diff --git a/scripts/simplifiedUI/simplifiedEmote/emojiApp/resources/sounds/emojiPopSound2.wav b/scripts/simplifiedUI/simplifiedEmote/emojiApp/resources/sounds/emojiPopSound2.wav
deleted file mode 100644
index 3d917997a7..0000000000
Binary files a/scripts/simplifiedUI/simplifiedEmote/emojiApp/resources/sounds/emojiPopSound2.wav and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/scripts/simplifiedUI/simplifiedEmote/emojiApp/simplifiedEmoji.js b/scripts/simplifiedUI/simplifiedEmote/emojiApp/simplifiedEmoji.js
index 1b16843b09..d8db41e488 100644
--- a/scripts/simplifiedUI/simplifiedEmote/emojiApp/simplifiedEmoji.js
+++ b/scripts/simplifiedUI/simplifiedEmote/emojiApp/simplifiedEmoji.js
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ var UTF_CODE = 0;
 // Only plays a sound if it is downloaded.
 // Only plays one sound at a time.
 var emojiCreateSound = SoundCache.getSound(Script.resolvePath('resources/sounds/emojiPopSound1.wav'));
-var emojiDestroySound = SoundCache.getSound(Script.resolvePath('resources/sounds/emojiPopSound2.wav'));
 var injector;
 var DEFAULT_VOLUME = 0.01;
 var local = false;
@@ -326,9 +325,7 @@ function playPopAnimation() {
         if (popType === "in") {
             currentPopScale = MIN_POP_SCALE;
         } else {
-            // Start with the pop sound on the out
             currentPopScale = finalInPopScale ? finalInPopScale : MAX_POP_SCALE;
-            playSound(emojiDestroySound, DEFAULT_VOLUME, MyAvatar.position, true);
         }
     }