diff --git a/pkg/sfu/buffer/buffer.go b/pkg/sfu/buffer/buffer.go
index c4f70154a..976585d96 100644
--- a/pkg/sfu/buffer/buffer.go
+++ b/pkg/sfu/buffer/buffer.go
@@ -26,14 +26,12 @@ type pendingPackets struct {
 }
 
 type ExtPacket struct {
-	Head     bool
-	Arrival  int64
-	Packet   rtp.Packet
-	Payload  interface{}
-	KeyFrame bool
-	// audio level for voice, l&0x80 == 0 means audio level not present
-	AudioLevel uint8
-	RawPacket  []byte
+	Head      bool
+	Arrival   int64
+	Packet    rtp.Packet
+	Payload   interface{}
+	KeyFrame  bool
+	RawPacket []byte
 }
 
 // Buffer contains all packets
@@ -385,7 +383,6 @@ func (b *Buffer) calc(pkt []byte, arrivalTime int64) {
 		if e := p.GetExtension(b.audioExt); e != nil && b.onAudioLevel != nil {
 			ext := rtp.AudioLevelExtension{}
 			if err := ext.Unmarshal(e); err == nil {
-				ep.AudioLevel = e[0] | 0x80 // highest bit to indicate audio level present
 				duration := (int64(p.Timestamp) - int64(latestTimestamp)) * 1e3 / int64(b.clockRate)
 				if duration > 0 {
 					b.onAudioLevel(ext.Level, uint32(duration))
diff --git a/pkg/sfu/receiver.go b/pkg/sfu/receiver.go
index 140be8e5c..09a6a6f28 100644
--- a/pkg/sfu/receiver.go
+++ b/pkg/sfu/receiver.go
@@ -66,9 +66,8 @@ type WebRTCReceiver struct {
 	lastPli     atomicInt64
 	pliThrottle int64
 
-	bufferMu     sync.RWMutex
-	buffers      [DefaultMaxLayerSpatial + 1]*buffer.Buffer
-	onAudioLevel AudioLevelHandle
+	bufferMu sync.RWMutex
+	buffers  [DefaultMaxLayerSpatial + 1]*buffer.Buffer
 
 	upTrackMu sync.RWMutex
 	upTracks  [DefaultMaxLayerSpatial + 1]*webrtc.TrackRemote
@@ -187,10 +186,6 @@ func (w *WebRTCReceiver) Kind() webrtc.RTPCodecType {
 	return w.kind
 }
 
-func (w *WebRTCReceiver) OnAudioLevel(fn AudioLevelHandle) {
-	w.onAudioLevel = fn
-}
-
 func (w *WebRTCReceiver) AddUpTrack(track *webrtc.TrackRemote, buff *buffer.Buffer) {
 	if w.closed.get() {
 		return