diff --git a/dlls/wineoss.drv/mmdevdrv.c b/dlls/wineoss.drv/mmdevdrv.c
index bb3297bb057bbf08e0be9f40efa18aaf7fe0cbdd..571495df9923b7f18a4cf9e929a8a8b897a890db 100644
--- a/dlls/wineoss.drv/mmdevdrv.c
+++ b/dlls/wineoss.drv/mmdevdrv.c
@@ -931,10 +931,6 @@ static HRESULT WINAPI AudioClient_Initialize(IAudioClient *iface,
         return E_FAIL;
     }
 
-    mask = (100 << 8) | 100;
-    if(ioctl(This->fd, SNDCTL_DSP_SETPLAYVOL, &mask) < 0)
-        WARN("SETPLAYVOL failed: %d (%s)\n", errno, strerror(errno));
-
     This->fmt = clone_format(fmt);
     if(!This->fmt){
         LeaveCriticalSection(&This->lock);