diff --git a/audio/audience.c b/audio/audience.c
index 2bf0d9b9..010b493d 100644
--- a/audio/audience.c
+++ b/audio/audience.c
@@ -36,9 +36,6 @@
 static int write_int(char const *path, const int value)
 {
     int fd;
-    static int already_warned;
-
-    already_warned = 0;
 
     ALOGV("write_int: path %s, value %d", path, value);
     fd = open(path, O_RDWR);
@@ -50,10 +47,7 @@ static int write_int(char const *path, const int value)
         close(fd);
         return amt == -1 ? -errno : 0;
     } else {
-        if (already_warned == 0) {
-            ALOGE("write_int failed to open %s\n", path);
-            already_warned = 1;
-        }
+        ALOGE("write_int failed to open %s\n", path);
         return -errno;
     }
 }