diff --git a/apps/web/playwright/e2e/voip/element-call.spec.ts b/apps/web/playwright/e2e/voip/element-call.spec.ts
index b68a4d6b4c..4acf5f7aad 100644
--- a/apps/web/playwright/e2e/voip/element-call.spec.ts
+++ b/apps/web/playwright/e2e/voip/element-call.spec.ts
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ function assertCommonCallParameters(
     expect(hash.get("userId")).toEqual(user.userId);
     expect(hash.get("deviceId")).toEqual(user.deviceId);
     expect(hash.get("roomId")).toEqual(room.roomId);
-    expect(hash.get("preload")).toEqual("false");
 }
 
 async function sendRTCState(bot: Bot, roomId: string, notification?: "ring" | "notification", intent?: string) {
diff --git a/apps/web/src/models/Call.ts b/apps/web/src/models/Call.ts
index 4f7feec84d..086bb51f0f 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/models/Call.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/models/Call.ts
@@ -660,7 +660,7 @@ export class ElementCall extends Call {
     ): void {
         const room = client.getRoom(roomId);
         if (!room) {
-            // If the room isn't known, or the room is a video room then skip setting an intent.
+            // If the room isn't known then skip setting an intent.
             return;
         } else if (isVideoRoom(room)) {
             // Video rooms already exist, so just treat as if we're joining a group call.
@@ -669,35 +669,27 @@ export class ElementCall extends Call {
             params.append("returnToLobby", "true");
             // Never skip the lobby, we always want to give the caller a chance to explicitly join.
             params.append("skipLobby", "false");
-            // Never preload, as per below warning.
-            params.append("preload", "false");
             return;
         }
+
         const isDM = !!DMRoomMap.shared().getUserIdForRoomId(room.roomId);
         const oldestCallMember = client.matrixRTC.getRoomSession(room).getOldestMembership();
         const hasCallStarted = !!oldestCallMember && oldestCallMember.sender !== client.getSafeUserId();
-        // XXX: @element-hq/element-call-embedded <= 0.15.0 sets the wrong parameter for
-        // preload by default so we override here. This can be removed when that package
-        // is released and upgraded.
         if (isDM) {
             if (hasCallStarted) {
                 params.append(
                     "intent",
                     voiceOnly ? ElementCallIntent.JoinExistingDMVoice : ElementCallIntent.JoinExistingDM,
                 );
-                params.append("preload", "false");
             } else {
                 params.append("intent", voiceOnly ? ElementCallIntent.StartCallDMVoice : ElementCallIntent.StartCallDM);
-                params.append("preload", "false");
             }
         } else {
             // Group chats do not have a voice option.
             if (hasCallStarted) {
                 params.append("intent", ElementCallIntent.JoinExisting);
-                params.append("preload", "false");
             } else {
                 params.append("intent", ElementCallIntent.StartCall);
-                params.append("preload", "false");
             }
         }
     }
@@ -836,58 +828,18 @@ export class ElementCall extends Call {
         );
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Get the correct intent for a widget, so that Element Call presents the correct
-     * default config.
-     * @param client The matrix client.
-     * @param roomId
-     * @param voiceOnly Should the call be voice-only, or video (default).
-     */
-    public static getWidgetIntent(client: MatrixClient, roomId: string, voiceOnly?: boolean): ElementCallIntent {
-        const room = client.getRoom(roomId);
-        if (room !== null && !isVideoRoom(room)) {
-            const isDM = !!DMRoomMap.shared().getUserIdForRoomId(room.roomId);
-            const oldestCallMember = client.matrixRTC.getRoomSession(room).getOldestMembership();
-            const hasCallStarted = !!oldestCallMember && oldestCallMember.sender !== client.getSafeUserId();
-            if (isDM) {
-                if (hasCallStarted) {
-                    return voiceOnly ? ElementCallIntent.JoinExistingDMVoice : ElementCallIntent.JoinExistingDM;
-                } else {
-                    return voiceOnly ? ElementCallIntent.StartCallDMVoice : ElementCallIntent.StartCallDM;
-                }
-            } else {
-                if (hasCallStarted) {
-                    return ElementCallIntent.JoinExisting;
-                } else {
-                    return ElementCallIntent.StartCall;
-                }
-            }
-        }
-        // If unknown, default to joining an existing call.
-        return ElementCallIntent.JoinExisting;
-    }
-
     private static getWidgetData(
         client: MatrixClient,
         roomId: string,
         currentData: IWidgetData,
         overwriteData: IWidgetData,
-        voiceOnly?: boolean,
     ): IWidgetData {
-        let perParticipantE2EE = false;
-        if (
-            client.getRoom(roomId)?.hasEncryptionStateEvent() &&
-            !SettingsStore.getValue("feature_disable_call_per_sender_encryption")
-        )
-            perParticipantE2EE = true;
-
-        const intent = ElementCall.getWidgetIntent(client, roomId, voiceOnly);
-
         return {
             ...currentData,
             ...overwriteData,
-            intent,
-            perParticipantE2EE,
+            perParticipantE2EE:
+                client.getRoom(roomId)?.hasEncryptionStateEvent() &&
+                !SettingsStore.getValue("feature_disable_call_per_sender_encryption"),
         };
     }