diff --git a/UI/data/locale/en-US.ini b/UI/data/locale/en-US.ini
index 6bfa69a64..017987c90 100644
--- a/UI/data/locale/en-US.ini
+++ b/UI/data/locale/en-US.ini
@@ -324,8 +324,6 @@ Output.RecordNoSpace.Msg="There is not sufficient disk space to continue recordi
 Output.RecordError.Title="Recording error"
 Output.RecordError.Msg="An unspecified error occurred while recording."
 Output.RecordError.EncodeErrorMsg="An encoder error occurred while recording."
-Output.ReplayBuffer.NoHotkey.Title="No hotkey set!"
-Output.ReplayBuffer.NoHotkey.Msg="No save hotkey set for replay buffer. Please set the \"Save\" hotkey to use for saving replay recordings."
 
 # output recording messages
 Output.BadPath.Title="Bad File Path"
@@ -715,7 +713,6 @@ Basic.Settings.Output.ReplayBuffer.SecondsMax="Maximum Replay Time"
 Basic.Settings.Output.ReplayBuffer.MegabytesMax="Maximum Memory (Megabytes)"
 Basic.Settings.Output.ReplayBuffer.Estimate="Estimated memory usage: %1 MB"
 Basic.Settings.Output.ReplayBuffer.EstimateUnknown="Cannot estimate memory usage. Please set maximum memory limit."
-Basic.Settings.Output.ReplayBuffer.HotkeyMessage="(Note: Make sure to set a hotkey for the replay buffer in the hotkeys section)"
 Basic.Settings.Output.ReplayBuffer.Prefix="Replay Buffer Filename Prefix"
 Basic.Settings.Output.ReplayBuffer.Suffix="Suffix"
 Basic.Settings.Output.Simple.SavePath="Recording Path"
diff --git a/UI/forms/OBSBasicSettings.ui b/UI/forms/OBSBasicSettings.ui
index fdb610c43..6fc4f718b 100644
--- a/UI/forms/OBSBasicSettings.ui
+++ b/UI/forms/OBSBasicSettings.ui
@@ -1766,13 +1766,6 @@
                      </widget>
                     </item>
                     <item row="2" column="1">
-                     <widget class="QLabel" name="label_45">
-                      <property name="text">
-                       <string>Basic.Settings.Output.ReplayBuffer.HotkeyMessage</string>
-                      </property>
-                     </widget>
-                    </item>
-                    <item row="3" column="1">
                      <widget class="QLabel" name="simpleRBEstimate">
                       <property name="text">
                        <string notr="true"/>
@@ -3676,13 +3669,6 @@
                          </widget>
                         </item>
                         <item row="2" column="1">
-                         <widget class="QLabel" name="advRBHotkeyLabel">
-                          <property name="text">
-                           <string>Basic.Settings.Output.ReplayBuffer.HotkeyMessage</string>
-                          </property>
-                         </widget>
-                        </item>
-                        <item row="3" column="1">
                          <widget class="QLabel" name="advRBEstimate">
                           <property name="text">
                            <string notr="true"/>
diff --git a/UI/window-basic-main.cpp b/UI/window-basic-main.cpp
index 0aee9e77f..09304eb15 100644
--- a/UI/window-basic-main.cpp
+++ b/UI/window-basic-main.cpp
@@ -5727,9 +5727,6 @@ void OBSBasic::RecordingStop(int code, QString last_error)
 	UpdatePause(false);
 }
 
-#define RP_NO_HOTKEY_TITLE QTStr("Output.ReplayBuffer.NoHotkey.Title")
-#define RP_NO_HOTKEY_TEXT QTStr("Output.ReplayBuffer.NoHotkey.Msg")
-
 void OBSBasic::ShowReplayBufferPauseWarning()
 {
 	auto msgBox = []() {
@@ -5781,21 +5778,6 @@ void OBSBasic::StartReplayBuffer()
 		return;
 	}
 
-	obs_output_t *output = outputHandler->replayBuffer;
-	obs_data_t *hotkeys = obs_hotkeys_save_output(output);
-	obs_data_array_t *bindings =
-		obs_data_get_array(hotkeys, "ReplayBuffer.Save");
-	size_t count = obs_data_array_count(bindings);
-	obs_data_array_release(bindings);
-	obs_data_release(hotkeys);
-
-	if (!count) {
-		OBSMessageBox::information(this, RP_NO_HOTKEY_TITLE,
-					   RP_NO_HOTKEY_TEXT);
-		replayBufferButton->setChecked(false);
-		return;
-	}
-
 	if (api)
 		api->on_event(OBS_FRONTEND_EVENT_REPLAY_BUFFER_STARTING);