diff --git a/src/mixer.cc b/src/mixer.cc
index 0ba833c1..b8d09d09 100644
--- a/src/mixer.cc
+++ b/src/mixer.cc
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@
 
 static int mixer_fd;
 static const char *devs[] = SOUND_DEVICE_NAMES;
-static int stereo_flags;
 
 int mixer_init(const char *name)
 {
@@ -71,8 +70,6 @@ int mixer_init(const char *name)
 		}
 	}
 
-	ioctl(mixer_fd, SOUND_MIXER_READ_STEREODEVS, &stereo_flags);
-
 	for (i = 0; i < sizeof(devs) / sizeof(const char *); i++) {
 		if (strcasecmp(devs[i], name) == 0) {
 			return i;
@@ -96,11 +93,6 @@ static int mixer_get(int i)
 	}
 	rep = 0;
 
-	if(!(stereo_flags & (1<<i))) {
-		val &= 0xFF;
-		val |= val << 8;
-	}
-
 	return val;
 }