diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwsound/regionsoundselector.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwsound/regionsoundselector.cpp
index 89b5526d30..cb2ece7f8f 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwsound/regionsoundselector.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwsound/regionsoundselector.cpp
@@ -26,14 +26,8 @@ namespace MWSound
         mTimeToNextEnvSound = mMinTimeBetweenSounds + (mMaxTimeBetweenSounds - mMinTimeBetweenSounds) * a;
         mTimePassed = 0;
 
-        if (mLastRegionName != regionName)
-        {
-            mLastRegionName = regionName;
-            mSumChance = 0;
-        }
-
         const ESM::Region* const region
-            = MWBase::Environment::get().getESMStore()->get<ESM::Region>().search(mLastRegionName);
+            = MWBase::Environment::get().getESMStore()->get<ESM::Region>().search(regionName);
 
         if (region == nullptr)
             return {};
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwsound/regionsoundselector.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwsound/regionsoundselector.hpp
index 7a7659f56d..474e1afa06 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwsound/regionsoundselector.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwsound/regionsoundselector.hpp
@@ -2,12 +2,6 @@
 #define GAME_SOUND_REGIONSOUNDSELECTOR_H
 
 #include <components/esm/refid.hpp>
-#include <string>
-
-namespace MWBase
-{
-    class World;
-}
 
 namespace MWSound
 {
@@ -20,8 +14,6 @@ namespace MWSound
 
     private:
         float mTimeToNextEnvSound = 0.0f;
-        int mSumChance = 0;
-        ESM::RefId mLastRegionName;
         float mTimePassed = 0.0;
         float mMinTimeBetweenSounds;
         float mMaxTimeBetweenSounds;