diff --git a/src/vector/index.html b/src/vector/index.html
index 8fa92b9ac9..37a1d294bd 100644
--- a/src/vector/index.html
+++ b/src/vector/index.html
@@ -81,7 +81,6 @@
     <img src="<%= require('matrix-react-sdk/res/img/format/quote.svg').default %>" aria-hidden alt="" width="25" height="22" style="visibility: hidden; position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px;"/>
     <img src="<%= require('matrix-react-sdk/res/img/format/strikethrough.svg').default %>" aria-hidden alt="" width="25" height="22" style="visibility: hidden; position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px;"/>
 
-    <audio id="remoteAudio"></audio>
     <!-- let CSS themes pass constants to the app -->
     <div id="mx_theme_accentColor"></div><div id="mx_theme_secondaryAccentColor"></div><div id="mx_theme_tertiaryAccentColor"></div>