diff --git a/RtAudio.cpp b/RtAudio.cpp
index 8cac299..6fe26d0 100755
--- a/RtAudio.cpp
+++ b/RtAudio.cpp
@@ -1405,7 +1405,6 @@ void RtApiCore :: closeStream( void )
   }
 
   CoreHandle *handle = (CoreHandle *) stream_.apiHandle;
-  if ( stream_.mode == OUTPUT || stream_.mode == DUPLEX ) {
   if ( stream_.mode == OUTPUT || stream_.mode == DUPLEX ) {
     if (handle) {
       AudioObjectPropertyAddress property = { kAudioHardwarePropertyDevices,