diff --git a/modules/UI/UI.js b/modules/UI/UI.js
index 4f9823687..9a39b85b2 100644
--- a/modules/UI/UI.js
+++ b/modules/UI/UI.js
@@ -366,7 +366,8 @@ UI.unbindEvents = () => {
 UI.addLocalStream = track => {
     switch (track.getType()) {
     case 'audio':
-        VideoLayout.changeLocalAudio(track);
+        // Local audio is not rendered so no further action is needed at this
+        // point.
         break;
     case 'video':
         VideoLayout.changeLocalVideo(track);
diff --git a/modules/UI/videolayout/LocalVideo.js b/modules/UI/videolayout/LocalVideo.js
index 11ee2e5e0..c15f0bdfe 100644
--- a/modules/UI/videolayout/LocalVideo.js
+++ b/modules/UI/videolayout/LocalVideo.js
@@ -57,10 +57,6 @@ LocalVideo.prototype.createContainer = function () {
     containerSpan.innerHTML = `
         <div class = 'videocontainer__background'></div>
         <span id = 'localVideoWrapper'></span>
-        <audio
-            autoplay = true
-            id = 'localAudio'
-            muted = true></audio>
         <div class = 'videocontainer__toolbar'></div>
         <div class = 'videocontainer__toptoolbar'></div>
         <div class = 'videocontainer__hoverOverlay'></div>
diff --git a/modules/UI/videolayout/VideoLayout.js b/modules/UI/videolayout/VideoLayout.js
index 9baafc3a7..acd66e2e4 100644
--- a/modules/UI/videolayout/VideoLayout.js
+++ b/modules/UI/videolayout/VideoLayout.js
@@ -170,24 +170,6 @@ var VideoLayout = {
             largeVideo.updateLargeVideoAudioLevel(lvl);
     },
 
-    changeLocalAudio (stream) {
-        let localAudio = document.getElementById('localAudio');
-        localAudio = stream.attach(localAudio);
-
-        // Now when Temasys plugin is converting also <audio> elements to
-        // plugin's <object>s, in current layout it will capture click events
-        // before it reaches the local video object. We hide it here in order
-        // to prevent that.
-        //if (RTCBrowserType.isIExplorer()) {
-            // The issue is not present on Safari. Also if we hide it in Safari
-            // then the local audio track will have 'enabled' flag set to false
-            // which will result in audio mute issues
-            //  $(localAudio).hide();
-            localAudio.width = 1;
-            localAudio.height = 1;
-        //}
-    },
-
     changeLocalVideo (stream) {
         let localId = APP.conference.getMyUserId();
         this.onVideoTypeChanged(localId, stream.videoType);