diff --git a/Natives/LauncherNewsViewController.m b/Natives/LauncherNewsViewController.m
index 14e64d52..eb28d7b3 100644
--- a/Natives/LauncherNewsViewController.m
+++ b/Natives/LauncherNewsViewController.m
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#include <AVFoundation/AVAudioSession.h>
 #import <WebKit/WebKit.h>
 #import "LauncherNewsViewController.h"
 #import "LauncherPreferences.h"
@@ -40,9 +39,7 @@ UIEdgeInsets insets;
     [webView.scrollView setShowsHorizontalScrollIndicator:NO];
     [webView loadRequest:request];
     [self.view addSubview:webView];
-    
-    [self askForMicrophonePermission];
-    
+
     if(roundf(NSProcessInfo.processInfo.physicalMemory / 1048576) < 1900 && ![getPreference(@"force_unsupported_launch") boolValue]) {
         UIAlertController *RAMAlert = [UIAlertController alertControllerWithTitle:localize(@"login.warn.title.a7", nil) message:nil preferredStyle:UIAlertControllerStyleAlert];
         UIAlertAction *ok = [UIAlertAction actionWithTitle:localize(@"OK", nil) style:UIAlertActionStyleDefault handler:^(UIAlertAction * _Nonnull action) {
@@ -108,25 +105,4 @@ decisionHandler:(void (^)(WKNavigationActionPolicy))decisionHandler {
     decisionHandler(WKNavigationActionPolicyAllow);
 }
 
-- (void)askForMicrophonePermission {
-    switch ([[AVAudioSession sharedInstance] recordPermission]) {
-        case AVAudioSessionRecordPermissionGranted:
-            setenv("POJAV_MIC_ALLOWED", "1", 1);
-            break;
-        case AVAudioSessionRecordPermissionDenied:
-            break;
-        case AVAudioSessionRecordPermissionUndetermined:
-            // This is the initial state before a user has made any choice
-            // You can use this spot to request permission here if you want
-            [[AVAudioSession sharedInstance]requestRecordPermission:^(BOOL granted) {
-                if(granted) {
-                    setenv("POJAV_MIC_ALLOWED", "1", 1);
-                }
-            }];
-            break;
-        default:
-            break;
-    }
-}
-    
 @end