diff --git a/packages/video_player/video_player/lib/video_player.dart b/packages/video_player/video_player/lib/video_player.dart
index b0e5b7b0fa94..918eea5d33cb 100644
--- a/packages/video_player/video_player/lib/video_player.dart
+++ b/packages/video_player/video_player/lib/video_player.dart
@@ -848,12 +848,7 @@ class _VideoPlayerWithRotation extends StatelessWidget {
   final Widget child;
 
   @override
-  Widget build(BuildContext context) => rotation == 0
-      ? child
-      : Transform.rotate(
-          angle: rotation * math.pi / 180,
-          child: child,
-        );
+  Widget build(BuildContext context) => child;
 }
 
 /// Used to configure the [VideoProgressIndicator] widget's colors for how it