diff --git a/src/persistence/settings.cpp b/src/persistence/settings.cpp
index e5dd2dc86..73e6d6cc1 100644
--- a/src/persistence/settings.cpp
+++ b/src/persistence/settings.cpp
@@ -1239,7 +1239,8 @@ void Settings::setOutVolume(int volume)
 bool Settings::getFilterAudio() const
 {
     QMutexLocker locker{&bigLock};
-    return filterAudio;
+    // temporary disable filteraudio, as it doesn't work as expected
+    return false;
 }
 
 void Settings::setFilterAudio(bool newValue)
diff --git a/src/widget/form/settings/avform.cpp b/src/widget/form/settings/avform.cpp
index 849eaa3f2..ab40173b4 100644
--- a/src/widget/form/settings/avform.cpp
+++ b/src/widget/form/settings/avform.cpp
@@ -47,20 +47,12 @@ AVForm::AVForm() :
     bodyUI->btnPlayTestSound->setToolTip(
                 tr("Play a test sound while changing the output volume."));
 
-#ifdef QTOX_FILTER_AUDIO
-    bodyUI->filterAudio->setChecked(Settings::getInstance().getFilterAudio());
-#else
-    bodyUI->filterAudio->setDisabled(true);
-#endif
-
     auto qcbxIndexChangedStr = (void(QComboBox::*)(const QString&)) &QComboBox::currentIndexChanged;
     auto qcbxIndexChangedInt = (void(QComboBox::*)(int)) &QComboBox::currentIndexChanged;
     connect(bodyUI->inDevCombobox, qcbxIndexChangedStr, this, &AVForm::onInDevChanged);
     connect(bodyUI->outDevCombobox, qcbxIndexChangedStr, this, &AVForm::onOutDevChanged);
     connect(bodyUI->videoDevCombobox, qcbxIndexChangedInt, this, &AVForm::onVideoDevChanged);
     connect(bodyUI->videoModescomboBox, qcbxIndexChangedInt, this, &AVForm::onVideoModesIndexChanged);
-
-    connect(bodyUI->filterAudio, &QCheckBox::toggled, this, &AVForm::onFilterAudioToggled);
     connect(bodyUI->rescanButton, &QPushButton::clicked, this, [=]()
     {
         getAudioInDevices();
@@ -87,11 +79,6 @@ AVForm::AVForm() :
         cb->setFocusPolicy(Qt::StrongFocus);
     }
 
-    for (QCheckBox *cb : findChildren<QCheckBox*>()) // this one is to allow scrolling on checkboxes
-    {
-        cb->installEventFilter(this);
-    }
-
     Translator::registerHandler(std::bind(&AVForm::retranslateUi, this), this);
 }
 
@@ -415,7 +402,7 @@ void AVForm::killVideoSurface()
 bool AVForm::eventFilter(QObject *o, QEvent *e)
 {
     if ((e->type() == QEvent::Wheel) &&
-         (qobject_cast<QComboBox*>(o) || qobject_cast<QAbstractSpinBox*>(o) || qobject_cast<QCheckBox*>(o) || qobject_cast<QSlider*>(o)))
+         (qobject_cast<QComboBox*>(o) || qobject_cast<QAbstractSpinBox*>(o) || qobject_cast<QSlider*>(o)))
     {
         e->ignore();
         return true;
diff --git a/src/widget/form/settings/avsettings.ui b/src/widget/form/settings/avsettings.ui
index ee2cada0a..187f6f391 100644
--- a/src/widget/form/settings/avsettings.ui
+++ b/src/widget/form/settings/avsettings.ui
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@
        <rect>
         <x>0</x>
         <y>0</y>
-        <width>830</width>
-        <height>495</height>
+        <width>824</width>
+        <height>489</height>
        </rect>
       </property>
       <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_5">
@@ -41,27 +41,13 @@
           <string>Audio Settings</string>
          </property>
          <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout_3">
-          <item row="0" column="0">
-           <widget class="QLabel" name="outDevLabel">
-            <property name="text">
-             <string>Playback device</string>
-            </property>
-           </widget>
-          </item>
           <item row="0" column="1" colspan="2">
            <widget class="QComboBox" name="outDevCombobox"/>
           </item>
-          <item row="1" column="0">
-           <widget class="QLabel" name="playbackLabel">
-            <property name="text">
-             <string>Volume</string>
-            </property>
-           </widget>
-          </item>
-          <item row="1" column="1">
-           <widget class="QSlider" name="playbackSlider">
+          <item row="3" column="1" colspan="2">
+           <widget class="QSlider" name="microphoneSlider">
             <property name="toolTip">
-             <string>Use slider to set volume of your speakers.</string>
+             <string>Use slider to set volume of your microphone.</string>
             </property>
             <property name="maximum">
              <number>100</number>
@@ -71,6 +57,23 @@
             </property>
            </widget>
           </item>
+          <item row="3" column="0">
+           <widget class="QLabel" name="microphoneLabel">
+            <property name="text">
+             <string>Gain</string>
+            </property>
+           </widget>
+          </item>
+          <item row="2" column="1" colspan="2">
+           <widget class="QComboBox" name="inDevCombobox"/>
+          </item>
+          <item row="0" column="0">
+           <widget class="QLabel" name="outDevLabel">
+            <property name="text">
+             <string>Playback device</string>
+            </property>
+           </widget>
+          </item>
           <item row="1" column="2">
            <widget class="QToolButton" name="btnPlayTestSound">
             <property name="text">
@@ -85,27 +88,10 @@
             </property>
            </widget>
           </item>
-          <item row="2" column="0">
-           <widget class="QLabel" name="inDevLabel">
-            <property name="text">
-             <string>Capture device</string>
-            </property>
-           </widget>
-          </item>
-          <item row="2" column="1" colspan="2">
-           <widget class="QComboBox" name="inDevCombobox"/>
-          </item>
-          <item row="3" column="0">
-           <widget class="QLabel" name="microphoneLabel">
-            <property name="text">
-             <string>Gain</string>
-            </property>
-           </widget>
-          </item>
-          <item row="3" column="1" colspan="2">
-           <widget class="QSlider" name="microphoneSlider">
+          <item row="1" column="1">
+           <widget class="QSlider" name="playbackSlider">
             <property name="toolTip">
-             <string>Use slider to set volume of your microphone.</string>
+             <string>Use slider to set volume of your speakers.</string>
             </property>
             <property name="maximum">
              <number>100</number>
@@ -115,13 +101,17 @@
             </property>
            </widget>
           </item>
-          <item row="5" column="0">
-           <widget class="QCheckBox" name="filterAudio">
-            <property name="toolTip">
-             <string>Filter sound from your microphone, so that people hearing you would get better sound.</string>
-            </property>
+          <item row="2" column="0">
+           <widget class="QLabel" name="inDevLabel">
             <property name="text">
-             <string>Filter audio</string>
+             <string>Capture device</string>
+            </property>
+           </widget>
+          </item>
+          <item row="1" column="0">
+           <widget class="QLabel" name="playbackLabel">
+            <property name="text">
+             <string>Volume</string>
             </property>
            </widget>
           </item>