diff --git a/openlp/core/lib/settingstab.py b/openlp/core/lib/settingstab.py
index d63f9c678..c6f2ad568 100644
--- a/openlp/core/lib/settingstab.py
+++ b/openlp/core/lib/settingstab.py
@@ -184,8 +184,9 @@ class SettingsTab(QtGui.QWidget):
         """
         Adds the media controller to the class dynamically
         """
-        if not hasattr(self, u'_media_controller'):
-            self._media_controller = Registry().get(u'media_controller')
+#        if not hasattr(self, '_media_controller'):
+#            self._media_controller = Registry().get('media_controller')
+        # FIXME: python3
         return self._media_controller
 
     media_controller = property(_get_media_controller)