diff --git a/js/ui/status/remoteAccess.js b/js/ui/status/remoteAccess.js
index a63b257c5..605ad69c6 100644
--- a/js/ui/status/remoteAccess.js
+++ b/js/ui/status/remoteAccess.js
@@ -51,15 +51,6 @@ class RemoteAccessApplet extends PanelMenu.SystemIndicator {
         this._recordingIndicator = this._addIndicator();
         this._recordingIndicator.icon_name = 'media-record-symbolic';
         this._recordingIndicator.add_style_class_name('screencast-indicator');
-
-        this._recordingItem = new PopupMenu.PopupSubMenuMenuItem(
-            _('Screen Recording in Progress'),
-            true
-        );
-        this._recordingItem.menu.addAction(_('Stop'),
-            () => Main.screenshotUI.stopScreencast());
-        this._recordingItem.icon.icon_name = 'media-record-symbolic';
-        this.menu.addMenuItem(this._recordingItem);
     }
 
     _isScreenShared() {
@@ -80,7 +71,6 @@ class RemoteAccessApplet extends PanelMenu.SystemIndicator {
         }
 
         this._recordingIndicator.visible = this._isRecording();
-        this._recordingItem.visible = Main.screenshotUI.screencast_in_progress;
     }
 
     _onStopped(handle) {