diff --git a/kernel/trunk/test/common/__init__.py b/kernel/trunk/test/common/__init__.py
index 87d5e60d34..d902c90397 100644
--- a/kernel/trunk/test/common/__init__.py
+++ b/kernel/trunk/test/common/__init__.py
@@ -112,7 +112,6 @@ def run_qemu(root_dir, test_dir, debug_log):
     flags += f"-drive format=raw,file={test_dir}/kolibri_test.img,index=0,if=floppy -boot a "
     flags += "-vga vmware "
     flags += "-net nic,model=rtl8139 -net user "
-    flags += "-soundhw ac97 "
     if is_win32():
         qemu_full_path = shutil.which(qemu_command)
         qemu_directory = os.path.dirname(qemu_full_path)