diff --git a/web/apps/cast/src/components/PhotoAuditorium.tsx b/web/apps/cast/src/components/PhotoAuditorium.tsx
index 0042dfe95..9f0d9120d 100644
--- a/web/apps/cast/src/components/PhotoAuditorium.tsx
+++ b/web/apps/cast/src/components/PhotoAuditorium.tsx
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
-import { SlideshowContext } from "pages/slideshow";
-import { useContext, useEffect, useState } from "react";
+import { useEffect, useState } from "react";
 
-export default function PhotoAuditorium({
-    url,
-    nextSlideUrl,
-}: {
+interface PhotoAuditoriumProps {
     url: string;
     nextSlideUrl: string;
-}) {
-    const { showNextSlide } = useContext(SlideshowContext);
-
+    showNextSlide: () => void;
+}
+export const PhotoAuditorium: React.FC<PhotoAuditoriumProps> = ({
+    url,
+    nextSlideUrl,
+    showNextSlide,
+}) => {
     const [showPreloadedNextSlide, setShowPreloadedNextSlide] = useState(false);
     const [nextSlidePrerendered, setNextSlidePrerendered] = useState(false);
     const [prerenderTime, setPrerenderTime] = useState<number | null>(null);
@@ -92,4 +92,4 @@ export default function PhotoAuditorium({
             </div>
         </div>
     );
-}
+};
diff --git a/web/apps/cast/src/pages/slideshow.tsx b/web/apps/cast/src/pages/slideshow.tsx
index 28061d0a4..253015981 100644
--- a/web/apps/cast/src/pages/slideshow.tsx
+++ b/web/apps/cast/src/pages/slideshow.tsx
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 import log from "@/next/log";
 import PairedSuccessfullyOverlay from "components/PairedSuccessfullyOverlay";
-import PhotoAuditorium from "components/PhotoAuditorium";
+import { PhotoAuditorium } from "components/PhotoAuditorium";
 import { FILE_TYPE } from "constants/file";
 import { useRouter } from "next/router";
-import { createContext, useEffect, useState } from "react";
+import { useEffect, useState } from "react";
 import {
     getCastCollection,
     getLocalFiles,
@@ -13,10 +13,6 @@ import { Collection } from "types/collection";
 import { EnteFile } from "types/file";
 import { getPreviewableImage, isRawFileFromFileName } from "utils/file";
 
-export const SlideshowContext = createContext<{
-    showNextSlide: () => void;
-}>(null);
-
 const renderableFileURLCache = new Map<number, string>();
 
 export default function Slideshow() {
@@ -28,6 +24,7 @@ export default function Slideshow() {
     const [collectionFiles, setCollectionFiles] = useState<EnteFile[]>([]);
     const [currentFileId, setCurrentFileId] = useState<number | undefined>();
     const [currentFileURL, setCurrentFileURL] = useState<string | undefined>();
+    // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unused-vars
     const [nextFileURL, setNextFileURL] = useState<string | undefined>();
 
     const router = useRouter();
@@ -156,15 +153,13 @@ export default function Slideshow() {
         setNextFileURL(nextNextURL);
     };
 
+    if (loading) return <PairedSuccessfullyOverlay />;
+
     return (
-        <>
-            <SlideshowContext.Provider value={{ showNextSlide }}>
-                <PhotoAuditorium
-                    url={currentFileURL}
-                    nextSlideUrl={currentFileURL}
-                />
-            </SlideshowContext.Provider>
-            {loading && <PairedSuccessfullyOverlay />}
-        </>
+        <PhotoAuditorium
+            url={currentFileURL}
+            nextSlideUrl={currentFileURL}
+            showNextSlide={showNextSlide}
+        />
     );
 }