diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 1942816742..822ee9b11f 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2006-01-10  Jan Schmidt  <thaytan@mad.scientist.com>
+
+	* gst/playback/gstplaybin.c: (gen_audio_element):
+	  Don't leak an autoaudiosink/alsasink when we generate
+	  a new audio element. (old code, I guess)
+
 2006-01-10  Michael Smith  <msmith@fluendo.com>
 
 	* gst/audiorate/gstaudiorate.c: (gst_audio_rate_setcaps):
diff --git a/gst/playback/gstplaybin.c b/gst/playback/gstplaybin.c
index 733c981ebd..3bd6a49590 100644
--- a/gst/playback/gstplaybin.c
+++ b/gst/playback/gstplaybin.c
@@ -564,10 +564,6 @@ gen_audio_element (GstPlayBin * play_bin)
           (_("Both autoaudiosink and alsasink elements are missing.")), (NULL));
       return NULL;
     }
-    sink = gst_element_factory_make ("alsasink", "audiosink");
-    if (sink == NULL) {
-      g_warning ("could not create autoaudiosink element");
-    }
     play_bin->audio_sink = GST_ELEMENT (gst_object_ref (sink));
   }