diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwsound/openal_output.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwsound/openal_output.cpp
index 868b4bdbd..4ee754b35 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwsound/openal_output.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwsound/openal_output.cpp
@@ -316,23 +316,8 @@ void OpenAL_SoundStream::play()
     throwALerror();
     mSamplesQueued = 0;
 
-    int srate;
-    ChannelConfig chans;
-    SampleType sampleType;
-    
-    mDecoder->getInfo(&srate, &chans, &sampleType);
-    
-    // Use exactly one sample of silence.
-    // This is required for OpenAL implementations that don't accept empty buffer data.
-    // (like one in OS X 10.9)
-    ALuint sampleSize = framesToBytes(1, chans, sampleType);
-    std::vector<char> silenceSample(sampleSize);
-    
-    if (sampleType == SampleType_UInt8)
-        std::fill(silenceSample.begin(), silenceSample.end(), 0x80);
-    
-    for(ALuint i = 0;i < sNumBuffers;i++) 
-        alBufferData(mBuffers[i], mFormat, &silenceSample[0], sampleSize, mSampleRate);
+    for(ALuint i = 0;i < sNumBuffers;i++)
+        alBufferData(mBuffers[i], mFormat, this, 0, mSampleRate);
     throwALerror();
 
     alSourceQueueBuffers(mSource, sNumBuffers, mBuffers);