diff --git a/src/main/main.ts b/src/main/main.ts
index 7230e4d..ad2c78a 100644
--- a/src/main/main.ts
+++ b/src/main/main.ts
@@ -59,16 +59,6 @@ function init() {
         app.commandLine.appendSwitch("disable-smooth-scrolling");
     }
 
-    // disable renderer backgrounding to prevent the app from unloading when in the background
-    // https://github.com/electron/electron/issues/2822
-    // https://github.com/GoogleChrome/chrome-launcher/blob/5a27dd574d47a75fec0fb50f7b774ebf8a9791ba/docs/chrome-flags-for-tools.md#task-throttling
-    app.commandLine.appendSwitch("disable-renderer-backgrounding");
-    app.commandLine.appendSwitch("disable-background-timer-throttling");
-    app.commandLine.appendSwitch("disable-backgrounding-occluded-windows");
-    if (process.platform === "win32") {
-        disabledFeatures.add("CalculateNativeWinOcclusion");
-    }
-
     // work around chrome 66 disabling autoplay by default
     app.commandLine.appendSwitch("autoplay-policy", "no-user-gesture-required");