diff --git a/apps/app_disa.c b/apps/app_disa.c
index e87ee83570..49c7ad5546 100644
--- a/apps/app_disa.c
+++ b/apps/app_disa.c
@@ -187,12 +187,7 @@ static int disa_exec(struct ast_channel *chan, const char *data)
 			/* answer */
 			ast_answer(chan);
 		}
-	} else {
-		special_noanswer = 1;
-		if (chan->_state != AST_STATE_UP) {
-			ast_indicate(chan, AST_CONTROL_PROGRESS);
-		}
-	}
+	} else special_noanswer = 1;
 
 	ast_debug(1, "Context: %s\n",args.context);
 
diff --git a/apps/app_playback.c b/apps/app_playback.c
index 612cf684cc..45fcfb5e40 100644
--- a/apps/app_playback.c
+++ b/apps/app_playback.c
@@ -452,10 +452,7 @@ static int playback_exec(struct ast_channel *chan, const char *data)
 		} else if (!option_noanswer) {
 			/* Otherwise answer unless we're supposed to send this while on-hook */
 			res = ast_answer(chan);
-		} else {
-			ast_indicate(chan, AST_CONTROL_PROGRESS);
 		}
-
 	}
 	if (!res) {
 		char *back = args.filenames;
diff --git a/main/pbx.c b/main/pbx.c
index 9b349da15c..0cbaff39f4 100644
--- a/main/pbx.c
+++ b/main/pbx.c
@@ -9126,8 +9126,6 @@ static int pbx_builtin_background(struct ast_channel *chan, const char *data)
 		} else if (!ast_test_flag(&flags, BACKGROUND_NOANSWER)) {
 			res = ast_answer(chan);
 		}
-		/* Send progress control frame to start early media */
-		ast_indicate(chan, AST_CONTROL_PROGRESS);
 	}
 
 	if (!res) {