diff --git a/anime_audio_encoder.py b/anime_audio_encoder.py
index 861b3b2..741fd22 100644
--- a/anime_audio_encoder.py
+++ b/anime_audio_encoder.py
@@ -103,7 +103,6 @@ def convert_audio_track(index, ch, lang, audio_temp_dir, source_file, should_dow
 def convert_video(source_file_base, source_file_full, is_vfr, target_cfr_fps_for_handbrake, autocrop_filter=None):
     print("  --- Starting Video Processing ---")
     # source_file_base is file_path.stem (e.g., "my.anime.episode.01")
-    scene_file = Path(f"{source_file_base}.txt")
     vpy_file = Path(f"{source_file_base}.vpy")
     ut_video_file = Path(f"{source_file_base}.ut.mkv")
     encoded_video_file = Path(f"temp-{source_file_base}.mkv")
@@ -176,15 +175,6 @@ clip.set_output()
     with vpy_file.open("w", encoding="utf-8") as f:
         f.write(vpy_script_content)
 
-    if not scene_file.exists():
-        print("    - Performing scene detection with av1an...")
-        av1an_sc_args = [
-            "av1an", "-i", str(vpy_file), "-s", str(scene_file), "--sc-only", "--verbose"
-        ]
-        run_cmd(av1an_sc_args)
-    else:
-        print("    - Found existing scene file, skipping detection.")
-
     print("    - Starting AV1 encode with av1an (this will take a long time)...")
     total_cores = os.cpu_count() or 4 # Fallback if cpu_count is None
     workers = max(1, (total_cores // 2) - 1) # Half the cores minus one, with a minimum of 1 worker.
@@ -195,7 +185,7 @@ clip.set_output()
     print(f"    - Using SVT-AV1 parameters: {av1an_video_params_str}")
 
     av1an_enc_args = [
-        "av1an", "-i", str(vpy_file), "-o", str(encoded_video_file), "-s", str(scene_file), "-n",
+        "av1an", "-i", str(vpy_file), "-o", str(encoded_video_file), "-n",
         "-e", "svt-av1", "--resume", "--sc-pix-format", "yuv420p", "-c", "mkvmerge",
         "--set-thread-affinity", "2", "--pix-format", "yuv420p10le", "--force",
         "-w", str(workers),
@@ -657,7 +647,6 @@ def main(no_downmix=False, autocrop=False, speed=None, quality=None, grain=None)
 
                 print("Cleaning up persistent video temporary files (after successful processing)...")
                 video_temp_files_on_success = [
-                    current_dir / f"{file_path.stem}.txt",
                     current_dir / f"{file_path.stem}.vpy",
                     current_dir / f"{file_path.stem}.ut.mkv",
                     current_dir / f"temp-{file_path.stem}.mkv", # This is encoded_video_file