diff --git a/src/libespeak-ng/speech.c b/src/libespeak-ng/speech.c
index 143cf8f1..eb6fa379 100644
--- a/src/libespeak-ng/speech.c
+++ b/src/libespeak-ng/speech.c
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ static int dispatch_audio(short *outbuf, int length, espeak_EVENT *event)
 	return a_wave_can_be_played == 0; // 1 = stop synthesis, -1 = error
 }
 
-static int create_events(short *outbuf, int length, espeak_EVENT *event_list, uint32_t the_write_pos)
+static int create_events(short *outbuf, int length, espeak_EVENT *event_list)
 {
 	int finished;
 	int i = 0;
@@ -176,10 +176,8 @@ static int create_events(short *outbuf, int length, espeak_EVENT *event_list, ui
 		espeak_EVENT *event;
 		if (event_list_ix == 0)
 			event = NULL;
-		else {
+		else
 			event = event_list + i;
-			event->sample += the_write_pos;
-		}
 		finished = dispatch_audio((short *)outbuf, length, event);
 		length = 0; // the wave data are played once.
 		i++;
@@ -366,7 +364,6 @@ static espeak_ng_STATUS Synthesize(unsigned int unique_identifier, const void *t
 	int length;
 	int finished = 0;
 	int count_buffers = 0;
-	uint32_t a_write_pos = 0;
 
 	if ((outbuf == NULL) || (event_list == NULL))
 		return ENS_NOT_INITIALIZED;
@@ -378,9 +375,6 @@ static espeak_ng_STATUS Synthesize(unsigned int unique_identifier, const void *t
 
 	count_samples = 0;
 
-	if ((my_mode & ENOUTPUT_MODE_SPEAK_AUDIO) == ENOUTPUT_MODE_SPEAK_AUDIO)
-		a_write_pos = wave_get_write_position(my_audio);
-
 	if (translator == NULL)
 		espeak_SetVoiceByName("default");
 
@@ -400,7 +394,7 @@ static espeak_ng_STATUS Synthesize(unsigned int unique_identifier, const void *t
 
 		count_buffers++;
 		if ((my_mode & ENOUTPUT_MODE_SPEAK_AUDIO) == ENOUTPUT_MODE_SPEAK_AUDIO) {
-			finished = create_events((short *)outbuf, length, event_list, a_write_pos);
+			finished = create_events((short *)outbuf, length, event_list);
 			if (finished < 0)
 				return ENS_AUDIO_ERROR;
 		} else if (synth_callback)
diff --git a/src/libespeak-ng/wave.c b/src/libespeak-ng/wave.c
index 6c97c66c..acf07101 100644
--- a/src/libespeak-ng/wave.c
+++ b/src/libespeak-ng/wave.c
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ size_t wave_port_write(void *theHandler, char *theMono16BitsWaveBuffer, size_t t
 int wave_port_close(void *theHandler);
 int wave_port_is_busy(void *theHandler);
 void wave_port_terminate();
-uint32_t wave_port_get_write_position(void *theHandler);
 void wave_port_flush(void *theHandler);
 void wave_port_set_callback_is_output_enabled(t_wave_callback *cb);
 void *wave_port_test_get_write_buffer();
@@ -74,7 +73,6 @@ size_t wave_pulse_write(void *theHandler, char *theMono16BitsWaveBuffer, size_t
 int wave_pulse_close(void *theHandler);
 int wave_pulse_is_busy(void *theHandler);
 void wave_pulse_terminate();
-uint32_t wave_pulse_get_write_position(void *theHandler);
 void wave_pulse_flush(void *theHandler);
 void wave_pulse_set_callback_is_output_enabled(t_wave_callback *cb);
 void *wave_pulse_test_get_write_buffer();
@@ -121,14 +119,6 @@ void wave_terminate()
 		wave_port_terminate();
 }
 
-uint32_t wave_get_write_position(void *theHandler)
-{
-	if (pulse_running)
-		return wave_pulse_get_write_position(theHandler);
-	else
-		return wave_port_get_write_position(theHandler);
-}
-
 void wave_flush(void *theHandler)
 {
 	if (pulse_running)
@@ -151,7 +141,6 @@ void wave_set_callback_is_output_enabled(t_wave_callback *cb)
 #define wave_close wave_port_close
 #define wave_is_busy wave_port_is_busy
 #define wave_terminate wave_port_terminate
-#define wave_get_write_position wave_port_get_write_position
 #define wave_flush wave_port_flush
 #define wave_set_callback_is_output_enabled wave_port_set_callback_is_output_enabled
 
@@ -750,13 +739,6 @@ void wave_terminate()
 	Pa_Terminate();
 }
 
-uint32_t wave_get_write_position(void *theHandler)
-{
-	(void)theHandler; // unused
-
-	return myWritePosition;
-}
-
 #else
 
 void *wave_open(int srate, const char *device)
@@ -793,13 +775,6 @@ void wave_terminate()
 {
 }
 
-uint32_t wave_get_write_position(void *theHandler)
-{
-	(void)theHandler; // unused
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
 void wave_flush(void *theHandler)
 {
 	(void)theHandler; // unused
diff --git a/src/libespeak-ng/wave.h b/src/libespeak-ng/wave.h
index ffaab24b..48b2ce47 100644
--- a/src/libespeak-ng/wave.h
+++ b/src/libespeak-ng/wave.h
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ extern int wave_close(void *theHandler);
 extern void wave_flush(void *theHandler);
 extern int wave_is_busy(void *theHandler);
 extern void wave_terminate();
-extern uint32_t wave_get_write_position(void *theHandler);
 
 // set the callback which informs if the output is still enabled.
 // Helpful if a new sample is waiting for free space whereas sound must be stopped.
diff --git a/src/libespeak-ng/wave_pulse.c b/src/libespeak-ng/wave_pulse.c
index 67701aa3..037fa6ab 100644
--- a/src/libespeak-ng/wave_pulse.c
+++ b/src/libespeak-ng/wave_pulse.c
@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@ static t_wave_callback *my_callback_is_output_enabled = NULL;
 #define wave_close wave_pulse_close
 #define wave_is_busy wave_pulse_is_busy
 #define wave_terminate wave_pulse_terminate
-#define wave_get_write_position wave_pulse_get_write_position
 #define wave_flush wave_pulse_flush
 #define wave_set_callback_is_output_enabled wave_pulse_set_callback_is_output_enabled
 
@@ -609,13 +608,4 @@ void wave_terminate()
 	pthread_mutex_destroy(a_mutex);
 }
 
-uint32_t wave_get_write_position(void *theHandler)
-{
-	(void)theHandler; // unused
-
-	pa_timing_info a_timing_info = {0};
-	pulse_playing(&a_timing_info);
-	return a_timing_info.write_index;
-}
-
 #endif
diff --git a/src/libespeak-ng/wave_sada.c b/src/libespeak-ng/wave_sada.c
index 67e4452c..dcf28221 100644
--- a/src/libespeak-ng/wave_sada.c
+++ b/src/libespeak-ng/wave_sada.c
@@ -298,39 +298,6 @@ void wave_set_callback_is_output_enabled(t_wave_callback *cb)
 	my_callback_is_output_enabled = cb;
 }
 
-// wave_get_write_position
-//
-// DESCRIPTION:
-//
-// Returns an identifier for a new sample, where 'sample' is a small
-// buffer of synthesized wave data, identified so that the user
-// callback could be called when the 'sample' is really played.  This
-// implementation views the audio as one long continuous stream of
-// 16-bit samples.
-//
-// PARAMETERS:
-//
-// theHandler: the audio device file descriptor
-//
-// GLOBALS USED/MODIFIED:
-//
-// total_samples_sent: used as the return value
-//
-// RETURNS:
-//
-// total_samples_sent, which is the index for the end of this long
-// continuous stream.  [[[WDW: with a unit32_t managing 16-bit
-// samples at 22050Hz, we have about 54 hours of play time before
-// the index wraps back to 0.  We don't handle that wrapping, so
-// the behavior after 54 hours of play time is undefined.]]]
-//
-uint32_t wave_get_write_position(void *theHandler)
-{
-	(void)theHandler; // unused
-
-	return total_samples_sent;
-}
-
 // wave_get_remaining_time
 //
 // DESCRIPTION: