diff --git a/libraries/ui/src/ui/OffscreenQmlSurface.cpp b/libraries/ui/src/ui/OffscreenQmlSurface.cpp
index 112d70c394..12220a8079 100644
--- a/libraries/ui/src/ui/OffscreenQmlSurface.cpp
+++ b/libraries/ui/src/ui/OffscreenQmlSurface.cpp
@@ -680,9 +680,7 @@ void OffscreenQmlSurface::create() {
     // Setup the update of the QML media components with the current audio output device
     QObject::connect(&_audioOutputUpdateTimer, &QTimer::timeout, this, [this]() {
         if (_currentAudioOutputDevice.size() > 0) {
-            QMutexLocker lock(&_audioHandlerMutex);
-            QString audioDeviceName = _currentAudioOutputDevice;
-            new AudioHandler(sharedFromThis(), audioDeviceName);
+            new AudioHandler(sharedFromThis(), _currentAudioOutputDevice);
         }
     });
     int waitForAudioQmlMs = 200;
diff --git a/libraries/ui/src/ui/OffscreenQmlSurface.h b/libraries/ui/src/ui/OffscreenQmlSurface.h
index 370ddb4f2f..4c23c62c12 100644
--- a/libraries/ui/src/ui/OffscreenQmlSurface.h
+++ b/libraries/ui/src/ui/OffscreenQmlSurface.h
@@ -173,7 +173,6 @@ private:
     uint64_t _lastRenderTime { 0 };
     uvec2 _size;
 
-    QMutex _audioHandlerMutex;
     QTimer _audioOutputUpdateTimer;
     QString _currentAudioOutputDevice;