diff --git a/src/s_sound.c b/src/s_sound.c
index 0442c6219..fc6ddb691 100644
--- a/src/s_sound.c
+++ b/src/s_sound.c
@@ -1043,7 +1043,6 @@ void S_ClearSfx(void)
 
 static void S_StopChannel(INT32 cnum)
 {
-	INT32 i;
 	channel_t *c = &channels[cnum];
 
 	if (c->sfxinfo)
@@ -1052,17 +1051,12 @@ static void S_StopChannel(INT32 cnum)
 		if (I_SoundIsPlaying(c->handle))
 			I_StopSound(c->handle);
 
-		// check to see
-		//  if other channels are playing the sound
-		for (i = 0; i < numofchannels; i++)
-			if (cnum != i && c->sfxinfo == channels[i].sfxinfo)
-				break;
-
 		// degrade usefulness of sound data
 		c->sfxinfo->usefulness--;
-
 		c->sfxinfo = 0;
 	}
+
+	c->origin = NULL;
 }
 
 //