diff --git a/workflow/video.py b/workflow/video.py
index 895bfc7..c482221 100644
--- a/workflow/video.py
+++ b/workflow/video.py
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ def encode_video_with_subtitles(orig_filename: str, subtitles: list[str], new_fi
             ",".join("subtitles=%s" % i for i in subtitles),
             "-c:a", "copy", "-c:v", "h264",
             "-f", "mp4", "-preset:v", "fast", "-profile:v", "high", "-level", "4.1",
-            "-b:v", VIDEO_BITRATE, "-rc:v", "vbr",
+            "-b:v", VIDEO_BITRATE,
             "-qmin", "10", "-qmax", "32", "-crf", "16",
             "-fflags", "+genpts", "-shortest", "-movflags", "faststart",
             # "-t", "10",