diff --git a/player/scripting.c b/player/scripting.c
index 76395c6ad6..4b92f7bf1b 100644
--- a/player/scripting.c
+++ b/player/scripting.c
@@ -210,7 +210,6 @@ void mp_load_builtin_scripts(struct MPContext *mpctx)
 void mp_load_scripts(struct MPContext *mpctx)
 {
     // Load scripts from options
-    mp_load_builtin_scripts(mpctx);
     char **files = mpctx->opts->script_files;
     for (int n = 0; files && files[n]; n++) {
         if (files[n][0])