diff --git a/scripts/system/audioScope.js b/scripts/system/audioScope.js
index 0bcff7d5be..85060173d4 100644
--- a/scripts/system/audioScope.js
+++ b/scripts/system/audioScope.js
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 
 (function () { // BEGIN LOCAL_SCOPE
 
-    var framesSinceOpened = 0;
     var scopeVisibile = AudioScope.getVisible();
     var scopePaused = AudioScope.getPause();
     var autoPause = false;
@@ -77,21 +76,16 @@
     });
 
     Audio.noiseGateOpened.connect(function(){
-        framesSinceOpened = 0;
+        if (autoPause) {
+            setScopePause(false);
+        }
     });
 
     Audio.noiseGateClosed.connect(function(){
         // noise gate closed
-    });
-
-    Audio.inputReceived.connect(function(){
-        if (autoPause && AudioScope.getVisible()) {
-            framesSinceOpened++;
-            if (framesSinceOpened > 50) {
-                setScopePause(true);
-            }
+        if (autoPause) {
+            setScopePause(true);
         }
     });
 
-
 }()); // END LOCAL_SCOPE
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