diff --git a/src/common/index.js b/src/common/index.js
index b22b17376..580b6db4a 100644
--- a/src/common/index.js
+++ b/src/common/index.js
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ const Popup = require('./Popup');
 const ShareModal = require('./ShareModal');
 const Slider = require('./Slider');
 const TextInput = require('./TextInput');
-const placeholderStyles = require('./placeholder-styles');
 const routesRegexp = require('./routesRegexp');
 const useBinaryState = require('./useBinaryState');
 const useFullscreen = require('./useFullscreen');
@@ -39,7 +38,6 @@ module.exports = {
     ShareModal,
     Slider,
     TextInput,
-    placeholderStyles,
     routesRegexp,
     useBinaryState,
     useFullscreen,
diff --git a/src/common/placeholder-styles.less b/src/common/placeholder-styles.less
deleted file mode 100644
index 97890ebd0..000000000
--- a/src/common/placeholder-styles.less
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-@keyframes placeholderAnimation {
-    from {
-        filter: brightness(1);
-    }
-
-    to {
-        filter: brightness(1.2);
-    }
-}
-
-.placeholder-container {
-    animation-name: placeholderAnimation;
-    animation-duration: 500ms;
-    animation-iteration-count: infinite;
-    animation-direction: alternate;
-    animation-fill-mode: both;
-    animation-timing-function: ease-out;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/routes/Board/Board.js b/src/routes/Board/Board.js
index c6c34c4a7..e8917f24f 100644
--- a/src/routes/Board/Board.js
+++ b/src/routes/Board/Board.js
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 const React = require('react');
-const classnames = require('classnames');
-const { MainNavBar, MetaRow, MetaRowPlaceholder, placeholderStyles } = require('stremio/common');
+const { MainNavBar, MetaRow, MetaRowPlaceholder } = require('stremio/common');
 const useCatalogs = require('./useCatalogs');
 const styles = require('./styles');
 
@@ -45,7 +44,7 @@ const Board = () => {
                             return (
                                 <MetaRowPlaceholder
                                     key={`${index}${req.base}${content.type}`}
-                                    className={classnames(styles['board-row-placeholder'], placeholderStyles['placeholder-container'])}
+                                    className={styles['board-row-placeholder']}
                                 />
                             );
                     }
diff --git a/src/routes/Detail/Detail.js b/src/routes/Detail/Detail.js
index 3329d0aaa..dae08ee69 100644
--- a/src/routes/Detail/Detail.js
+++ b/src/routes/Detail/Detail.js
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 const React = require('react');
-const classnames = require('classnames');
-const { NavBar, MetaPreview, MetaPreviewPlaceholder, placeholderStyles } = require('stremio/common');
+const { NavBar, MetaPreview, MetaPreviewPlaceholder } = require('stremio/common');
 const VideosList = require('./VideosList');
 const StreamsList = require('./StreamsList');
 const useMetaItem = require('./useMetaItem');
@@ -33,7 +32,7 @@ const Detail = ({ urlParams }) => {
                             />
                         </React.Fragment>
                         :
-                        <MetaPreviewPlaceholder className={classnames(styles['meta-preview'], placeholderStyles['placeholder-container'])} />
+                        <MetaPreviewPlaceholder className={styles['meta-preview']} />
                 }
                 {
                     typeof urlParams.videoId === 'string' && urlParams.videoId.length > 0 ?
diff --git a/src/routes/Detail/StreamsList/StreamsList.js b/src/routes/Detail/StreamsList/StreamsList.js
index 1c93281fa..4d0102d91 100644
--- a/src/routes/Detail/StreamsList/StreamsList.js
+++ b/src/routes/Detail/StreamsList/StreamsList.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ const React = require('react');
 const PropTypes = require('prop-types');
 const classnames = require('classnames');
 const Icon = require('stremio-icons/dom');
-const { Button, placeholderStyles } = require('stremio/common');
+const { Button } = require('stremio/common');
 const Stream = require('./Stream');
 const StreamPlaceholder = require('./StreamPlaceholder');
 const useStreams = require('./useStreams');
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ const StreamsList = ({ className, metaItem }) => {
     const streams = useStreams(metaItem);
     return (
         <div className={classnames(className, styles['streams-list-container'])}>
-            <div className={classnames(styles['streams-scroll-container'], { [placeholderStyles['placeholder-container']]: streams.length === 0 })}>
+            <div className={styles['streams-scroll-container']}>
                 {
                     streams.length > 0 ?
                         streams.map((stream) => (
diff --git a/src/routes/Detail/VideosList/VideosList.js b/src/routes/Detail/VideosList/VideosList.js
index 3c5f3d737..0be73e3bf 100644
--- a/src/routes/Detail/VideosList/VideosList.js
+++ b/src/routes/Detail/VideosList/VideosList.js
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 const React = require('react');
 const PropTypes = require('prop-types');
 const classnames = require('classnames');
-const { placeholderStyles } = require('stremio/common');
 const SeasonsBar = require('./SeasonsBar');
 const SeasonsBarPlaceholder = require('./SeasonsBarPlaceholder');
 const Video = require('./Video');
@@ -12,7 +11,7 @@ const styles = require('./styles');
 const VideosList = ({ className, metaItem }) => {
     const [season, seasons, setSeason] = useSeasons(metaItem);
     return (
-        <div className={classnames(className, styles['videos-list-container'], { [placeholderStyles['placeholder-container']]: metaItem === null })}>
+        <div className={classnames(className, styles['videos-list-container'])}>
             {
                 metaItem !== null ?
                     <React.Fragment>