diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 35a245b..e4e6253 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ exclude = [
 [features]
 tls = ["native-tls"]
 tor = ["tor-stream"]
-media = []
 default = ["tls", "tor"]
 
 [profile.release]
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 547f4d1..427d58f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -125,13 +125,11 @@ To enable just TLS support, or just Tor support, use `--features`:
 
 ## media player support
 
-phetch includes experimental support for opening video files (`;` item
-type) and sound files (`s` item type) in [mpv]. To test it out,
-compile phetch using the `--features media` flag and then visit a
-compatible Gopher server (maybe one using [gophor]?). Or check out the
-"gopher types" help page by pressing `ctrl-h` then `3` in phetch:
-
-    cargo run --features media gopher://phetch/1/help/types
+phetch includes support for opening video files (`;` item type) and
+sound files (`s` item type) in [mpv] or an application of your choice
+using the `-m` command line flag. To test it out, visit a compatible
+Gopher server (maybe one using [Gophor]?). Or check out the "gopher
+types" help page by pressing `ctrl-h` then `3` in phetch.
 
 ## todo
 
diff --git a/src/gopher/type.rs b/src/gopher/type.rs
index ce09083..11ccf53 100644
--- a/src/gopher/type.rs
+++ b/src/gopher/type.rs
@@ -76,13 +76,6 @@ impl Type {
         }
     }
 
-    #[cfg(not(feature = "media"))]
-    /// Does nothing without the 'media' feature.
-    pub fn is_media(self) -> bool {
-        false
-    }
-
-    #[cfg(feature = "media")]
     /// Check if media to open in player
     pub fn is_media(self) -> bool {
         match self {
diff --git a/src/help.rs b/src/help.rs
index f0bb17a..3e6bd6d 100644
--- a/src/help.rs
+++ b/src/help.rs
@@ -239,39 +239,6 @@ i# show emoji status indicators
 iemoji no
 ";
 
-#[cfg(not(feature = "media"))]
-const TYPES: &str = "
-i     ** gopher types **
-i
-iphetch supports these links:
-i
-0text files	/Mirrors/RFC/rfc1436.txt	fnord.one	65446
-1menu items	/lawn/ascii	bitreich.org
-3errors	/help/types	phetch
-7search servers	/	forthworks.com	7001
-8telnet links	/help/types	phetch
-hexternal urls	URL:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phetch	phetch
-i
-iand these download types:
-i
-4binhex	/help/types	phetch
-5dosfiles	/help/types	phetch
-6uuencoded files	/help/types	phetch
-9binaries	/help/types	phetch
-gGIFs	/help/types	phetch
-Iimages downloads	/help/types	phetch
-ssound files	/help/types	phetch
-ddocuments	/help/types	phetch
-i
-iphetch does not support:
-i
-2CSO Entries 	/help/types	phetch
-+Mirrors	/help/types	phetch
-TTelnet3270	/help/types	phetch
-i
-";
-
-#[cfg(feature = "media")]
 const TYPES: &str = "
 i     ** gopher types **
 i
diff --git a/src/ui.rs b/src/ui.rs
index c3064c6..92a0d5d 100644
--- a/src/ui.rs
+++ b/src/ui.rs
@@ -188,7 +188,6 @@ impl UI {
         // binary downloads
         let typ = gopher::type_for_url(url);
 
-        #[cfg(feature = "media")]
         if typ.is_media() {
             self.dirty = true;
             return if self.confirm(&format!("Open in media player? {}", url)) {
diff --git a/src/utils.rs b/src/utils.rs
index 9e64d8d..17f1bda 100644
--- a/src/utils.rs
+++ b/src/utils.rs
@@ -96,7 +96,6 @@ pub fn open_external(url: &str) -> Result<()> {
     }
 }
 
-#[cfg(feature = "media")]
 /// Opens a media file with `mpv`.
 pub fn open_media(url: &str) -> Result<()> {
     use {crate::terminal, std::io};