diff --git a/libraries/audio/src/InboundAudioStream.cpp b/libraries/audio/src/InboundAudioStream.cpp
index 7a81b8a67a..e946c6afb7 100644
--- a/libraries/audio/src/InboundAudioStream.cpp
+++ b/libraries/audio/src/InboundAudioStream.cpp
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ int InboundAudioStream::parseData(ReceivedMessage& message) {
                 bool packetPCM = codecInPacket == "pcm" || codecInPacket == "";
                 if (codecInPacket == _selectedCodecName || (packetPCM && selectedPCM)) {
                     auto afterProperties = message.readWithoutCopy(message.getBytesLeftToRead());
-                    parseAudioData(message.getType(), afterProperties);
+                    parseAudioData(afterProperties);
                     _mismatchedAudioCodecCount = 0;
 
                 } else {
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ int InboundAudioStream::lostAudioData(int numPackets) {
     return 0;
 }
 
-int InboundAudioStream::parseAudioData(PacketType type, const QByteArray& packetAfterStreamProperties) {
+int InboundAudioStream::parseAudioData(const QByteArray& packetAfterStreamProperties) {
     QByteArray decodedBuffer;
 
     // may block on the real-time thread, which is acceptible as 
diff --git a/libraries/audio/src/InboundAudioStream.h b/libraries/audio/src/InboundAudioStream.h
index c10a86cb69..b42609d576 100644
--- a/libraries/audio/src/InboundAudioStream.h
+++ b/libraries/audio/src/InboundAudioStream.h
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ protected:
 
     /// parses the audio data in the network packet.
     /// default implementation assumes packet contains raw audio samples after stream properties
-    virtual int parseAudioData(PacketType type, const QByteArray& packetAfterStreamProperties);
+    virtual int parseAudioData(const QByteArray& packetAfterStreamProperties);
 
     /// produces audio data for lost network packets.
     virtual int lostAudioData(int numPackets);
diff --git a/libraries/audio/src/MixedProcessedAudioStream.cpp b/libraries/audio/src/MixedProcessedAudioStream.cpp
index 6510f0bfc9..d1312edb95 100644
--- a/libraries/audio/src/MixedProcessedAudioStream.cpp
+++ b/libraries/audio/src/MixedProcessedAudioStream.cpp
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ int MixedProcessedAudioStream::lostAudioData(int numPackets) {
     return 0;
 }
 
-int MixedProcessedAudioStream::parseAudioData(PacketType type, const QByteArray& packetAfterStreamProperties) {
+int MixedProcessedAudioStream::parseAudioData(const QByteArray& packetAfterStreamProperties) {
     QByteArray decodedBuffer;
 
     // may block on the real-time thread, which is acceptible as 
diff --git a/libraries/audio/src/MixedProcessedAudioStream.h b/libraries/audio/src/MixedProcessedAudioStream.h
index 14da1d45af..5732f32e90 100644
--- a/libraries/audio/src/MixedProcessedAudioStream.h
+++ b/libraries/audio/src/MixedProcessedAudioStream.h
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ public:
 
 protected:
     int writeDroppableSilentFrames(int silentFrames) override;
-    int parseAudioData(PacketType type, const QByteArray& packetAfterStreamProperties) override;
+    int parseAudioData(const QByteArray& packetAfterStreamProperties) override;
     int lostAudioData(int numPackets) override;
 
 private: