diff --git a/audio/out/ao.c b/audio/out/ao.c
index b77d401d64..7a973fef2d 100644
--- a/audio/out/ao.c
+++ b/audio/out/ao.c
@@ -141,7 +141,6 @@ static struct ao *ao_create(bool probing, struct mpv_global *global,
     *ao = (struct ao) {
         .driver = desc.p,
         .probing = probing,
-        .opts = global->opts,
         .encode_lavc_ctx = encode_lavc_ctx,
         .input_ctx = input_ctx,
         .samplerate = samplerate,
diff --git a/audio/out/internal.h b/audio/out/internal.h
index 5cb12886a7..e996f8afeb 100644
--- a/audio/out/internal.h
+++ b/audio/out/internal.h
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ struct ao {
     const struct ao_driver *driver;
     void *priv;
     struct encode_lavc_context *encode_lavc_ctx;
-    struct MPOpts *opts;
     struct input_ctx *input_ctx;
     struct mp_log *log; // Using e.g. "[ao/coreaudio]" as prefix
 };