diff --git a/interface/src/Audio.cpp b/interface/src/Audio.cpp
index 167cbcaadc..cc5333c315 100644
--- a/interface/src/Audio.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/Audio.cpp
@@ -298,8 +298,8 @@ Audio::Audio(Oscilloscope* scope) :
     _averagedLatency(0.0),
     _measuredJitter(0),
     _jitterBufferLengthMsecs(12.0),
-    _jitterBufferSamples(_jitterBufferLengthMsecs *
-                     NUM_AUDIO_CHANNELS * (SAMPLE_RATE / 1000.0)),
+//    _jitterBufferSamples(_jitterBufferLengthMsecs *
+//                     NUM_AUDIO_CHANNELS * (SAMPLE_RATE / 1000.0)),
     _wasStarved(0),
     _numStarves(0),
     _lastInputLoudness(0),
diff --git a/interface/src/Audio.h b/interface/src/Audio.h
index ca62a18e21..036d9a0645 100644
--- a/interface/src/Audio.h
+++ b/interface/src/Audio.h
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ private:
     float _averagedLatency;
     float _measuredJitter;
     float _jitterBufferLengthMsecs;
-    short _jitterBufferSamples;
+//    short _jitterBufferSamples; // currently unsused
     int _wasStarved;
     int _numStarves;
     float _lastInputLoudness;