diff --git a/src/audio/SDL_audio.c b/src/audio/SDL_audio.c
index ad010e44d..e8c6cfb19 100644
--- a/src/audio/SDL_audio.c
+++ b/src/audio/SDL_audio.c
@@ -248,12 +248,6 @@ SDL_AudioPlayDevice_Default(_THIS)
 {                               /* no-op. */
 }
 
-static int
-SDL_AudioGetPendingBytes_Default(_THIS)
-{
-    return 0;
-}
-
 static Uint8 *
 SDL_AudioGetDeviceBuf_Default(_THIS)
 {
@@ -361,7 +355,6 @@ finish_audio_entry_points_init(void)
     FILL_STUB(BeginLoopIteration);
     FILL_STUB(WaitDevice);
     FILL_STUB(PlayDevice);
-    FILL_STUB(GetPendingBytes);
     FILL_STUB(GetDeviceBuf);
     FILL_STUB(CaptureFromDevice);
     FILL_STUB(FlushCapture);
@@ -654,11 +647,9 @@ SDL_GetQueuedAudioSize(SDL_AudioDeviceID devid)
     }
 
     /* Nothing to do unless we're set up for queueing. */
-    if (device->callbackspec.callback == SDL_BufferQueueDrainCallback) {
-        current_audio.impl.LockDevice(device);
-        retval = ((Uint32) SDL_CountDataQueue(device->buffer_queue)) + current_audio.impl.GetPendingBytes(device);
-        current_audio.impl.UnlockDevice(device);
-    } else if (device->callbackspec.callback == SDL_BufferQueueFillCallback) {
+    if (device->callbackspec.callback == SDL_BufferQueueDrainCallback ||
+        device->callbackspec.callback == SDL_BufferQueueFillCallback)
+    {
         current_audio.impl.LockDevice(device);
         retval = (Uint32) SDL_CountDataQueue(device->buffer_queue);
         current_audio.impl.UnlockDevice(device);
diff --git a/src/audio/SDL_sysaudio.h b/src/audio/SDL_sysaudio.h
index 284b626c7..5a87a3b60 100644
--- a/src/audio/SDL_sysaudio.h
+++ b/src/audio/SDL_sysaudio.h
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ typedef struct SDL_AudioDriverImpl
     void (*BeginLoopIteration)(_THIS);  /* Called by audio thread at top of loop */
     void (*WaitDevice) (_THIS);
     void (*PlayDevice) (_THIS);
-    int (*GetPendingBytes) (_THIS);
     Uint8 *(*GetDeviceBuf) (_THIS);
     int (*CaptureFromDevice) (_THIS, void *buffer, int buflen);
     void (*FlushCapture) (_THIS);
diff --git a/src/audio/wasapi/SDL_wasapi.c b/src/audio/wasapi/SDL_wasapi.c
index 4011cb1ac..67cbccf30 100644
--- a/src/audio/wasapi/SDL_wasapi.c
+++ b/src/audio/wasapi/SDL_wasapi.c
@@ -161,21 +161,6 @@ WASAPI_DetectDevices(void)
     WASAPI_EnumerateEndpoints();
 }
 
-static int
-WASAPI_GetPendingBytes(_THIS)
-{
-    UINT32 frames = 0;
-
-    /* it's okay to fail here; we'll deal with failures in the audio thread. */
-    /* FIXME: need a lock around checking this->hidden->client */
-    if (this->hidden->client != NULL) {  /* definitely activated? */
-        if (FAILED(IAudioClient_GetCurrentPadding(this->hidden->client, &frames))) {
-            return 0;  /* oh well. */
-        }
-    }
-    return ((int) frames) * this->hidden->framesize;
-}
-
 static SDL_INLINE SDL_bool
 WasapiFailed(_THIS, const HRESULT err)
 {
@@ -765,7 +750,6 @@ WASAPI_Init(SDL_AudioDriverImpl * impl)
     impl->OpenDevice = WASAPI_OpenDevice;
     impl->PlayDevice = WASAPI_PlayDevice;
     impl->WaitDevice = WASAPI_WaitDevice;
-    impl->GetPendingBytes = WASAPI_GetPendingBytes;
     impl->GetDeviceBuf = WASAPI_GetDeviceBuf;
     impl->CaptureFromDevice = WASAPI_CaptureFromDevice;
     impl->FlushCapture = WASAPI_FlushCapture;