diff --git a/include/Mixer.h b/include/Mixer.h
index fb4871cfa..146bd5af8 100644
--- a/include/Mixer.h
+++ b/include/Mixer.h
@@ -400,8 +400,6 @@ private:
 
 	fpp_t m_framesPerPeriod;
 
-	sampleFrame * m_workingBuf;
-
 	sampleFrame * m_inputBuffer[2];
 	f_cnt_t m_inputBufferFrames[2];
 	f_cnt_t m_inputBufferSize[2];
diff --git a/src/core/Mixer.cpp b/src/core/Mixer.cpp
index 1e30ef8a9..6b1753c2a 100644
--- a/src/core/Mixer.cpp
+++ b/src/core/Mixer.cpp
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@
 
 Mixer::Mixer( bool renderOnly ) :
 	m_framesPerPeriod( DEFAULT_BUFFER_SIZE ),
-	m_workingBuf( NULL ),
 	m_inputBufferRead( 0 ),
 	m_inputBufferWrite( 1 ),
 	m_readBuf( NULL ),
@@ -119,8 +118,6 @@ Mixer::Mixer( bool renderOnly ) :
 	// now that framesPerPeriod is fixed initialize global BufferManager
 	BufferManager::init( m_framesPerPeriod );
 
-	m_workingBuf = (sampleFrame*) MemoryHelper::alignedMalloc( m_framesPerPeriod *
-							sizeof( sampleFrame ) );
 	for( int i = 0; i < 3; i++ )
 	{
 		m_readBuf = (surroundSampleFrame*)
@@ -177,8 +174,6 @@ Mixer::~Mixer()
 		MemoryHelper::alignedFree( m_bufferPool[i] );
 	}
 
-	MemoryHelper::alignedFree( m_workingBuf );
-
 	for( int i = 0; i < 2; ++i )
 	{
 		delete[] m_inputBuffer[i];