2 files changed, 2 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/youtube_dl/downloader/__init__.py b/youtube_dl/downloader/__init__.py
index f110830c4..1b618ab54 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/downloader/__init__.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/downloader/__init__.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ from .hls import NativeHlsFD
 from .http import HttpFD
 from .rtsp import RtspFD
 from .rtmp import RtmpFD
+from .dash import DashSegmentsFD
 
 from ..utils import (
     determine_protocol,
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ PROTOCOL_MAP = {
     'mms': RtspFD,
     'rtsp': RtspFD,
     'f4m': F4mFD,
+    'dash_segments': DashSegmentsFD,
 }
 
 
diff --git a/youtube_dl/downloader/http.py b/youtube_dl/downloader/http.py
index ceacb8522..b7f144af9 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/downloader/http.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/downloader/http.py
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import socket
 import time
 
 from .common import FileDownloader
-from .dash import DashSegmentsFD
 from ..compat import (
     compat_urllib_request,
     compat_urllib_error,
@@ -20,9 +19,6 @@ from ..utils import (
 
 class HttpFD(FileDownloader):
     def real_download(self, filename, info_dict):
-        if info_dict.get('initialization_url') and list(filter(None, info_dict.get('segment_urls', []))):
-            return DashSegmentsFD(self.ydl, self.params).real_download(filename, info_dict)
-
         url = info_dict['url']
         tmpfilename = self.temp_name(filename)
         stream = None