diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index a399e6a..84fd2c7 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [metadata]
 name = cleanvid
-version = 1.5.1
+version = 1.5.2
 author = Seth Grover
 author_email = mero.mero.guero@gmail.com
 description = cleanvid is a little script to mute profanity in video files.
diff --git a/src/cleanvid/__init__.py b/src/cleanvid/__init__.py
index 474164e..8ca3dd1 100644
--- a/src/cleanvid/__init__.py
+++ b/src/cleanvid/__init__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 """cleanvid is a little script to mute profanity in video files."""
 
-__version__ = "1.5.1"
+__version__ = "1.5.2"
 __author__ = "Seth Grover <mero.mero.guero@gmail.com>"
 __all__ = []
 
diff --git a/src/cleanvid/cleanvid.py b/src/cleanvid/cleanvid.py
index 7ef7ae9..266f34f 100755
--- a/src/cleanvid/cleanvid.py
+++ b/src/cleanvid/cleanvid.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 import chardet
 import codecs
 import errno
+import itertools
 import json
 import os
 import shutil
@@ -33,13 +34,6 @@
 PLEX_AUTO_SKIP_DEFAULT_CONFIG = '{"markers":{},"offsets":{},"tags":{},"allowed":{"users":[],"clients":[],"keys":[]},"blocked":{"users":[],"clients":[],"keys":[]},"clients":{},"mode":{}}'
 
 
-# thanks https://docs.python.org/3/library/itertools.html#recipes
-def pairwise(iterable):
-    a, b = tee(iterable)
-    next(b, None)
-    return zip(a, b)
-
-
 ######## GetFormatAndStreamInfo ###############################################
 def GetFormatAndStreamInfo(vidFileSpec):
     result = None
@@ -341,7 +335,7 @@ def CreateCleanSubAndMuteList(self):
         # OR if the previous text contained profanity and lies within the pad ...
         # then include the subtitle in the new set
         prevNaughtySub = None
-        for sub, subPeek in pairwise(subs):
+        for sub, subPeek in itertools.pairwise(subs):
             newText = replacer.sub(lambda x: self.swearsMap[x.group()], sub.text)
             newTextPeek = (
                 replacer.sub(lambda x: self.swearsMap[x.group()], subPeek.text) if (subPeek is not None) else None
@@ -428,7 +422,7 @@ def CreateCleanSubAndMuteList(self):
             plexDict["markers"][self.plexAutoSkipId] = []
             plexDict["mode"][self.plexAutoSkipId] = "volume"
 
-        for timePair, timePairPeek in pairwise(newTimestampPairs):
+        for timePair, timePairPeek in itertools.pairwise(newTimestampPairs):
             lineStart = (
                 (timePair[0].hour * 60.0 * 60.0)
                 + (timePair[0].minute * 60.0)
@@ -465,9 +459,6 @@ def CreateCleanSubAndMuteList(self):
                 + format(lineEnd, '.3f')
                 + ":d=10ms"
             )
-            self.muteTimeList.append(
-                "volume=enable='between(t," + format(lineStart, '.3f') + "," + format(lineEnd, '.3f') + ")':volume=0"
-            )
             if self.edl:
                 edlLines.append(f"{format(lineStart, '.1f')}\t{format(lineEnd, '.3f')}\t1")
             if plexDict: