diff --git a/dom/media/AudioStream.cpp b/dom/media/AudioStream.cpp
index 8ed269a7c2ab..7db8f457c878 100644
--- a/dom/media/AudioStream.cpp
+++ b/dom/media/AudioStream.cpp
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ AudioStream::Pause()
     return;
   }
 
-  if (mState != STARTED && mState != RUNNING) {
+  if (mState != STARTED) {
     mState = STOPPED; // which also tells async OpenCubeb not to start, just init
     return;
   }
@@ -626,11 +626,6 @@ AudioStream::DataCallback(void* aBuffer, long aFrames)
   // NOTE: wasapi (others?) can call us back *after* stop()/Shutdown() (mState == SHUTDOWN)
   // Bug 996162
 
-  // callback tells us cubeb succeeded initializing
-  if (mState == STARTED) {
-    mState = RUNNING;
-  }
-
   if (mInRate == mOutRate) {
     GetUnprocessed(writer);
   } else {
diff --git a/dom/media/AudioStream.h b/dom/media/AudioStream.h
index f7e1c08e790b..7942ecc57b60 100644
--- a/dom/media/AudioStream.h
+++ b/dom/media/AudioStream.h
@@ -363,8 +363,7 @@ private:
 
   enum StreamState {
     INITIALIZED, // Initialized, playback has not begun.
-    STARTED,     // cubeb started, but callbacks haven't started
-    RUNNING,     // DataCallbacks have started after STARTED, or after Resume().
+    STARTED,     // cubeb started.
     STOPPED,     // Stopped by a call to Pause().
     DRAINED,     // StateCallback has indicated that the drain is complete.
     ERRORED,     // Stream disabled due to an internal error.