-
-        Assert.Contains("<EncoderPreset>slow</EncoderPreset>", writer.ToString(), System.StringComparison.Ordinal);
-    }
-
-    private static EncodingOptions Deserialize(string xml)
-    {
-        var serializer = new XmlSerializer(typeof(EncodingOptions));
-        using var reader = new StringReader(xml);
-        return (EncodingOptions)serializer.Deserialize(reader)!;
-    }
-}