diff --git a/assignment-client/src/audio/AudioMixer.cpp b/assignment-client/src/audio/AudioMixer.cpp
index e86ecda36e..f5bed48a86 100644
--- a/assignment-client/src/audio/AudioMixer.cpp
+++ b/assignment-client/src/audio/AudioMixer.cpp
@@ -370,50 +370,6 @@ void AudioMixer::run() {
                                                                                              _maxSourceLoudnessInFrame);
             }
         }
-        
-        const float STRUGGLE_TRIGGER_SLEEP_PERCENTAGE_THRESHOLD = 0.10;
-        const float BACK_OFF_TRIGGER_SLEEP_PERCENTAGE_THRESHOLD = 0.30;
-        const float CUTOFF_EPSILON = 0.0001;
-        
-        const int TRAILING_AVERAGE_FRAMES = 100;
-        const float CURRENT_FRAME_RATIO = 1.0f / TRAILING_AVERAGE_FRAMES;
-        const float PREVIOUS_FRAMES_RATIO = 1 - CURRENT_FRAME_RATIO;
-        
-        if (usecToSleep < 0) {
-            usecToSleep = 0;
-        }
-        
-        _trailingSleepRatio = (PREVIOUS_FRAMES_RATIO * _trailingSleepRatio)
-        + (usecToSleep * CURRENT_FRAME_RATIO / (float) BUFFER_SEND_INTERVAL_USECS);
-        
-        float lastCutoffRatio = _loudnessCutoffRatio;
-        bool hasRatioChanged = false;
-        
-        if (_trailingSleepRatio <= STRUGGLE_TRIGGER_SLEEP_PERCENTAGE_THRESHOLD) {
-            // we're struggling - change our min required loudness to reduce some load
-            _loudnessCutoffRatio += (1 - _loudnessCutoffRatio) / 2;
-            
-            qDebug() << "Mixer is struggling, sleeping" << _trailingSleepRatio * 100 << "% of frame time. Old cutoff was"
-            << lastCutoffRatio << "and is now" << _loudnessCutoffRatio;
-            hasRatioChanged = true;
-        } else if (_trailingSleepRatio >= BACK_OFF_TRIGGER_SLEEP_PERCENTAGE_THRESHOLD && _loudnessCutoffRatio != 0) {
-            // we've recovered and can back off the required loudness
-            _loudnessCutoffRatio -= _loudnessCutoffRatio / 2;
-            
-            if (_loudnessCutoffRatio < CUTOFF_EPSILON) {
-                _loudnessCutoffRatio = 0;
-            }
-            
-            qDebug() << "Mixer is recovering, sleeping" << _trailingSleepRatio * 100 << "% of frame time. Old cutoff was"
-            << lastCutoffRatio << "and is now" << _loudnessCutoffRatio;
-            hasRatioChanged = true;
-        }
-        
-        if (hasRatioChanged) {
-            // set out min required loudness from the new ratio
-            _minRequiredLoudness = _loudnessCutoffRatio * (_maxSourceLoudnessInFrame - _minSourceLoudnessInFrame);
-            qDebug() << "Minimum loudness required to be mixed is now" << _minRequiredLoudness;
-        }
 
         foreach (const SharedNodePointer& node, nodeList->getNodeHash()) {
             if (node->getType() == NodeType::Agent && node->getActiveSocket() && node->getLinkedData()
diff --git a/assignment-client/src/audio/AudioMixerClientData.cpp b/assignment-client/src/audio/AudioMixerClientData.cpp
index 41fd72e54e..f370a1509f 100644
--- a/assignment-client/src/audio/AudioMixerClientData.cpp
+++ b/assignment-client/src/audio/AudioMixerClientData.cpp
@@ -96,16 +96,7 @@ void AudioMixerClientData::checkBuffersBeforeFrameSend(int jitterBufferLengthSam
             // calculate the average loudness for the next NETWORK_BUFFER_LENGTH_SAMPLES_PER_CHANNEL
             // that would be mixed in
             _ringBuffers[i]->updateAverageLoudnessForBoundarySamples(NETWORK_BUFFER_LENGTH_SAMPLES_PER_CHANNEL);
-            
-            float ringBufferLoudness = _ringBuffers[i]->getAverageLoudness();
-            
-            if (ringBufferLoudness != 0 && ringBufferLoudness < currentMinLoudness) {
-                currentMinLoudness = ringBufferLoudness;
-            }
-            
-            if (ringBufferLoudness > currentMaxLoudness) {
-                currentMaxLoudness = ringBufferLoudness;
-            }
+
         }
     }
 }