diff --git a/mplayer.c b/mplayer.c
index 566f955220..29f4e42d48 100644
--- a/mplayer.c
+++ b/mplayer.c
@@ -1650,7 +1650,6 @@ void reinit_audio_chain(void) {
     ao_data.samplerate=force_srate;
     ao_data.channels=0;
     ao_data.format=audio_output_format;
-#if 1
     // first init to detect best values
     if(!init_audio_filters(mpctx->sh_audio,   // preliminary init
                            // input:
@@ -1660,7 +1659,6 @@ void reinit_audio_chain(void) {
         mp_msg(MSGT_CPLAYER,MSGL_ERR,MSGTR_AudioFilterChainPreinitError);
         exit_player(EXIT_ERROR);
     }
-#endif
     current_module="ao2_init";
     mpctx->audio_out = init_best_audio_out(audio_driver_list,
                                            0, // plugin flag
@@ -1682,13 +1680,11 @@ void reinit_audio_chain(void) {
     if(strlen(mpctx->audio_out->info->comment) > 0)
         mp_msg(MSGT_CPLAYER,MSGL_V,"AO: Comment: %s\n", mpctx->audio_out->info->comment);
     // init audio filters:
-#if 1
     current_module="af_init";
     if(!build_afilter_chain(mpctx->sh_audio, &ao_data)) {
         mp_msg(MSGT_CPLAYER,MSGL_ERR,MSGTR_NoMatchingFilter);
         goto init_error;
     }
-#endif
     mpctx->mixer.audio_out = mpctx->audio_out;
     mpctx->mixer.volstep = volstep;
     return;