diff --git a/hugvey/client.py b/hugvey/client.py
index fb3ce96..87811fe 100644
--- a/hugvey/client.py
+++ b/hugvey/client.py
@@ -161,18 +161,9 @@ class VoiceServer(object):
             if self.hugvey.cmd_server.muteMic:
                 logger.debug('block recording {}' .format(
                     self.hugvey.cmd_server.muteMic))
-                
-                # if recording is blocked, store the latest n frames. So we can release
-                # this buffer to the mic stream
-                self.prerol_frames.append(f)
                     
                 # multiply by 0 to disable audio recording while playback
                 f = audioop.mul(f, 2, 0)
-            elif len(self.prerol_frames) > 0:
-                self.prerol_frames.append(f)
-                f = b''.join(self.prerol_frames)
-                self.prerol_frames.clear()
-                logger.info('used buffer, len now {}'.format(len(f)))
                 
 
             self.loop.call_soon_threadsafe(self.voice_socket.send, f)