diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/dialogue.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/dialogue.cpp
index 23098bf429..94b2c4b0ea 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/dialogue.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/dialogue.cpp
@@ -276,7 +276,6 @@ namespace MWGui
         {
             // in choice, not allowed to escape, but give access to main menu to allow loading other saves
             MWBase::Environment::get().getWindowManager()->pushGuiMode (MWGui::GM_MainMenu);
-            MWBase::Environment::get().getSoundManager()->pauseSounds (MWBase::SoundManager::Play_TypeSfx);
         }
         else
             MWBase::Environment::get().getDialogueManager()->goodbyeSelected();
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/mainmenu.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/mainmenu.cpp
index ca7e877cce..7c60353d26 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/mainmenu.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/mainmenu.cpp
@@ -92,7 +92,6 @@ namespace MWGui
         MWBase::Environment::get().getSoundManager()->playSound("Menu Click", 1.f, 1.f);
         if (name == "return")
         {
-            MWBase::Environment::get().getSoundManager ()->resumeSounds (MWBase::SoundManager::Play_TypeSfx);
             MWBase::Environment::get().getWindowManager ()->removeGuiMode (GM_MainMenu);
         }
         else if (name == "options")
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwinput/inputmanagerimp.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwinput/inputmanagerimp.cpp
index f60c896819..c07b4760d9 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwinput/inputmanagerimp.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwinput/inputmanagerimp.cpp
@@ -689,12 +689,10 @@ namespace MWInput
         if(!MWBase::Environment::get().getWindowManager()->isGuiMode()) //No open GUIs, open up the MainMenu
         {
             MWBase::Environment::get().getWindowManager()->pushGuiMode (MWGui::GM_MainMenu);
-            MWBase::Environment::get().getSoundManager()->pauseSounds (MWBase::SoundManager::Play_TypeSfx);
         }
         else //Close current GUI
         {
             MWBase::Environment::get().getWindowManager()->exitCurrentGuiMode();
-            MWBase::Environment::get().getSoundManager()->resumeSounds (MWBase::SoundManager::Play_TypeSfx);
         }
     }