diff --git a/Templates/Empty/game/core/scripts/client/recordings.cs b/Templates/Empty/game/core/scripts/client/recordings.cs
index 5609f0337..f281652a5 100644
--- a/Templates/Empty/game/core/scripts/client/recordings.cs
+++ b/Templates/Empty/game/core/scripts/client/recordings.cs
@@ -97,7 +97,6 @@ function startDemoRecord()
 
    ChatHud.AddLine( "\c4Recording to file [\c2" @ $DemoFileName @ "\cr].");
 
-   ServerConnection.prepDemoRecord();
    ServerConnection.startRecording($DemoFileName);
 
    // make sure start worked
diff --git a/Templates/Full/game/core/scripts/client/recordings.cs b/Templates/Full/game/core/scripts/client/recordings.cs
index 5609f0337..f281652a5 100644
--- a/Templates/Full/game/core/scripts/client/recordings.cs
+++ b/Templates/Full/game/core/scripts/client/recordings.cs
@@ -97,7 +97,6 @@ function startDemoRecord()
 
    ChatHud.AddLine( "\c4Recording to file [\c2" @ $DemoFileName @ "\cr].");
 
-   ServerConnection.prepDemoRecord();
    ServerConnection.startRecording($DemoFileName);
 
    // make sure start worked