diff --git a/src/audio/audio.cpp b/src/audio/audio.cpp
index 4b829bcff..69858f360 100644
--- a/src/audio/audio.cpp
+++ b/src/audio/audio.cpp
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 #include <QTimer>
 #include <QThread>
 #include <QMutexLocker>
+#include <QFile>
 
 #include <cassert>
 
@@ -364,6 +365,16 @@ void Audio::playMono16Sound(const QByteArray& data)
     alDeleteBuffers(1, &buffer);
 }
 
+/**
+Play a 44100Hz mono 16bit PCM sound from a file
+*/
+void Audio::playMono16Sound(const char *path)
+{
+    QFile sndFile(path);
+    sndFile.open(QIODevice::ReadOnly);
+    playMono16Sound(sndFile.readAll());
+}
+
 /**
 @brief May be called from any thread, will always queue a call to playGroupAudio.
 
diff --git a/src/audio/audio.h b/src/audio/audio.h
index 06d03a100..adbad5ecf 100644
--- a/src/audio/audio.h
+++ b/src/audio/audio.h
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ public:
     void startLoop();
     void stopLoop();
     void playMono16Sound(const QByteArray& data);
+    void playMono16Sound(const char* path);
     bool tryCaptureSamples(int16_t *buf, int samples);
 
     static void playAudioBuffer(ALuint alSource, const int16_t *data, int samples, unsigned channels, int sampleRate);
diff --git a/src/nexus.cpp b/src/nexus.cpp
index e4c2ba422..4c42e00c3 100644
--- a/src/nexus.cpp
+++ b/src/nexus.cpp
@@ -193,7 +193,6 @@ void Nexus::showMainGUI()
 
     // Connections
     Core* core = profile->getCore();
-    CoreAV* coreav = core->getAv();
 #ifdef Q_OS_ANDROID
     connect(core, &Core::connected, androidgui, &AndroidGUI::onConnected);
     connect(core, &Core::disconnected, androidgui, &AndroidGUI::onDisconnected);
@@ -232,7 +231,6 @@ void Nexus::showMainGUI()
     connect(core, &Core::groupTitleChanged,          widget, &Widget::onGroupTitleChanged);
     connect(core, &Core::groupPeerAudioPlaying,      widget, &Widget::onGroupPeerAudioPlaying);
     connect(core, &Core::emptyGroupCreated, widget, &Widget::onEmptyGroupCreated);
-    connect(coreav, &CoreAV::avInvite, widget, &Widget::playRingtone);
     connect(core, &Core::friendTypingChanged, widget, &Widget::onFriendTypingChanged);
 
     connect(core, &Core::messageSentResult, widget, &Widget::onMessageSendResult);
diff --git a/src/widget/form/chatform.cpp b/src/widget/form/chatform.cpp
index db876009a..79549117a 100644
--- a/src/widget/form/chatform.cpp
+++ b/src/widget/form/chatform.cpp
@@ -291,20 +291,9 @@ void ChatForm::onAvInvite(uint32_t FriendId, bool video)
                                                          QDateTime::currentDateTime()));
 
     Widget::getInstance()->newFriendMessageAlert(FriendId, false);
-
-    static QFile sndFile(":audio/ToxicIncomingCall.pcm");
-    static QByteArray sndData;
-
-    if (sndData.isEmpty())
-    {
-        sndFile.open(QIODevice::ReadOnly);
-        sndData = sndFile.readAll();
-        sndFile.close();
-    }
-
     Audio& audio = Audio::getInstance();
     audio.startLoop();
-    audio.playMono16Sound(sndData);
+    audio.playMono16Sound(":audio/ToxicIncomingCall.pcm");
 }
 
 void ChatForm::onAvStart(uint32_t FriendId, bool video)
diff --git a/src/widget/widget.cpp b/src/widget/widget.cpp
index 673b00b7a..44585e3af 100644
--- a/src/widget/widget.cpp
+++ b/src/widget/widget.cpp
@@ -1236,42 +1236,12 @@ bool Widget::newMessageAlert(QWidget* currentWindow, bool isActive, bool sound,
         }
 
         if (Settings::getInstance().getNotifySound() && sound)
-        {
-            static QFile sndFile(":audio/notification.pcm");
-            static QByteArray sndData;
-
-            if (sndData.isEmpty())
-            {
-                sndFile.open(QIODevice::ReadOnly);
-                sndData = sndFile.readAll();
-                sndFile.close();
-            }
-
-            Audio::getInstance().playMono16Sound(sndData);
-        }
+            Audio::getInstance().playMono16Sound(":audio/notification.pcm");
     }
 
     return true;
 }
 
-void Widget::playRingtone()
-{
-    if (ui->statusButton->property("status").toString() == "busy")
-        return;
-
-    // for whatever reason this plays slower/downshifted from what any other program plays the file as... but whatever
-    static QFile sndFile1(":audio/ToxicIncomingCall.pcm");
-    static QByteArray sndData1;
-    if (sndData1.isEmpty())
-    {
-        sndFile1.open(QIODevice::ReadOnly);
-        sndData1 = sndFile1.readAll();
-        sndFile1.close();
-    }
-
-    Audio::getInstance().playMono16Sound(sndData1);
-}
-
 void Widget::onFriendRequestReceived(const QString& userId, const QString& message)
 {
     FriendRequestDialog dialog(this, userId, message);
diff --git a/src/widget/widget.h b/src/widget/widget.h
index 1e6322772..0d3a9ee29 100644
--- a/src/widget/widget.h
+++ b/src/widget/widget.h
@@ -134,7 +134,6 @@ public slots:
     void onGroupTitleChanged(int groupnumber, const QString& author, const QString& title);
     void onGroupPeerAudioPlaying(int groupnumber, int peernumber);
     void onGroupSendResult(int groupId, const QString& message, int result);
-    void playRingtone();
     void onFriendTypingChanged(int friendId, bool isTyping);
     void nextContact();
     void previousContact();