diff --git a/src/@types/global.d.ts b/src/@types/global.d.ts
index c76c43f829..1fd5e2f149 100644
--- a/src/@types/global.d.ts
+++ b/src/@types/global.d.ts
@@ -80,9 +80,6 @@ declare global {
         mxMatrixClientPeg: IMatrixClientPeg;
         mxReactSdkConfig: DeepReadonly<IConfigOptions>;
 
-        // Needed for Safari, unknown to TypeScript
-        webkitAudioContext: typeof AudioContext;
-
         // https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/hh772328(v=vs.85)
         // we only ever check for its existence, so we can ignore its actual type
         MSStream?: unknown;
diff --git a/src/audio/Playback.ts b/src/audio/Playback.ts
index af777a8c01..fef1b9c1dc 100644
--- a/src/audio/Playback.ts
+++ b/src/audio/Playback.ts
@@ -164,36 +164,21 @@ export class Playback extends EventEmitter implements IDestroyable, PlaybackInte
             this.element.src = URL.createObjectURL(new Blob([this.buf]));
             await deferred.promise; // make sure the audio element is ready for us
         } else {
-            // Safari compat: promise API not supported on this function
-            this.audioBuf = await new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-                this.context.decodeAudioData(
-                    this.buf,
-                    (b) => resolve(b),
-                    async (e): Promise<void> => {
-                        try {
-                            // This error handler is largely for Safari as well, which doesn't support Opus/Ogg
-                            // very well.
-                            logger.error("Error decoding recording: ", e);
-                            logger.warn("Trying to re-encode to WAV instead...");
+            try {
+                this.audioBuf = await this.context.decodeAudioData(this.buf);
+            } catch (e) {
+                logger.error("Error decoding recording:", e);
+                logger.warn("Trying to re-encode to WAV instead...");
 
-                            const wav = await decodeOgg(this.buf);
-
-                            // noinspection ES6MissingAwait - not needed when using callbacks
-                            this.context.decodeAudioData(
-                                wav,
-                                (b) => resolve(b),
-                                (e) => {
-                                    logger.error("Still failed to decode recording: ", e);
-                                    reject(e);
-                                },
-                            );
-                        } catch (e) {
-                            logger.error("Caught decoding error:", e);
-                            reject(e);
-                        }
-                    },
-                );
-            });
+                try {
+                    // This error handler is largely for Safari, which doesn't support Opus/Ogg very well.
+                    const wav = await decodeOgg(this.buf);
+                    this.audioBuf = await this.context.decodeAudioData(wav);
+                } catch (e) {
+                    logger.error("Error decoding recording:", e);
+                    throw e;
+                }
+            }
 
             // Update the waveform to the real waveform once we have channel data to use. We don't
             // exactly trust the user-provided waveform to be accurate...
diff --git a/src/audio/compat.ts b/src/audio/compat.ts
index 7af6ef68b2..099c614c98 100644
--- a/src/audio/compat.ts
+++ b/src/audio/compat.ts
@@ -17,11 +17,6 @@ import { SAMPLE_RATE } from "./VoiceRecording";
 export function createAudioContext(opts?: AudioContextOptions): AudioContext {
     if (window.AudioContext) {
         return new AudioContext(opts);
-    } else if (window.webkitAudioContext) {
-        // While the linter is correct that "a constructor name should not start with
-        // a lowercase letter", it's also wrong to think that we have control over this.
-        // eslint-disable-next-line new-cap
-        return new window.webkitAudioContext(opts);
     } else {
         throw new Error("Unsupported browser");
     }