diff --git a/src/context/internal/uicontextresolver.cpp b/src/context/internal/uicontextresolver.cpp
index 6c76803054aec..a27a084620277 100644
--- a/src/context/internal/uicontextresolver.cpp
+++ b/src/context/internal/uicontextresolver.cpp
@@ -201,8 +201,6 @@ bool UiContextResolver::isShortcutContextAllowed(const std::string& scContext) c
 
     if (CTX_NOTATION_OPENED == scContext) {
         return matchWithCurrent(context::UiCtxProjectOpened);
-    } else if (CTX_NOTATION_OPENED_PRIORITY == scContext) {
-        return matchWithCurrent(context::UiCtxProjectOpened);
     } else if (CTX_NOTATION_FOCUSED == scContext) {
         return matchWithCurrent(context::UiCtxProjectFocused);
     } else if (CTX_NOT_NOTATION_FOCUSED == scContext) {
diff --git a/src/context/shortcutcontext.h b/src/context/shortcutcontext.h
index 07ce241beb14c..80247eecf63fc 100644
--- a/src/context/shortcutcontext.h
+++ b/src/context/shortcutcontext.h
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ static const std::string CTX_ANY = muse::shortcuts::CTX_ANY;
 static const std::string CTX_NOTATION_OPENED = muse::shortcuts::CTX_PROJECT_OPENED;
 static const std::string CTX_NOTATION_FOCUSED = muse::shortcuts::CTX_PROJECT_FOCUSED;
 static const std::string CTX_NOT_NOTATION_FOCUSED = muse::shortcuts::CTX_NOT_PROJECT_FOCUSED;
-static const std::string CTX_NOTATION_OPENED_PRIORITY = muse::shortcuts::CTX_PROJECT_OPENED_PRIORITY;
 
 /// We're not [in note input on a TAB staff] (i.e. either not in note input mode, or in note input mode but not on a TAB staff)
 static const std::string CTX_NOTATION_NOT_NOTE_INPUT_STAFF_TAB("notation-not-note-input-staff-tab");
@@ -51,12 +50,11 @@ class ShortcutContextPriority : public muse::shortcuts::IShortcutContextPriority
 
     bool hasLowerPriorityThan(const std::string& ctx1, const std::string& ctx2) const override
     {
-        static const std::array<std::string, 8> CONTEXTS_BY_INCREASING_PRIORITY {
+        static const std::array<std::string, 7> CONTEXTS_BY_INCREASING_PRIORITY {
             CTX_ANY,
 
             CTX_NOTATION_OPENED,
             CTX_NOT_NOTATION_FOCUSED,
-            CTX_NOTATION_OPENED_PRIORITY,
             CTX_NOTATION_FOCUSED,
 
             CTX_NOTATION_NOT_NOTE_INPUT_STAFF_TAB,
diff --git a/src/framework/shortcuts/shortcutcontext.h b/src/framework/shortcuts/shortcutcontext.h
index 7803415d864c5..2518fc7e0ef99 100644
--- a/src/framework/shortcuts/shortcutcontext.h
+++ b/src/framework/shortcuts/shortcutcontext.h
@@ -38,9 +38,6 @@ static const std::string CTX_PROJECT_FOCUSED("project-focused");
 //! NOTE special context for navigation shortcuts because the project has its own navigation system
 static const std::string CTX_NOT_PROJECT_FOCUSED("not-project-focused");
 
-//! NOTE special context action play should be more priority than navigation control
-static const std::string CTX_PROJECT_OPENED_PRIORITY("project-opened-priority");
-
 class IShortcutContextPriority : MODULE_EXPORT_INTERFACE
 {
     INTERFACE_ID(IShortcutContextPriority);
diff --git a/src/playback/internal/playbackuiactions.cpp b/src/playback/internal/playbackuiactions.cpp
index 58043fdcd4b01..8031f0c43b0dc 100644
--- a/src/playback/internal/playbackuiactions.cpp
+++ b/src/playback/internal/playbackuiactions.cpp
@@ -34,14 +34,14 @@ using namespace muse::actions;
 const UiActionList PlaybackUiActions::s_mainActions = {
     UiAction("play",
              mu::context::UiCtxProjectOpened,
-             mu::context::CTX_NOTATION_OPENED_PRIORITY,
+             mu::context::CTX_NOTATION_FOCUSED,
              TranslatableString("action", "Play"),
              TranslatableString("action", "Play"),
              IconCode::Code::PLAY
              ),
     UiAction("stop",
              mu::context::UiCtxProjectOpened,
-             mu::context::CTX_NOTATION_OPENED_PRIORITY,
+             mu::context::CTX_NOTATION_OPENED,
              TranslatableString("action", "Stop"),
              TranslatableString("action", "Stop playback"),
              IconCode::Code::STOP