diff --git a/audio/audio.go b/audio/audio.go
index fa9f4cef0..33a0ef3ca 100644
--- a/audio/audio.go
+++ b/audio/audio.go
@@ -88,13 +88,9 @@ func NewContext(sampleRate int) (*Context, error) {
 
 	ch := make(chan struct{})
 
-	context, err := newContext(sampleRate, ch)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
 	c := &Context{
 		sampleRate: sampleRate,
-		c:          context,
+		c:          newContext(sampleRate, ch),
 		initCh:     ch,
 	}
 	theContext = c
diff --git a/audio/context.go b/audio/context.go
index 3719bb0fe..d89cbe68e 100644
--- a/audio/context.go
+++ b/audio/context.go
@@ -91,12 +91,12 @@ func (p *otoPlayer) ensurePlayer() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func newContext(sampleRate int, initCh <-chan struct{}) (context, error) {
+func newContext(sampleRate int, initCh <-chan struct{}) context {
 	if contextForTesting != nil {
-		return contextForTesting, nil
+		return contextForTesting
 	}
 	return &otoContext{
 		sampleRate: sampleRate,
 		initCh:     initCh,
-	}, nil
+	}
 }