diff --git a/src/hostapi/dsound/pa_win_ds.c b/src/hostapi/dsound/pa_win_ds.c
index c88ad62d8..9c7328ac9 100644
--- a/src/hostapi/dsound/pa_win_ds.c
+++ b/src/hostapi/dsound/pa_win_ds.c
@@ -316,7 +316,6 @@ typedef struct PaWinDsStream
 #endif
     HANDLE           processingThread;
     PA_THREAD_ID     processingThreadId;
-    HANDLE           processingThreadCompleted;
 #endif
 
 } PaWinDsStream;
@@ -2090,16 +2089,6 @@ static PaError OpenStream( struct PaUtilHostApiRepresentation *hostApi,
         }
 #endif
 
-#ifndef PA_WIN_DS_USE_WMME_TIMER
-        stream->processingThreadCompleted = CreateEvent( NULL, /* bManualReset = */ TRUE, /* bInitialState = */ FALSE, NULL );
-        if( stream->processingThreadCompleted == NULL )
-        {
-            result = paUnanticipatedHostError;
-            PA_DS_SET_LAST_DIRECTSOUND_ERROR( GetLastError() );
-            goto error;
-        }
-#endif
-
         /* set up i/o parameters */
 
         if( userRequestedHostInputBufferSizeFrames > 0 || userRequestedHostOutputBufferSizeFrames > 0 )
@@ -2292,11 +2281,6 @@ static PaError OpenStream( struct PaUtilHostApiRepresentation *hostApi,
             CloseHandle( stream->waitableTimer );
 #endif
 
-#ifndef PA_WIN_DS_USE_WMME_TIMER
-        if( stream->processingThreadCompleted != NULL )
-            CloseHandle( stream->processingThreadCompleted );
-#endif
-
         if( stream->pDirectSoundOutputBuffer )
         {
             IDirectSoundBuffer_Stop( stream->pDirectSoundOutputBuffer );
@@ -2783,8 +2767,6 @@ PA_THREAD_FUNC ProcessingThreadProc( void *pArg )
     }
 #endif /* PA_WIN_DS_USE_WAITABLE_TIMER_OBJECT */
 
-    SetEvent( stream->processingThreadCompleted );
-
     return 0;
 }
 
@@ -2806,10 +2788,6 @@ static PaError CloseStream( PaStream* s )
         CloseHandle( stream->waitableTimer );
 #endif
 
-#ifndef PA_WIN_DS_USE_WMME_TIMER
-    CloseHandle( stream->processingThreadCompleted );
-#endif
-
     // Cleanup the sound buffers
     if( stream->pDirectSoundOutputBuffer )
     {
@@ -2904,10 +2882,6 @@ static PaError StartStream( PaStream *s )
 
     ResetEvent( stream->processingCompleted );
 
-#ifndef PA_WIN_DS_USE_WMME_TIMER
-    ResetEvent( stream->processingThreadCompleted );
-#endif
-
     if( stream->bufferProcessor.inputChannelCount > 0 )
     {
         // Start the buffer capture
@@ -3085,7 +3059,7 @@ static PaError StopStream( PaStream *s )
 #else
     if( stream->processingThread )
     {
-        if( WaitForSingleObject( stream->processingThreadCompleted, 30*100 ) == WAIT_TIMEOUT )
+        if( WaitForSingleObject( stream->processingThread, 30*100 ) == WAIT_TIMEOUT )
             return paUnanticipatedHostError;
 
         CloseHandle( stream->processingThread ); /* Delete thread. */