diff --git a/src/js/media/html5.js b/src/js/media/html5.js
index eb4b41218..03cbf30d7 100644
--- a/src/js/media/html5.js
+++ b/src/js/media/html5.js
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ vjs.Html5 = vjs.MediaTechController.extend({
     // HTML video is able to automatically resize when going to fullscreen
     this.features['fullscreenResize'] = true;
 
+    // HTML video supports progress events
+    this.features['progressEvents'] = true;
+
     vjs.MediaTechController.call(this, player, options, ready);
     this.setupTriggers();
 
diff --git a/src/js/media/media.js b/src/js/media/media.js
index 40cf3d084..ae42037da 100644
--- a/src/js/media/media.js
+++ b/src/js/media/media.js
@@ -172,19 +172,6 @@ vjs.MediaTechController.prototype.manualProgressOn = function(){
 
   // Trigger progress watching when a source begins loading
   this.trackProgress();
-
-  // Watch for a native progress event call on the tech element
-  // In HTML5, some older versions don't support the progress event
-  // So we're assuming they don't, and turning off manual progress if they do.
-  // As opposed to doing user agent detection
-  this.one('progress', function(){
-
-    // Update known progress support for this playback technology
-    this.features['progressEvents'] = true;
-
-    // Turn off manual progress tracking
-    this.manualProgressOff();
-  });
 };
 
 vjs.MediaTechController.prototype.manualProgressOff = function(){
diff --git a/test/unit/media.js b/test/unit/media.js
index 139f5072d..46c128702 100644
--- a/test/unit/media.js
+++ b/test/unit/media.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ module('Media Tech', {
   'setup': function() {
     clock = sinon.useFakeTimers();
     features = videojs.util.mergeOptions({}, videojs.MediaTechController.prototype.features);
+    videojs.MediaTechController.prototype.features['progressEvents'] = false;
   },
   'teardown': function() {
     clock.restore();
@@ -114,29 +115,3 @@ test('should synthesize progress events by default', function() {
   clock.tick(500);
   equal(progresses, 1, 'triggered one event');
 });
-
-test('stops progress events if the tech produces them natively', function() {
-  var end = 0, buffered = 0, progresses = 0, tech;
-  tech = new videojs.MediaTechController({
-    id: noop,
-    on: noop,
-    // progress will be detected any time it is queried
-    bufferedPercent: function() {
-      return buffered++;
-    },
-    trigger: function(event) {
-      if (event === 'progress') {
-        progresses++;
-      }
-    }
-  });
-
-  // simulate a native progress event
-  tech.trigger('progress');
-  tech.on('progress', function() {
-    progresses++;
-  });
-
-  clock.tick(10 * 1000);
-  equal(progresses, 0, 'did not simulate progress');
-});