diff --git a/aegisub/src/audio_player_dsound2.h b/aegisub/src/audio_player_dsound2.h
index 1434e0654..f3b4fe901 100644
--- a/aegisub/src/audio_player_dsound2.h
+++ b/aegisub/src/audio_player_dsound2.h
@@ -50,8 +50,6 @@ class DirectSoundPlayer2 : public AudioPlayer {
 	/// The playback thread
 	DirectSoundPlayer2Thread *thread;
 
-protected:
-
 	/// Desired length in milliseconds to write ahead of the playback cursor
 	int WantedLatency;