diff --git a/android/phoenix/src/com/retroarch/browser/preferences/util/UserPreferences.java b/android/phoenix/src/com/retroarch/browser/preferences/util/UserPreferences.java
index 033be280c0..5b9792f355 100644
--- a/android/phoenix/src/com/retroarch/browser/preferences/util/UserPreferences.java
+++ b/android/phoenix/src/com/retroarch/browser/preferences/util/UserPreferences.java
@@ -172,13 +172,6 @@ public final class UserPreferences
 		int optimalRate = getOptimalSamplingRate(ctx);
 		config.setInt("audio_out_rate", optimalRate);
 
-		// Refactor this entire mess and make this usable for per-core config
-		if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= 17 && prefs.getBoolean("audio_latency_auto", true))
-		{
-			int buffersize = getLowLatencyBufferSize(ctx);
-			config.setInt("audio_block_frames", buffersize);
-		}
-
 		config.setBoolean("audio_enable", prefs.getBoolean("audio_enable", true));
 		config.setBoolean("video_smooth", prefs.getBoolean("video_smooth", true));
 		config.setBoolean("video_allow_rotate", prefs.getBoolean("video_allow_rotate", true));
@@ -417,23 +410,6 @@ public final class UserPreferences
 				.getProperty(AudioManager.PROPERTY_OUTPUT_SAMPLE_RATE));
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * Gets the optimal buffer size for low-latency audio playback.
-	 * 
-	 * @param ctx the current {@link Context}.
-	 * 
-	 * @return the optimal output buffer size in decimal PCM frames.
-	 */
-	@TargetApi(17)
-	private static int getLowLatencyBufferSize(Context ctx)
-	{
-		AudioManager manager = (AudioManager) ctx.getSystemService(Context.AUDIO_SERVICE);
-		int buffersize = Integer.parseInt(manager
-				.getProperty(AudioManager.PROPERTY_OUTPUT_FRAMES_PER_BUFFER));
-		Log.i(TAG, "Queried ideal buffer size (frames): " + buffersize);
-		return buffersize;
-	}
-
 	/**
 	 * Gets the optimal audio sampling rate.
 	 * <p>
diff --git a/general.h b/general.h
index 336e1e3ec1..bdd14fd5be 100644
--- a/general.h
+++ b/general.h
@@ -247,7 +247,6 @@ struct settings
       char driver[32];
       bool enable;
       unsigned out_rate;
-      unsigned block_frames;
       float in_rate;
       char device[PATH_MAX];
       unsigned latency;
diff --git a/settings.c b/settings.c
index 2ca9ef81a7..f132cd4690 100644
--- a/settings.c
+++ b/settings.c
@@ -307,7 +307,6 @@ void config_set_defaults(void)
 
    g_settings.audio.enable = audio_enable;
    g_settings.audio.out_rate = out_rate;
-   g_settings.audio.block_frames = 0;
    g_settings.audio.in_rate = out_rate;
    if (audio_device)
       strlcpy(g_settings.audio.device, audio_device, sizeof(g_settings.audio.device));
@@ -959,7 +958,6 @@ bool config_load_file(const char *path, bool set_defaults)
    // Audio settings.
    CONFIG_GET_BOOL(audio.enable, "audio_enable");
    CONFIG_GET_INT(audio.out_rate, "audio_out_rate");
-   CONFIG_GET_INT(audio.block_frames, "audio_block_frames");
    CONFIG_GET_STRING(audio.device, "audio_device");
    CONFIG_GET_INT(audio.latency, "audio_latency");
    CONFIG_GET_BOOL(audio.sync, "audio_sync");
@@ -1352,7 +1350,6 @@ bool config_save_file(const char *path)
 #endif
    config_set_int(conf,   "audio_latency", g_settings.audio.latency);
    config_set_bool(conf,  "audio_sync",    g_settings.audio.sync);
-   config_set_int(conf,   "audio_block_frames", g_settings.audio.block_frames);
    config_set_int(conf,   "rewind_granularity", g_settings.rewind_granularity);
    config_set_path(conf,  "video_shader", g_settings.video.shader_path);
    config_set_bool(conf,  "video_shader_enable", g_settings.video.shader_enable);
diff --git a/settings_data.c b/settings_data.c
index 123856fceb..5f644b96e0 100644
--- a/settings_data.c
+++ b/settings_data.c
@@ -632,7 +632,6 @@ const rarch_setting_t* setting_data_get_list(void)
          CONFIG_UINT(g_settings.audio.latency,              "audio_latency",              "Latency",                    g_defaults.settings.out_latency)
          CONFIG_BOOL(g_settings.audio.rate_control,         "audio_rate_control",         "Enable Rate Control",        rate_control)
          CONFIG_FLOAT(g_settings.audio.rate_control_delta,  "audio_rate_control_delta",   "Rate Control Delta",         rate_control_delta)
-         CONFIG_UINT(g_settings.audio.block_frames,         "audio_block_frames",         "Block Frames",               DEFAULT_ME_YO)
          END_SUB_GROUP()
 
          WITH_FEATURE(SD_FEATURE_AUDIO_DEVICE) START_SUB_GROUP("Misc")