diff --git a/public/app/features/playlist/partials/playlist.html b/public/app/features/playlist/partials/playlist.html
index 8bb2089564b..925b3699505 100644
--- a/public/app/features/playlist/partials/playlist.html
+++ b/public/app/features/playlist/partials/playlist.html
@@ -106,10 +106,6 @@
 
   <div class="pull-left" style="margin-top: 25px;">
     <!-- <div class="tight-form"> -->
-      <button type="button"
-              class="btn btn-success"
-              ng-disabled="playlistEditForm.$invalid || isPlaylistEmpty()"
-              ng-click="startPlaylist(playlist, dashboards)">Start</button>
       <button type="button"
               class="btn btn-success"
               ng-disabled="playlistEditForm.$invalid || isPlaylistEmpty()"
diff --git a/public/app/features/playlist/playlist_edit_ctrl.js b/public/app/features/playlist/playlist_edit_ctrl.js
index e9cdc55462a..38e6bd13156 100644
--- a/public/app/features/playlist/playlist_edit_ctrl.js
+++ b/public/app/features/playlist/playlist_edit_ctrl.js
@@ -98,10 +98,6 @@ function (angular, config, _) {
       return !$scope.playlist.id;
     };
 
-    $scope.startPlaylist = function(playlist, dashboards) {
-      playlistSrv.start(dashboards, playlist.timespan);
-    };
-
     $scope.isPlaylistEmpty = function() {
       return !$scope.playlistItems.length;
     };