diff --git a/src/ondemand/ODManager.cpp b/src/ondemand/ODManager.cpp
index 309dec1de..8ff5c57a2 100644
--- a/src/ondemand/ODManager.cpp
+++ b/src/ondemand/ODManager.cpp
@@ -141,9 +141,6 @@ std::unique_ptr<ODManager> ODManager::pMan{};
 typedef  ODManager* (*pfodman)();
 pfodman ODManager::Instance = &(ODManager::InstanceFirstTime);
 
-//libsndfile is not threadsafe - this deals with it
-static ODLock sLibSndFileMutex;
-
 wxDEFINE_EVENT(EVT_ODTASK_UPDATE, wxCommandEvent);
 
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