diff --git a/internal/audio/c/audio.c b/internal/audio/c/audio.c
index 5df13693..4faa1812 100644
--- a/internal/audio/c/audio.c
+++ b/internal/audio/c/audio.c
@@ -97,7 +97,6 @@ void update_audio_constants(uint32_t bitrate, uint8_t complexity,
 void update_audio_decoder_constants(uint32_t sr, uint8_t ch, uint16_t fs, uint16_t max_pkt,
                                     uint32_t sleep_us, uint8_t max_attempts, uint32_t max_backoff,
                                     uint8_t buf_periods);
-int update_opus_encoder_params(uint32_t bitrate, uint8_t complexity);
 
 
 void update_audio_constants(uint32_t bitrate, uint8_t complexity,
@@ -186,33 +185,6 @@ static volatile sig_atomic_t capture_initialized = 0;
 static volatile sig_atomic_t playback_initializing = 0;
 static volatile sig_atomic_t playback_initialized = 0;
 
-/**
- * Update Opus encoder settings at runtime (does NOT modify FEC or hardcoded settings)
- *
- * NOTE: Currently unused but kept for potential future runtime configuration updates.
- * In the current CGO implementation, encoder params are set once via update_audio_constants()
- * before initialization. This function would be useful if we add runtime bitrate/complexity
- * adjustment without restarting the encoder.
- *
- * @return 0 on success, -1 if not initialized, >0 if some settings failed
- */
-int update_opus_encoder_params(uint32_t bitrate, uint8_t complexity) {
-    if (!encoder || !capture_initialized) {
-        return -1;
-    }
-
-    // Update runtime-configurable parameters
-    opus_bitrate = bitrate;
-    opus_complexity = complexity;
-
-    // Apply settings to encoder
-    int result = 0;
-    result |= opus_encoder_ctl(encoder, OPUS_SET_BITRATE(opus_bitrate));
-    result |= opus_encoder_ctl(encoder, OPUS_SET_COMPLEXITY(opus_complexity));
-
-    return result;
-}
-
 // ALSA UTILITY FUNCTIONS
 
 /**