diff --git a/js/components/spinner.js b/js/components/spinner.js
index de1c35bc5..d4b3c8978 100644
--- a/js/components/spinner.js
+++ b/js/components/spinner.js
@@ -1,15 +1,9 @@
-var React = require('react'),
-    ClassNames = require('classnames');
+var React = require('react');
 
 var Spinner = React.createClass({
   render: function() {
-    var spinnerScreen = ClassNames({
-      'oo-spinner-screen': true,
-      'oo-spinner-background': this.props.loadingScreen
-    });
-
     return (
-      <div className={spinnerScreen}>
+      <div className="oo-spinner-screen">
         <div className="oo-spinner-wrapper">
           <img src={this.props.loadingImage} className="oo-spinner" />
         </div>
diff --git a/js/controller.js b/js/controller.js
index dc7193181..0e22a6d23 100644
--- a/js/controller.js
+++ b/js/controller.js
@@ -78,10 +78,6 @@ OO.plugin("Html5Skin", function (OO, _, $, W) {
       "mainVideoPlayhead": 0,
       "adVideoPlayhead": 0,
       "focusedElement": null,
-      "midVideo": false,
-      "responsiveDivHidden": false,
-      "skinDivHidden": false,
-      "hideFlashAlerts": false,
 
       "currentAdsInfo": {
         "currentAdItem": null,
@@ -175,8 +171,6 @@ OO.plugin("Html5Skin", function (OO, _, $, W) {
       if(!this.state.isSubscribed) {
         this.mb.subscribe(OO.EVENTS.SEND_QUALITY_CHANGE, 'customerUi', _.bind(this.receiveVideoQualityChangeEvent, this));
         this.mb.subscribe(OO.EVENTS.INITIAL_PLAY, 'customerUi', _.bind(this.onInitialPlay, this));
-        this.mb.subscribe(OO.EVENTS.VC_PLAY, 'customerUi', _.bind(this.onVcPlay, this));
-        this.mb.subscribe(OO.EVENTS.VC_WILL_PLAY, 'customerUi', _.bind(this.onVcWillPlay, this));
         this.mb.subscribe(OO.EVENTS.VC_PLAYED, 'customerUi', _.bind(this.onVcPlayed, this));
         this.mb.subscribe(OO.EVENTS.VC_PLAYING, 'customerUi', _.bind(this.onPlaying, this));
         this.mb.subscribe(OO.EVENTS.VC_PAUSED, 'customerUi', _.bind(this.onPaused, this));
@@ -242,7 +236,6 @@ OO.plugin("Html5Skin", function (OO, _, $, W) {
       this.state.elementId = elementId;
       this.state.isMobile = Utils.isMobile();
       this.state.browserSupportsTouch = Utils.browserSupportsTouch();
-      this.state.hideFlashAlerts = Utils.getPropertyValue(this.state.playerParam, "hideFlashAlerts", false);
 
       //initial DOM manipulation
       this.state.mainVideoContainer.addClass('oo-player-container');
@@ -320,7 +313,6 @@ OO.plugin("Html5Skin", function (OO, _, $, W) {
       this.state.discoveryData = null;
       this.state.thumbnails = null;
       this.state.afterOoyalaAd = false;
-      this.state.midVideo = false;
       this.resetUpNextInfo(true);
 
       if (options && options.ooyalaAds === true) {
@@ -508,7 +500,6 @@ OO.plugin("Html5Skin", function (OO, _, $, W) {
         this.setClosedCaptionsLanguage();
         this.state.mainVideoElement.classList.remove('oo-blur');
         this.state.isInitialPlay = false;
-        this.state.midVideo = true;
         this.renderSkin();
       }
       if (source == OO.VIDEO.ADS) {
@@ -613,18 +604,6 @@ OO.plugin("Html5Skin", function (OO, _, $, W) {
       this.renderSkin();
     },
 
-    onVcPlay: function(event, source) {
-      if (source == OO.VIDEO.MAIN && this.state.isInitialPlay) {
-        this.hideSkinDiv();
-      }
-    },
-
-    onVcWillPlay: function(event, source) {
-      if (source == OO.VIDEO.MAIN) {
-        this.showSkinDiv();
-      }
-    },
-
     onVcPlayed: function(event, source) {
       this.onBuffered();
       if (source == OO.VIDEO.MAIN) {
@@ -632,7 +611,6 @@ OO.plugin("Html5Skin", function (OO, _, $, W) {
         var mode = 'disabled';
         this.mb.publish(OO.EVENTS.SET_CLOSED_CAPTIONS_LANGUAGE, language, {"mode": mode});
         this.state.mainVideoDuration = this.state.duration;
-        this.state.midVideo = false;
       }
     },
 
@@ -667,7 +645,6 @@ OO.plugin("Html5Skin", function (OO, _, $, W) {
       } else {
         this.state.buffering = true;
       }
-      this.showSkinDiv();
       this.renderSkin();
     },
 
@@ -680,7 +657,6 @@ OO.plugin("Html5Skin", function (OO, _, $, W) {
 
     onReplay: function(event) {
       this.resetUpNextInfo(false);
-      this.state.midVideo = false;
     },
 
     onAssetDimensionsReceived: function(event, params) {
@@ -702,11 +678,6 @@ OO.plugin("Html5Skin", function (OO, _, $, W) {
       this.state.isPlayingAd = false;
       this.state.pluginsElement.removeClass("oo-showing");
       this.state.pluginsClickElement.removeClass("oo-showing");
-      this.showResponsiveDiv();
-      this.changeIMAiframeOpacity(0);
-      if (this.state.midVideo && this.state.playerState == CONSTANTS.STATE.PAUSE) {
-        this.mb.publish(OO.EVENTS.PLAY);
-      }
       this.renderSkin();
     },
 
@@ -719,11 +690,6 @@ OO.plugin("Html5Skin", function (OO, _, $, W) {
         width: ""
       });
       this.state.forceControlBarVisible = (this.state.pluginsElement.children().length > 0);
-
-      if (this.state.midVideo) {
-        this.mb.publish(OO.EVENTS.PAUSE);
-      }
-      this.hideResponsiveDiv();
     },
 
     onAdPodStarted: function(event, numberOfAds) {
@@ -756,7 +722,6 @@ OO.plugin("Html5Skin", function (OO, _, $, W) {
       this.state.isPlayingAd = false;
       this.state.adVideoDuration = 0;
       this.state.currentAdsInfo.skipAdButtonEnabled = false;
-      this.hideResponsiveDiv();
     },
 
     onShowAdSkipButton: function(event) {
@@ -840,7 +805,6 @@ OO.plugin("Html5Skin", function (OO, _, $, W) {
         this.state.pluginsElement.removeClass("oo-showing");
         this.state.pluginsClickElement.removeClass("oo-showing");
       }
-      this.showResponsiveDiv();
     },
 
     closeNonlinearAd: function(event) {
@@ -1152,8 +1116,6 @@ OO.plugin("Html5Skin", function (OO, _, $, W) {
 
     unsubscribeBasicPlaybackEvents: function() {
       this.mb.unsubscribe(OO.EVENTS.INITIAL_PLAY, 'customerUi');
-      this.mb.unsubscribe(OO.EVENTS.VC_PLAY, 'customerUi');
-      this.mb.unsubscribe(OO.EVENTS.VC_WILL_PLAY, 'customerUi');
       this.mb.unsubscribe(OO.EVENTS.VC_PLAYED, 'customerUi');
       this.mb.unsubscribe(OO.EVENTS.VC_PLAYING, 'customerUi');
       this.mb.unsubscribe(OO.EVENTS.VC_PAUSE, 'customerUi');
@@ -1680,41 +1642,6 @@ OO.plugin("Html5Skin", function (OO, _, $, W) {
         }
       }
       return element;
-    },
-
-    changeIMAiframeOpacity: function(opacity) {
-      var IMAiframe = $("iframe[src^='http://imasdk.googleapis.com/']")[0];
-      if (IMAiframe && IMAiframe.style)
-      {
-        IMAiframe.style.opacity = opacity;
-      }
-    },
-
-    showResponsiveDiv: function() {
-      if (!this.state.hideFlashAlerts && this.state.responsiveDivHidden) {
-        $("#" + this.state.elementId + " .oo-responsive").removeClass("oo-invisible");
-        this.state.responsiveDivHidden = false;
-      }
-    },
-    hideResponsiveDiv: function() {
-      if (!this.state.hideFlashAlerts) {
-        $("#" + this.state.elementId + " .oo-responsive").addClass("oo-invisible");
-        this.state.responsiveDivHidden = true;
-        this.changeIMAiframeOpacity(1);
-      }
-    },
-
-    showSkinDiv: function() {
-      if (this.state.skinDivHidden && !this.state.hideFlashAlerts) {
-        $("#" + this.state.elementId + " .oo-player-skin").removeClass("oo-invisible");
-        this.state.skinDivHidden = false;
-      }
-    },
-    hideSkinDiv: function() {
-      if (!this.state.hideFlashAlerts){
-        $("#" + this.state.elementId + " .oo-player-skin").addClass("oo-invisible");
-        this.state.skinDivHidden = true;
-      }
     }
   };
 
diff --git a/js/skin.js b/js/skin.js
index 4f0db96c0..778e2add1 100644
--- a/js/skin.js
+++ b/js/skin.js
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ var React = require('react'),
     PlayingScreen = require('./views/playingScreen'),
     ErrorScreen = require('./views/errorScreen'),
     ContentScreen = require('./views/contentScreen'),
-    ClassNames = require('classnames'),
     ResponsiveManagerMixin = require('./mixins/responsiveManagerMixin');
 
 var Skin = React.createClass({
@@ -90,7 +89,7 @@ var Skin = React.createClass({
       switch (this.state.screenToShow) {
         case CONSTANTS.SCREEN.LOADING_SCREEN:
           screen = (
-            <Spinner loadingImage={this.props.skinConfig.general.loadingImage.imageResource.url} loadingScreen={true}/>
+            <Spinner loadingImage={this.props.skinConfig.general.loadingImage.imageResource.url}/>
           );
           break;
         case CONSTANTS.SCREEN.START_SCREEN:
@@ -266,10 +265,8 @@ var Skin = React.createClass({
       }
     }
 
-    var responsiveClass = 'oo-responsive '+ this.state.responsiveClass;
-
     return (
-      <div id="oo-responsive" className={responsiveClass}>
+      <div id="oo-responsive" className={this.state.responsiveClass}>
         {screen}
       </div>
     );
diff --git a/js/views/playingScreen.js b/js/views/playingScreen.js
index 55400beb2..b29bc268c 100644
--- a/js/views/playingScreen.js
+++ b/js/views/playingScreen.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ var React = require('react'),
     ReactDOM = require('react-dom'),
     ControlBar = require('../components/controlBar'),
     AdOverlay = require('../components/adOverlay'),
+    ClassNames = require('classnames'),
     UpNextPanel = require('../components/upNextPanel'),
     Spinner = require('../components/spinner'),
     TextTrack = require('../components/textTrackPanel'),
diff --git a/scss/components/_spinner.scss b/scss/components/_spinner.scss
index 31f84c617..129e0ecd9 100644
--- a/scss/components/_spinner.scss
+++ b/scss/components/_spinner.scss
@@ -3,10 +3,6 @@
   pointer-events: none; // Allow click to pass through
 }
 
-.oo-spinner-background {
-  background: black;
-}
-
 .oo-spinner-wrapper {
   @extend .oo-center-vertical-horizontal;
 
diff --git a/tests/controller-test.js b/tests/controller-test.js
index 717ea23d7..849a29301 100644
--- a/tests/controller-test.js
+++ b/tests/controller-test.js
@@ -209,11 +209,6 @@ OO = {
       createPluginElements: function() {},
       findMainVideoElement: function(a) {},
       loadConfigData: function(a, b, c, d) {},
-      showSkinDiv: function(){},
-      hideSkinDiv: function(){},
-      showResponsiveDiv: function(){},
-      hideResponsiveDiv: function(){},
-      changeIMAiframeOpacity: function(){},
       cleanUpEventListeners: function(){}
     };