diff --git a/shared-module/audiocore/RawSample.c b/shared-module/audiocore/RawSample.c
index a69ddeb65038a..316a1c69f6cd3 100644
--- a/shared-module/audiocore/RawSample.c
+++ b/shared-module/audiocore/RawSample.c
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ void common_hal_audioio_rawsample_construct(audioio_rawsample_obj_t* self,
     self->len = len;
     self->channel_count = channel_count;
     self->sample_rate = sample_rate;
-    self->buffer_read = false;
 }
 
 void common_hal_audioio_rawsample_deinit(audioio_rawsample_obj_t* self) {
diff --git a/shared-module/audiocore/RawSample.h b/shared-module/audiocore/RawSample.h
index 6c2c19c9bfc0c..2ea8c89f437c5 100644
--- a/shared-module/audiocore/RawSample.h
+++ b/shared-module/audiocore/RawSample.h
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ typedef struct {
     bool samples_signed;
     uint8_t channel_count;
     uint32_t sample_rate;
-    bool buffer_read;
 } audioio_rawsample_obj_t;