diff --git a/src/audio/SDL_audio.c b/src/audio/SDL_audio.c
index e3b02cf94..d115de7ee 100644
--- a/src/audio/SDL_audio.c
+++ b/src/audio/SDL_audio.c
@@ -287,6 +287,7 @@ SDL_StreamLength(SDL_AudioStreamer * stream)
 }
 
 /* Initialize the stream by allocating the buffer and setting the read/write heads to the beginning */
+#if 0
 static int
 SDL_StreamInit(SDL_AudioStreamer * stream, int max_len, Uint8 silence)
 {
@@ -305,6 +306,7 @@ SDL_StreamInit(SDL_AudioStreamer * stream, int max_len, Uint8 silence)
 
     return 0;
 }
+#endif
 
 /* Deinitialize the stream simply by freeing the buffer */
 static void