diff --git a/qgroundcontrol.pro b/qgroundcontrol.pro
index a3b19fb4bfbd3757e333fcd7aa19817d57a8144b..c4cbb41220141d9de25e3904545c37a0c49a1006 100644
--- a/qgroundcontrol.pro
+++ b/qgroundcontrol.pro
@@ -84,7 +84,6 @@ QT += network \
     opengl \
     svg \
     xml \
-    phonon \
     webkit \
     serialport \
     sql \
diff --git a/src/GAudioOutput.cc b/src/GAudioOutput.cc
index 9d479bc590b1f1928253b632c433c57d12ad0cef..f9e36d93e7c656f426ddb9a863aadb24d2547ca4 100644
--- a/src/GAudioOutput.cc
+++ b/src/GAudioOutput.cc
@@ -129,9 +129,9 @@ GAudioOutput::GAudioOutput(QObject *parent) : QObject(parent),
 
 #endif
     // Initialize audio output
-    m_media = new Phonon::MediaObject(this);
-    Phonon::AudioOutput *audioOutput = new Phonon::AudioOutput(Phonon::MusicCategory, this);
-    createPath(m_media, audioOutput);
+    //m_media = new Phonon::MediaObject(this);
+    //Phonon::AudioOutput *audioOutput = new Phonon::AudioOutput(Phonon::MusicCategory, this);
+    //createPath(m_media, audioOutput);
 
     // Prepare regular emergency signal, will be fired off on calling startEmergency()
     emergencyTimer = new QTimer();
diff --git a/src/GAudioOutput.h b/src/GAudioOutput.h
index 422d84bcb2acb6637c77c3c453fa7fcb137aa5af..ca8c2247dabd857e8a1a2c9dd3619e560aadc6cd 100644
--- a/src/GAudioOutput.h
+++ b/src/GAudioOutput.h
@@ -40,12 +40,12 @@ This file is part of the PIXHAWK project
 #include <AudioOutput>
 #endif
 #ifdef Q_OS_LINUX
-#include <phonon/MediaObject>
-#include <phonon/AudioOutput>
+//#include <phonon/MediaObject>
+//#include <phonon/AudioOutput>
 #endif
 #ifdef Q_OS_WIN
-#include <Phonon/MediaObject>
-#include <Phonon/AudioOutput>
+//#include <Phonon/MediaObject>
+//#include <Phonon/AudioOutput>
 #endif
 
 /* For Snow leopard and later
@@ -118,8 +118,8 @@ protected:
     static ISpVoice *pVoice;
 #endif
     int voiceIndex;   ///< The index of the flite voice to use (awb, slt, rms)
-    Phonon::MediaObject *m_media; ///< The output object for audio
-    Phonon::AudioOutput *m_audioOutput;
+    //Phonon::MediaObject *m_media; ///< The output object for audio
+    //Phonon::AudioOutput *m_audioOutput;
     bool emergency;   ///< Emergency status flag
     QTimer *emergencyTimer;
     bool muted;