diff --git a/Userland/Libraries/LibAudio/PlaybackStreamPulseAudio.cpp b/Userland/Libraries/LibAudio/PlaybackStreamPulseAudio.cpp
index 17e2d1eaa6d..89ae851338d 100644
--- a/Userland/Libraries/LibAudio/PlaybackStreamPulseAudio.cpp
+++ b/Userland/Libraries/LibAudio/PlaybackStreamPulseAudio.cpp
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ ErrorOr<NonnullRefPtr<PlaybackStream>> PlaybackStreamPulseAudio::create(OutputSt
     },
         "Audio::PlaybackStream"sv));
 
-    internal_state->set_thread(thread);
     thread->start();
     thread->detach();
     return playback_stream;
@@ -136,12 +135,6 @@ ErrorOr<void> PlaybackStreamPulseAudio::InternalState::check_is_running()
     return {};
 }
 
-void PlaybackStreamPulseAudio::InternalState::set_thread(NonnullRefPtr<Threading::Thread> const& thread)
-{
-    Threading::MutexLocker locker { m_mutex };
-    m_thread = thread;
-}
-
 void PlaybackStreamPulseAudio::InternalState::set_stream(NonnullRefPtr<PulseAudioStream> const& stream)
 {
     m_stream = stream;
@@ -177,10 +170,6 @@ void PlaybackStreamPulseAudio::InternalState::thread_loop()
         }
         task();
     }
-
-    // Stop holding onto our thread so it can be deleted.
-    Threading::MutexLocker locker { m_mutex };
-    m_thread = nullptr;
 }
 
 void PlaybackStreamPulseAudio::InternalState::exit()
diff --git a/Userland/Libraries/LibAudio/PlaybackStreamPulseAudio.h b/Userland/Libraries/LibAudio/PlaybackStreamPulseAudio.h
index 001149987f1..d1671944557 100644
--- a/Userland/Libraries/LibAudio/PlaybackStreamPulseAudio.h
+++ b/Userland/Libraries/LibAudio/PlaybackStreamPulseAudio.h
@@ -31,8 +31,6 @@ private:
     // the UI thread.
     class InternalState : public AtomicRefCounted<InternalState> {
     public:
-        void set_thread(NonnullRefPtr<Threading::Thread> const&);
-
         void set_stream(NonnullRefPtr<PulseAudioStream> const&);
         RefPtr<PulseAudioStream> stream();
 
@@ -49,8 +47,6 @@ private:
         Threading::ConditionVariable m_wake_condition { m_mutex };
 
         Atomic<bool> m_exit { false };
-
-        RefPtr<Threading::Thread> m_thread { nullptr };
     };
 
     PlaybackStreamPulseAudio(NonnullRefPtr<InternalState>);