diff --git a/source/backend/engine/CarlaEngineInternal.cpp b/source/backend/engine/CarlaEngineInternal.cpp
index 351966f9e..adefd7d3a 100644
--- a/source/backend/engine/CarlaEngineInternal.cpp
+++ b/source/backend/engine/CarlaEngineInternal.cpp
@@ -581,6 +581,7 @@ void CarlaEngine::ProtectedData::close()
 
 // -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+#ifndef BUILD_BRIDGE
 void CarlaEngine::ProtectedData::doPluginRemove() noexcept
 {
     CARLA_SAFE_ASSERT_RETURN(curPluginCount > 0,);
@@ -634,6 +635,7 @@ void CarlaEngine::ProtectedData::doPluginsSwitch() noexcept
     plugins[idB].plugin = tmp;
 #endif
 }
+#endif
 
 void CarlaEngine::ProtectedData::doNextPluginAction(const bool unlock) noexcept
 {
@@ -644,12 +646,14 @@ void CarlaEngine::ProtectedData::doNextPluginAction(const bool unlock) noexcept
     case kEnginePostActionZeroCount:
         curPluginCount = 0;
         break;
+#ifndef BUILD_BRIDGE
     case kEnginePostActionRemovePlugin:
         doPluginRemove();
         break;
     case kEnginePostActionSwitchPlugins:
         doPluginsSwitch();
         break;
+#endif
     }
 
     nextAction.opcode   = kEnginePostActionNull;
diff --git a/source/backend/engine/CarlaEngineInternal.hpp b/source/backend/engine/CarlaEngineInternal.hpp
index c48456e4f..be4d2ff11 100644
--- a/source/backend/engine/CarlaEngineInternal.hpp
+++ b/source/backend/engine/CarlaEngineInternal.hpp
@@ -378,8 +378,10 @@ struct EngineInternalTime {
 enum EnginePostAction {
     kEnginePostActionNull,
     kEnginePostActionZeroCount,
+#ifndef BUILD_BRIDGE
     kEnginePostActionRemovePlugin,
     kEnginePostActionSwitchPlugins
+#endif
 };
 
 struct EngineNextAction {
diff --git a/source/backend/engine/CarlaEngineRtAudio.cpp b/source/backend/engine/CarlaEngineRtAudio.cpp
index c25bb590c..d1f47ae18 100644
--- a/source/backend/engine/CarlaEngineRtAudio.cpp
+++ b/source/backend/engine/CarlaEngineRtAudio.cpp
@@ -50,31 +50,28 @@ static void initRtAudioAPIsIfNeeded()
 
     needsInit = false;
 
-    RtAudio::getCompiledApi(gRtAudioApis);
+    // get APIs in a local var, and pass wanted ones into gRtAudioApis
 
-    std::vector<RtAudio::Api>::iterator it;
+    std::vector<RtAudio::Api> apis;
+    RtAudio::getCompiledApi(apis);
 
-    // remove JACK if not available
-    if (! jackbridge_is_ok())
+    for (std::vector<RtAudio::Api>::iterator it = apis.begin(), end = apis.end(); it != end; ++it)
     {
-        it = std::find(gRtAudioApis.begin(), gRtAudioApis.end(), RtAudio::UNIX_JACK);
-        if (it != gRtAudioApis.end()) gRtAudioApis.erase(it);
+        const RtAudio::Api& api(*it);
+
+        if (api == RtAudio::LINUX_ALSA)
+            continue;
+        if (api == RtAudio::MACOSX_CORE)
+            continue;
+        if (api == RtAudio::WINDOWS_ASIO)
+            continue;
+        if (api == RtAudio::WINDOWS_DS)
+            continue;
+        if (api == RtAudio::UNIX_JACK && ! jackbridge_is_ok())
+            continue;
+
+        gRtAudioApis.push_back(api);
     }
-
-#ifdef HAVE_JUCE
-    // prefer juce to handle some APIs
-    it = std::find(gRtAudioApis.begin(), gRtAudioApis.end(), RtAudio::LINUX_ALSA);
-    if (it != gRtAudioApis.end()) gRtAudioApis.erase(it);
-
-    it = std::find(gRtAudioApis.begin(), gRtAudioApis.end(), RtAudio::MACOSX_CORE);
-    if (it != gRtAudioApis.end()) gRtAudioApis.erase(it);
-
-    it = std::find(gRtAudioApis.begin(), gRtAudioApis.end(), RtAudio::WINDOWS_ASIO);
-    if (it != gRtAudioApis.end()) gRtAudioApis.erase(it);
-
-    it = std::find(gRtAudioApis.begin(), gRtAudioApis.end(), RtAudio::WINDOWS_DS);
-    if (it != gRtAudioApis.end()) gRtAudioApis.erase(it);
-#endif
 }
 
 static const char* getRtAudioApiName(const RtAudio::Api api) noexcept