diff --git a/app/PreventDisplaySleepService.ts b/app/PreventDisplaySleepService.ts
index ff5905f3a262..9996d109f06f 100644
--- a/app/PreventDisplaySleepService.ts
+++ b/app/PreventDisplaySleepService.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@ export class PreventDisplaySleepService {
 
   constructor(private powerSaveBlocker: PowerSaveBlocker) {}
 
+  isEnabled(): boolean {
+    return this.blockerId !== undefined;
+  }
+
   setEnabled(isEnabled: boolean): void {
     log.info(
       `Prevent display sleep service: ${
diff --git a/app/main.ts b/app/main.ts
index 7f2dedc4bee7..b58411c7f661 100644
--- a/app/main.ts
+++ b/app/main.ts
@@ -715,7 +715,6 @@ async function createWindow() {
           : '../ts/windows/main/preload.js'
       ),
       spellcheck,
-      backgroundThrottling: true,
     },
     icon: windowIcon,
     ...pick(windowConfig, ['autoHideMenuBar', 'x', 'y']),
@@ -1109,21 +1108,6 @@ ipc.on('title-bar-double-click', () => {
 
 ipc.on('set-is-call-active', (_event, isCallActive) => {
   preventDisplaySleepService.setEnabled(isCallActive);
-
-  if (!mainWindow) {
-    return;
-  }
-
-  let backgroundThrottling: boolean;
-  if (isCallActive) {
-    log.info('Background throttling disabled because a call is active');
-    backgroundThrottling = false;
-  } else {
-    log.info('Background throttling enabled because no call is active');
-    backgroundThrottling = true;
-  }
-
-  mainWindow.webContents.setBackgroundThrottling(backgroundThrottling);
 });
 
 ipc.on('convert-image', async (event, uuid, data) => {
@@ -1168,7 +1152,7 @@ async function readyForUpdates() {
         return (
           systemTrayService?.isVisible() === true &&
           mainWindow?.isVisible() !== true &&
-          mainWindow?.webContents?.getBackgroundThrottling() !== false
+          !preventDisplaySleepService.isEnabled()
         );
       },
       getMainWindow,