diff --git a/engine/sdl2.py b/engine/sdl2.py
index 6a6fd36..80f3f8f 100644
--- a/engine/sdl2.py
+++ b/engine/sdl2.py
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 import os
 import sdl2
 import sdl2.ext
-import sdl2.sdlmixer
-from sdl2.ext.compat import byteify
 from PIL import Image
 
 class GameWindow:
@@ -27,8 +25,6 @@ class GameWindow:
         self.window = sdl2.ext.Window(title=title, size=self.target_size,)# flags=sdl2.SDL_WINDOW_FULLSCREEN)
         self.delay = 30
         self.load_joystick()
-        sdl2.SDL_Init(sdl2.SDL_INIT_AUDIO)
-        sdl2.sdlmixer.Mix_OpenAudio(44100, sdl2.sdlmixer.MIX_DEFAULT_FORMAT, 2, 2048)
         self.window.show()
         self.renderer = sdl2.ext.Renderer(self.window, flags=sdl2.SDL_RENDERER_ACCELERATED)
         self.factory = sdl2.ext.SpriteFactory(renderer=self.renderer)
@@ -169,6 +165,7 @@ class GameWindow:
         self.h_offset = y
         
     def play_sound(self, sound_file):
+        return
         sample = sdl2.sdlmixer.Mix_LoadWAV(byteify(sound_file, "utf-8"))
         if sample is None:
             raise RuntimeError("Cannot open audio file: {}".format(sdl2.sdlmixer.Mix_GetError()))