diff --git a/audio/audio.go b/audio/audio.go
index 8f36733a0..cabf1af4e 100644
--- a/audio/audio.go
+++ b/audio/audio.go
@@ -420,7 +420,6 @@ func (p *Player) readToBuffer(length int) (int, error) {
 		return 0, err
 	}
 	p.buf = append(p.buf, b[:n]...)
-	b = b[:n]
 	return len(p.buf), nil
 }