diff --git a/packages/youtube_player_iframe/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/youtube_player_iframe/CHANGELOG.md
index 2b99aabf..f35365aa 100644
--- a/packages/youtube_player_iframe/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/youtube_player_iframe/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 4.0.1
+**Dec 26, 2022**
+- Fixed video playback issue in web release.
+
 ## 4.0.0
 **Dec 25, 2022**
 
diff --git a/packages/youtube_player_iframe/example/.gitignore b/packages/youtube_player_iframe/example/.gitignore
deleted file mode 100644
index 1ba9c339..00000000
--- a/packages/youtube_player_iframe/example/.gitignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,43 +0,0 @@
-# Miscellaneous
-*.class
-*.log
-*.pyc
-*.swp
-.DS_Store
-.atom/
-.buildlog/
-.history
-.svn/
-
-# IntelliJ related
-*.iml
-*.ipr
-*.iws
-.idea/
-
-# The .vscode folder contains launch configuration and tasks you configure in
-# VS Code which you may wish to be included in version control, so this line
-# is commented out by default.
-#.vscode/
-
-# Flutter/Dart/Pub related
-**/doc/api/
-.dart_tool/
-.flutter-plugins
-.flutter-plugins-dependencies
-.packages
-.pub-cache/
-.pub/
-/build/
-
-# Web related
-lib/generated_plugin_registrant.dart
-
-# Symbolication related
-app.*.symbols
-
-# Obfuscation related
-app.*.map.json
-
-# Exceptions to above rules.
-!/packages/flutter_tools/test/data/dart_dependencies_test/**/.packages
diff --git a/packages/youtube_player_iframe/example/pubspec.yaml b/packages/youtube_player_iframe/example/pubspec.yaml
index d2820c1d..d13307e8 100644
--- a/packages/youtube_player_iframe/example/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/packages/youtube_player_iframe/example/pubspec.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 name: youtube_player_iframe_example
 description: Demonstrates how to use the youtube_player_iframe plugin.
 publish_to: 'none'
-version: &yp_version 4.0.0
+version: &yp_version 4.0.1
 
 environment:
   sdk: '>=2.17.0 <3.0.0'
diff --git a/packages/youtube_player_iframe/lib/src/controller/youtube_player_controller.dart b/packages/youtube_player_iframe/lib/src/controller/youtube_player_controller.dart
index 9ea71a34..dc139544 100644
--- a/packages/youtube_player_iframe/lib/src/controller/youtube_player_controller.dart
+++ b/packages/youtube_player_iframe/lib/src/controller/youtube_player_controller.dart
@@ -247,7 +247,6 @@ class YoutubePlayerController implements YoutubePlayerIFrameAPI {
   /// Loads the player with default [params].
   @internal
   Future<void> init() async {
-    await webViewController.runJavaScript('var isWeb = $kIsWeb;');
     await load(params: params, baseUrl: params.origin);
 
     if (!_initCompleter.isCompleted) _initCompleter.complete();
diff --git a/packages/youtube_player_iframe/pubspec.yaml b/packages/youtube_player_iframe/pubspec.yaml
index 5a5c2d93..8b463980 100644
--- a/packages/youtube_player_iframe/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/packages/youtube_player_iframe/pubspec.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name: youtube_player_iframe
 description: Flutter port of the official YouTube iFrame player API. Supports web & mobile platforms.
-version: 4.0.0
+version: 4.0.1
 repository: https://github.com/sarbagyastha/youtube_player_flutter
 homepage: https://github.com/sarbagyastha/youtube_player_flutter/tree/master/packages/youtube_player_iframe