diff --git a/modules/audio_output/directx.c b/modules/audio_output/directx.c
index b5d7b7e800a468a61beaf0b62ae333681850b196..82fc76b45c96a225a966de35eba37cf7d6c43370 100644
--- a/modules/audio_output/directx.c
+++ b/modules/audio_output/directx.c
@@ -164,8 +164,6 @@ static int OpenAudio( vlc_object_t *p_this )
     if( unlikely( p_aout->sys == NULL ) )
         return VLC_ENOMEM;
 
-    aout_VolumeSoftInit( p_aout );
-
     /* Retrieve config values */
     var_Create( p_aout, "directx-audio-float32",
                 VLC_VAR_BOOL | VLC_VAR_DOINHERIT );