diff --git a/audio/pcm_decode.c b/audio/pcm_decode.c
index 6e5c029f63..3f9a7e38eb 100644
--- a/audio/pcm_decode.c
+++ b/audio/pcm_decode.c
@@ -1455,8 +1455,6 @@ static int pcm_enqueuebuffer(FAR struct audio_lowerhalf_s *dev,
   lower = priv->lower;
   DEBUGASSERT(lower && lower->ops->enqueuebuffer && lower->ops->configure);
 
-  apb->curbyte = 0;
-
   /* Are we streaming yet? */
 
   if (priv->streaming)