diff --git a/app/streaming/audio/audio.cpp b/app/streaming/audio/audio.cpp
index 6d26f9b2..4fd3d71d 100644
--- a/app/streaming/audio/audio.cpp
+++ b/app/streaming/audio/audio.cpp
@@ -95,21 +95,15 @@ bool Session::initializeAudioRenderer()
 
 int Session::getAudioRendererCapabilities(int audioConfiguration)
 {
-    // Build a fake OPUS_MULTISTREAM_CONFIGURATION to give
-    // the renderer the channel count and sample rate.
-    OPUS_MULTISTREAM_CONFIGURATION opusConfig = {};
-    opusConfig.sampleRate = 48000;
-    opusConfig.samplesPerFrame = 240;
-    opusConfig.channelCount = CHANNEL_COUNT_FROM_AUDIO_CONFIGURATION(audioConfiguration);
+    int caps = 0;
 
-    IAudioRenderer* audioRenderer = createAudioRenderer(&opusConfig);
-    if (audioRenderer == nullptr) {
-        return 0;
-    }
+    // All audio renderers support arbitrary audio duration
+    caps |= CAPABILITY_SUPPORTS_ARBITRARY_AUDIO_DURATION;
 
-    int caps = audioRenderer->getCapabilities();
-
-    delete audioRenderer;
+#ifdef STEAM_LINK
+    // Steam Link devices have slow Opus decoders
+    caps |= CAPABILITY_SLOW_OPUS_DECODER;
+#endif
 
     return caps;
 }
diff --git a/app/streaming/audio/renderers/renderer.h b/app/streaming/audio/renderers/renderer.h
index acda076f..0e103cf3 100644
--- a/app/streaming/audio/renderers/renderer.h
+++ b/app/streaming/audio/renderers/renderer.h
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@ public:
     // Return false if an unrecoverable error has occurred and the renderer must be reinitialized
     virtual bool submitAudio(int bytesWritten) = 0;
 
-    virtual int getCapabilities() = 0;
-
     virtual void remapChannels(POPUS_MULTISTREAM_CONFIGURATION) {
         // Use default channel mapping:
         // 0 - Front Left
diff --git a/app/streaming/audio/renderers/sdl.h b/app/streaming/audio/renderers/sdl.h
index f35d1f94..cbcf6631 100644
--- a/app/streaming/audio/renderers/sdl.h
+++ b/app/streaming/audio/renderers/sdl.h
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@ public:
 
     virtual bool submitAudio(int bytesWritten);
 
-    virtual int getCapabilities();
-
     virtual AudioFormat getAudioBufferFormat();
 
 private:
diff --git a/app/streaming/audio/renderers/sdlaud.cpp b/app/streaming/audio/renderers/sdlaud.cpp
index b8a61bb9..cb4b9ead 100644
--- a/app/streaming/audio/renderers/sdlaud.cpp
+++ b/app/streaming/audio/renderers/sdlaud.cpp
@@ -132,12 +132,6 @@ bool SdlAudioRenderer::submitAudio(int bytesWritten)
     return true;
 }
 
-int SdlAudioRenderer::getCapabilities()
-{
-    // Direct submit can't be used because we use LiGetPendingAudioDuration()
-    return CAPABILITY_SUPPORTS_ARBITRARY_AUDIO_DURATION;
-}
-
 IAudioRenderer::AudioFormat SdlAudioRenderer::getAudioBufferFormat()
 {
     return AudioFormat::Float32NE;
diff --git a/app/streaming/audio/renderers/slaud.cpp b/app/streaming/audio/renderers/slaud.cpp
index fba7a434..794192da 100644
--- a/app/streaming/audio/renderers/slaud.cpp
+++ b/app/streaming/audio/renderers/slaud.cpp
@@ -114,11 +114,6 @@ bool SLAudioRenderer::submitAudio(int bytesWritten)
     return true;
 }
 
-int SLAudioRenderer::getCapabilities()
-{
-    return CAPABILITY_SLOW_OPUS_DECODER | CAPABILITY_SUPPORTS_ARBITRARY_AUDIO_DURATION;
-}
-
 IAudioRenderer::AudioFormat SLAudioRenderer::getAudioBufferFormat()
 {
     return AudioFormat::Sint16NE;
diff --git a/app/streaming/audio/renderers/slaud.h b/app/streaming/audio/renderers/slaud.h
index 679fb763..722aa145 100644
--- a/app/streaming/audio/renderers/slaud.h
+++ b/app/streaming/audio/renderers/slaud.h
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@ public:
 
     virtual bool submitAudio(int bytesWritten);
 
-    virtual int getCapabilities();
-
     virtual AudioFormat getAudioBufferFormat();
 
     virtual void remapChannels(POPUS_MULTISTREAM_CONFIGURATION opusConfig);