diff --git a/frontend/src/components/Constructor/BackgroundSettingsEditor.tsx b/frontend/src/components/Constructor/BackgroundSettingsEditor.tsx
index f962440..0310b30 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/Constructor/BackgroundSettingsEditor.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/Constructor/BackgroundSettingsEditor.tsx
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ interface BackgroundSettingsEditorProps {
   videoEndTime?: number | null;
   onVideoSettingsChange?: (settings: VideoPlaybackSettings) => void;
   // Audio-specific playback settings (only used when type='audio')
-  audioAutoplay?: boolean;
   audioLoop?: boolean;
   audioStartTime?: number | null;
   audioEndTime?: number | null;
@@ -55,7 +54,6 @@ const BackgroundSettingsEditor: React.FC<BackgroundSettingsEditorProps> = ({
   videoStartTime,
   videoEndTime,
   onVideoSettingsChange,
-  audioAutoplay,
   audioLoop,
   audioStartTime,
   audioEndTime,
@@ -195,18 +193,6 @@ const BackgroundSettingsEditor: React.FC<BackgroundSettingsEditorProps> = ({
             Playback Settings
           </p>
 
-          <label className='flex cursor-pointer items-center gap-2 text-[11px] text-white/80'>
-            <input
-              type='checkbox'
-              className='h-3 w-3 rounded border-gray-300'
-              checked={audioAutoplay ?? true}
-              onChange={(e) =>
-                onAudioSettingsChange({ autoplay: e.target.checked })
-              }
-            />
-            Autoplay
-          </label>
-
           <label className='flex cursor-pointer items-center gap-2 text-[11px] text-white/80'>
             <input
               type='checkbox'
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/Constructor/CanvasBackground.tsx b/frontend/src/components/Constructor/CanvasBackground.tsx
index 9836471..2c197e1 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/Constructor/CanvasBackground.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/Constructor/CanvasBackground.tsx
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ interface CanvasBackgroundProps {
   /** Pause video playback (e.g., during navigation to show frozen frame) */
   pauseVideo?: boolean;
   // Audio playback settings
-  audioAutoplay?: boolean;
   audioLoop?: boolean;
   audioStartTime?: number | null;
   audioEndTime?: number | null;
@@ -91,7 +90,6 @@ const CanvasBackground: React.FC<CanvasBackgroundProps> = ({
   videoEndTime = null,
   videoStoragePath,
   pauseVideo = false,
-  audioAutoplay = true,
   audioLoop = true,
   audioStartTime = null,
   audioEndTime = null,
@@ -124,7 +122,6 @@ const CanvasBackground: React.FC<CanvasBackgroundProps> = ({
   const { audioRef } = useBackgroundAudioPlayback({
     audioUrl: backgroundAudioUrl,
     audioStoragePath: audioStoragePath || backgroundAudioUrl,
-    autoplay: audioAutoplay,
     loop: audioLoop,
     startTime: audioStartTime,
     endTime: audioEndTime,
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/Constructor/ElementEditorPanel.tsx b/frontend/src/components/Constructor/ElementEditorPanel.tsx
index ff3d2f9..dc9fd5d 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/Constructor/ElementEditorPanel.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/Constructor/ElementEditorPanel.tsx
@@ -241,7 +241,6 @@ export function ElementEditorPanel({
               options={assetOptions.audio}
               durationNote={durationNotes.backgroundAudio}
               onChange={setBackgroundAudioUrl}
-              audioAutoplay={pageBackground.audioSettings.autoplay}
               audioLoop={pageBackground.audioSettings.loop}
               audioStartTime={pageBackground.audioSettings.startTime}
               audioEndTime={pageBackground.audioSettings.endTime}
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/Constructor/types.ts b/frontend/src/components/Constructor/types.ts
index cc481cc..d15a4c3 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/Constructor/types.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/components/Constructor/types.ts
@@ -140,7 +140,6 @@ export interface BackgroundSettingsEditorProps {
   videoEndTime?: number | null;
   onVideoSettingsChange?: (settings: VideoPlaybackSettings) => void;
   // Audio-specific playback settings (only used when type='audio')
-  audioAutoplay?: boolean;
   audioLoop?: boolean;
   audioStartTime?: number | null;
   audioEndTime?: number | null;
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/RuntimePresentation.tsx b/frontend/src/components/RuntimePresentation.tsx
index 290944d..67fca90 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/RuntimePresentation.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/RuntimePresentation.tsx
@@ -691,7 +691,6 @@ export default function RuntimePresentation({
       : null;
 
   // Background audio playback settings from selected page
-  const audioAutoplay = selectedPage?.background_audio_autoplay ?? true;
   const audioLoop = selectedPage?.background_audio_loop ?? true;
   const audioStartTime =
     selectedPage?.background_audio_start_time != null
@@ -862,7 +861,6 @@ export default function RuntimePresentation({
                   pendingTransitionComplete ||
                   navIsSwitching
                 }
-                audioAutoplay={audioAutoplay}
                 audioLoop={audioLoop}
                 audioStartTime={audioStartTime}
                 audioEndTime={audioEndTime}
diff --git a/frontend/src/hooks/useBackgroundAudioPlayback.ts b/frontend/src/hooks/useBackgroundAudioPlayback.ts
index afbba86..b3d77f6 100644
--- a/frontend/src/hooks/useBackgroundAudioPlayback.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/hooks/useBackgroundAudioPlayback.ts
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@ export interface UseBackgroundAudioPlaybackOptions {
   audioUrl?: string;
   /** Original storage path for play-once tracking (stable across navigations) */
   audioStoragePath?: string;
-  /** Whether to autoplay the audio (default: true) */
-  autoplay?: boolean;
   /** Whether to loop the audio (default: true) */
   loop?: boolean;
   /** Start time in seconds (default: null = start from beginning) */
@@ -52,7 +50,6 @@ export interface UseBackgroundAudioPlaybackResult {
  * @example
  * const { audioRef } = useBackgroundAudioPlayback({
  *   audioUrl: 'https://example.com/audio.mp3',
- *   autoplay: true,
  *   loop: true,
  *   startTime: 2.5,
  *   endTime: 10.0,
@@ -63,7 +60,6 @@ export interface UseBackgroundAudioPlaybackResult {
 export function useBackgroundAudioPlayback({
   audioUrl,
   audioStoragePath,
-  autoplay = true,
   loop = true,
   startTime = null,
   endTime = null,
@@ -198,7 +194,7 @@ export function useBackgroundAudioPlayback({
       audio.pause();
       backgroundAudioController.setWaitingForInteraction(false);
     }
-  }, [audioUrl, autoplay, paused, shouldBlockAutoplay]);
+  }, [audioUrl, paused, shouldBlockAutoplay]);
 
   // Session-scoped "play once" behavior when loop is disabled
   // Audio that has already played stops on revisit
diff --git a/frontend/src/hooks/useConstructorPageActions.ts b/frontend/src/hooks/useConstructorPageActions.ts
index dd80c0e..6b1e702 100644
--- a/frontend/src/hooks/useConstructorPageActions.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/hooks/useConstructorPageActions.ts
@@ -137,7 +137,6 @@ export function useConstructorPageActions({
       endTime: backgroundVideoEndTime,
     },
     audioSettings: {
-      autoplay: backgroundAudioAutoplay,
       loop: backgroundAudioLoop,
       startTime: backgroundAudioStartTime,
       endTime: backgroundAudioEndTime,
@@ -217,7 +216,6 @@ export function useConstructorPageActions({
           background_video_muted: backgroundVideoMuted,
           background_video_start_time: backgroundVideoStartTime,
           background_video_end_time: backgroundVideoEndTime,
-          background_audio_autoplay: backgroundAudioAutoplay,
           background_audio_loop: backgroundAudioLoop,
           background_audio_start_time: backgroundAudioStartTime,
           background_audio_end_time: backgroundAudioEndTime,
diff --git a/frontend/src/hooks/usePageBackground.ts b/frontend/src/hooks/usePageBackground.ts
index 65dc0c8..6f01713 100644
--- a/frontend/src/hooks/usePageBackground.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/hooks/usePageBackground.ts
@@ -80,7 +80,6 @@ export interface UsePageBackgroundResult {
   backgroundVideoMuted: boolean;
   backgroundVideoStartTime: number | null;
   backgroundVideoEndTime: number | null;
-  backgroundAudioAutoplay: boolean;
   backgroundAudioLoop: boolean;
   backgroundAudioStartTime: number | null;
   backgroundAudioEndTime: number | null;
@@ -196,7 +195,6 @@ export function usePageBackground(
     backgroundVideoMuted: background.videoSettings.muted,
     backgroundVideoStartTime: background.videoSettings.startTime,
     backgroundVideoEndTime: background.videoSettings.endTime,
-    backgroundAudioAutoplay: background.audioSettings.autoplay,
     backgroundAudioLoop: background.audioSettings.loop,
     backgroundAudioStartTime: background.audioSettings.startTime,
     backgroundAudioEndTime: background.audioSettings.endTime,
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/constructor.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/constructor.tsx
index 9630fc5..6d8b41d 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/constructor.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/constructor.tsx
@@ -220,7 +220,6 @@ const ConstructorPage = ({ mode = 'constructor' }: ConstructorPageProps) => {
     backgroundVideoMuted,
     backgroundVideoStartTime,
     backgroundVideoEndTime,
-    backgroundAudioAutoplay,
     backgroundAudioLoop,
     backgroundAudioStartTime,
     backgroundAudioEndTime,
@@ -1863,7 +1862,6 @@ const ConstructorPage = ({ mode = 'constructor' }: ConstructorPageProps) => {
                   pendingTransitionComplete ||
                   navIsSwitching
                 }
-                audioAutoplay={backgroundAudioAutoplay}
                 audioLoop={backgroundAudioLoop}
                 audioStartTime={backgroundAudioStartTime}
                 audioEndTime={backgroundAudioEndTime}
diff --git a/frontend/src/types/constructor.ts b/frontend/src/types/constructor.ts
index d67df45..c6a03f1 100644
--- a/frontend/src/types/constructor.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/types/constructor.ts
@@ -801,7 +801,6 @@ export interface PageBackgroundVideoSettings {
  * Audio playback settings for page background
  */
 export interface PageBackgroundAudioSettings {
-  autoplay: boolean;
   loop: boolean;
   startTime: number | null;
   endTime: number | null;
@@ -839,7 +838,6 @@ export const DEFAULT_VIDEO_SETTINGS: PageBackgroundVideoSettings = {
  * Default audio settings
  */
 export const DEFAULT_AUDIO_SETTINGS: PageBackgroundAudioSettings = {
-  autoplay: true,
   loop: true,
   startTime: null,
   endTime: null,
@@ -897,7 +895,6 @@ export function createPageBackgroundFromPage(
           : null,
     },
     audioSettings: {
-      autoplay: page.background_audio_autoplay ?? true,
       loop: page.background_audio_loop ?? true,
       startTime:
         page.background_audio_start_time != null