diff --git a/tubesync/sync/youtube.py b/tubesync/sync/youtube.py
index b9763856..3ea3c333 100644
--- a/tubesync/sync/youtube.py
+++ b/tubesync/sync/youtube.py
@@ -274,9 +274,6 @@ def download_media(
 
     progress_hook_func = progress_hook.get('function', None)
     if progress_hook_func:
-        hook = progress_hook.get('status', None)
-        if hook:
-            hook.download_progress = 0
         ytopts['progress_hooks'].append(progress_hook_func)
 
     codec_options = list()