diff --git a/src/cacophony.ts b/src/cacophony.ts
index ee3c8e2..7227611 100644
--- a/src/cacophony.ts
+++ b/src/cacophony.ts
@@ -224,7 +224,6 @@ export class Cacophony {
   }
 
   async createStream(url: string): Promise<Sound> {
-    const stream = await createStream(url, this.context);
     const sound = new Sound(
       url,
       undefined,