diff --git a/audio/out/ao_wasapi.c b/audio/out/ao_wasapi.c
index 5b4cb20335..2b2cd890c9 100644
--- a/audio/out/ao_wasapi.c
+++ b/audio/out/ao_wasapi.c
@@ -288,6 +288,7 @@ static int control(struct ao *ao, enum aocontrol cmd, void *arg)
 {
     struct wasapi_state *state = ao->priv;
     ao_control_vol_t *vol = arg;
+    float volume;
     BOOL mute;
 
     if (state->opt_exclusive) {
@@ -295,22 +296,13 @@ static int control(struct ao *ao, enum aocontrol cmd, void *arg)
         switch (cmd) {
         case AOCONTROL_GET_VOLUME:
             IAudioEndpointVolume_GetMasterVolumeLevelScalar(state->pEndpointVolumeProxy,
-                                                            &state->audio_volume);
-            /* check to see if user manually changed volume through mixer;
-               this information is used in exclusive mode for restoring the mixer volume on uninit */
-            if (state->audio_volume != state->previous_volume) {
-                MP_VERBOSE(state, "Mixer difference: %.2g now, expected %.2g\n",
-                           state->audio_volume, state->previous_volume);
-                state->initial_volume = state->audio_volume;
-            }
-
-            vol->left = vol->right = 100.0f * state->audio_volume;
+                                                            &volume);
+            vol->left = vol->right = 100.0f * volume;
             return CONTROL_OK;
         case AOCONTROL_SET_VOLUME:
-            state->audio_volume = vol->left / 100.f;
+            volume = vol->left / 100.f;
             IAudioEndpointVolume_SetMasterVolumeLevelScalar(state->pEndpointVolumeProxy,
-                                                            state->audio_volume, NULL);
-            state->previous_volume = state->audio_volume;
+                                                            volume, NULL);
             return CONTROL_OK;
         case AOCONTROL_GET_MUTE:
             IAudioEndpointVolume_GetMute(state->pEndpointVolumeProxy, &mute);
@@ -328,24 +320,13 @@ static int control(struct ao *ao, enum aocontrol cmd, void *arg)
         switch (cmd) {
         case AOCONTROL_GET_VOLUME:
             ISimpleAudioVolume_GetMasterVolume(state->pAudioVolumeProxy,
-                                               &state->audio_volume);
-
-            /* check to see if user manually changed volume through mixer;
-               this information is used in exclusive mode for restoring the mixer volume on uninit */
-            if (state->audio_volume != state->previous_volume) {
-                MP_VERBOSE(state, "Mixer difference: %.2g now, expected %.2g\n",
-                           state->audio_volume, state->previous_volume);
-                state->initial_volume = state->audio_volume;
-            }
-
-            vol->left = vol->right = 100.0f * state->audio_volume;
+                                               &volume);
+            vol->left = vol->right = 100.0f * volume;
             return CONTROL_OK;
         case AOCONTROL_SET_VOLUME:
-            state->audio_volume = vol->left / 100.f;
+            volume = vol->left / 100.f;
             ISimpleAudioVolume_SetMasterVolume(state->pAudioVolumeProxy,
-                                               state->audio_volume, NULL);
-
-            state->previous_volume = state->audio_volume;
+                                               volume, NULL);
             return CONTROL_OK;
         case AOCONTROL_GET_MUTE:
             ISimpleAudioVolume_GetMute(state->pAudioVolumeProxy, &mute);
diff --git a/audio/out/ao_wasapi.h b/audio/out/ao_wasapi.h
index 2fbd2d5a9c..c61ba8e4d3 100755
--- a/audio/out/ao_wasapi.h
+++ b/audio/out/ao_wasapi.h
@@ -59,9 +59,6 @@ typedef struct wasapi_state {
 
     /* volume control */
     DWORD vol_hw_support;
-    float audio_volume;
-    float previous_volume;
-    float initial_volume;
 
     /* WASAPI handles, owned by audio thread */
     IMMDevice *pDevice;
diff --git a/audio/out/ao_wasapi_utils.c b/audio/out/ao_wasapi_utils.c
index 2ffaa31c17..20729b2348 100755
--- a/audio/out/ao_wasapi_utils.c
+++ b/audio/out/ao_wasapi_utils.c
@@ -1057,8 +1057,7 @@ HRESULT wasapi_thread_init(struct ao *ao)
     struct wasapi_state *state = ao->priv;
     MP_DBG(ao, "Init wasapi thread\n");
     int64_t retry_wait = 1;
-retry:
-    state->initial_volume = -1.0;
+retry: ;
 
     HRESULT hr = CoCreateInstance(&CLSID_MMDeviceEnumerator, NULL, CLSCTX_ALL,
                                   &IID_IMMDeviceEnumerator, (void **)&state->pEnumerator);
@@ -1122,16 +1121,6 @@ retry:
     hr = create_proxies(state);
     EXIT_ON_ERROR(hr);
 
-    MP_DBG(ao, "Read volume levels\n");
-    if (state->opt_exclusive) {
-        IAudioEndpointVolume_GetMasterVolumeLevelScalar(state->pEndpointVolume,
-                                                        &state->initial_volume);
-    } else {
-        ISimpleAudioVolume_GetMasterVolume(state->pAudioVolume,
-                                           &state->initial_volume);
-    }
-    state->previous_volume = state->initial_volume;
-
     wasapi_change_init(ao, false);
 
     MP_DBG(ao, "Init wasapi thread done\n");
@@ -1151,11 +1140,6 @@ void wasapi_thread_uninit(struct ao *ao)
         IAudioClient_Stop(state->pAudioClient);
 
     wasapi_change_uninit(ao);
-
-    if (state->opt_exclusive && state->pEndpointVolume && state->initial_volume > 0 ) {
-        IAudioEndpointVolume_SetMasterVolumeLevelScalar(state->pEndpointVolume,
-                                                        state->initial_volume, NULL);
-    }
     destroy_proxies(state);
 
     SAFE_RELEASE(state->pRenderClient,   IAudioRenderClient_Release(state->pRenderClient));