diff --git a/src/core/cdrom_async_reader.cpp b/src/core/cdrom_async_reader.cpp
index 7bf8e661b..7d2c21e17 100644
--- a/src/core/cdrom_async_reader.cpp
+++ b/src/core/cdrom_async_reader.cpp
@@ -70,8 +70,6 @@ bool CDROMAsyncReader::Precache(ProgressCallback* callback)
   else if (m_media->IsPrecached())
     return true;
 
-  EmptyBuffers();
-
   const CDImage::PrecacheResult res = m_media->Precache(callback);
   if (res == CDImage::PrecacheResult::Unsupported)
   {