diff --git a/assets/global.js b/assets/global.js
index 8ed30bbbf6f..c531f77f2ac 100644
--- a/assets/global.js
+++ b/assets/global.js
@@ -722,24 +722,10 @@ class SlideshowComponent extends SliderComponent {
     this.slider.addEventListener('scroll', this.setSlideVisibility.bind(this));
     this.setSlideVisibility();
 
-    if (this.querySelector('.announcement-bar-slider')) {
-      this.announcementBarArrowButtonWasClicked = false;
-
-      this.desktopLayout = window.matchMedia('(min-width: 750px)');
-      this.reducedMotion = window.matchMedia('(prefers-reduced-motion: reduce)');
-
-      [this.reducedMotion, this.desktopLayout].forEach((mediaQuery) => {
-        mediaQuery.addEventListener('change', () => {
-          if (this.slider.getAttribute('data-autoplay') === 'true') this.setAutoPlay();
-        });
-      });
-
-      [this.prevButton, this.nextButton].forEach((button) => {
-        button.addEventListener('click', () => {
-          this.announcementBarArrowButtonWasClicked = true;
-        }, {once: true});
-      });
-    }
+    this.reducedMotion = window.matchMedia('(prefers-reduced-motion: reduce)');
+    this.reducedMotion.addEventListener('change', () => {
+      if (this.slider.getAttribute('data-autoplay') === 'true') this.setAutoPlay();
+    });
 
     if (this.slider.getAttribute('data-autoplay') === 'true') this.setAutoPlay();
   }
@@ -757,7 +743,7 @@ class SlideshowComponent extends SliderComponent {
       this.autoplayButtonIsSetToPlay = true;
       this.play();
     } else {
-      this.reducedMotion.matches || this.announcementBarArrowButtonWasClicked || !this.desktopLayout.matches ? this.pause() : this.play();
+      this.reducedMotion.matches ? this.pause() : this.play();
     }
   }
 
@@ -806,7 +792,7 @@ class SlideshowComponent extends SliderComponent {
         event.target === this.sliderAutoplayButton || this.sliderAutoplayButton.contains(event.target);
       if (!this.autoplayButtonIsSetToPlay || focusedOnAutoplayButton) return;
       this.play();
-    } else if (!this.reducedMotion.matches && !this.announcementBarArrowButtonWasClicked && this.desktopLayout.matches) {
+    } else if (!this.reducedMotion.matches) {
       this.play();
     }
   }
diff --git a/sections/announcement-bar.liquid b/sections/announcement-bar.liquid
index a0d2404fe60..e44c4351608 100644
--- a/sections/announcement-bar.liquid
+++ b/sections/announcement-bar.liquid
@@ -27,36 +27,6 @@
   "name": "t:sections.announcement-bar.name",
   "max_blocks": 12,
   "class": "announcement-bar-section",
-  "settings": [
-    {
-      "type": "color_scheme",
-      "id": "color_scheme",
-      "label": "t:sections.all.colors.label",
-      "default": "accent-1"
-    },
-    {
-      "type": "checkbox",
-      "id": "show_line_separator",
-      "default": true,
-      "label": "t:sections.header.settings.show_line_separator.label"
-    },
-    {
-      "type": "checkbox",
-      "id": "auto_rotate",
-      "label": "t:sections.announcement-bar.settings.auto_rotate.label",
-      "default": false
-    },
-    {
-      "type": "range",
-      "id": "change_slides_speed",
-      "min": 5,
-      "max": 10,
-      "step": 1,
-      "unit": "s",
-      "label": "t:sections.announcement-bar.settings.change_slides_speed.label",
-      "default": 5
-    }
-  ],
   "blocks": [
     {
       "type": "announcement",