--- a/nwg_panel/main.py
+++ b/nwg_panel/main.py
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 from nwg_panel.modules.executor import Executor
 from nwg_panel.modules.clock import Clock
 from nwg_panel.modules.controls import Controls
-from nwg_panel.modules.playerctl import Playerctl
+#from nwg_panel.modules.playerctl import Playerctl
 from nwg_panel.modules.cpu_avg import CpuAvg
 from nwg_panel.modules.scratchpad import Scratchpad
 from nwg_panel.modules.dwl_tags import DwlTags
@@ -430,12 +430,12 @@
                 clock = Clock({})
                 container.pack_start(clock, False, False, 0)
 
-        if item == "playerctl":
-            if item in panel:
-                playerctl = Playerctl(panel[item], voc, icons_path)
-                container.pack_start(playerctl, False, False, panel["items-padding"])
-            else:
-                print("'{}' not defined in this panel instance".format(item))
+#        if item == "playerctl":
+#            if item in panel:
+#                playerctl = Playerctl(panel[item], voc, icons_path)
+#                container.pack_start(playerctl, False, False, panel["items-padding"])
+#            else:
+#                print("'{}' not defined in this panel instance".format(item))
 
         if item == "openweather":
             if "python-requests" in common.commands and common.commands["python-requests"]: