6 files changed, 2 insertions, 12 deletions
diff --git a/src/output/alsa_plugin.c b/src/output/alsa_plugin.c
index 2d4f9c239..4802778dc 100644
--- a/src/output/alsa_plugin.c
+++ b/src/output/alsa_plugin.c
@@ -412,7 +412,6 @@ alsa_playAudio(void *data, const char *playChunk, size_t size)
 				ERROR("closing ALSA device \"%s\" due to write "
 				      "error: %s\n", ad->device,
 				      snd_strerror(-errno));
-				alsa_closeDevice(ad);
 				return false;
 			}
 			continue;
diff --git a/src/output/ao_plugin.c b/src/output/ao_plugin.c
index d2c7dab6e..20e8cfd58 100644
--- a/src/output/ao_plugin.c
+++ b/src/output/ao_plugin.c
@@ -224,7 +224,6 @@ audioOutputAo_play(void *data, const char *playChunk, size_t size)
 		if (ao_play_deconst(ad->device, playChunk, chunk_size) == 0) {
 			audioOutputAo_error();
 			ERROR("closing audio device due to write error\n");
-			audioOutputAo_closeDevice(ad);
 			return false;
 		}
 
diff --git a/src/output/fifo_plugin.c b/src/output/fifo_plugin.c
index fe85d6644..4645948e2 100644
--- a/src/output/fifo_plugin.c
+++ b/src/output/fifo_plugin.c
@@ -259,7 +259,6 @@ fifo_playAudio(void *data, const char *playChunk, size_t size)
 
 			ERROR("Closing FIFO output \"%s\" due to write error: "
 			      "%s\n", fd->path, strerror(errno));
-			fifo_closeDevice(fd);
 			return false;
 		}
 
diff --git a/src/output/mvp_plugin.c b/src/output/mvp_plugin.c
index 9a56e7943..61b45ba0f 100644
--- a/src/output/mvp_plugin.c
+++ b/src/output/mvp_plugin.c
@@ -253,7 +253,6 @@ mvp_playAudio(void *data, const char *playChunk, size_t size)
 				continue;
 			ERROR("closing mvp PCM device due to write error: "
 			      "%s\n", strerror(errno));
-			mvp_closeDevice(md);
 			return false;
 		}
 		playChunk += ret;
diff --git a/src/output/oss_plugin.c b/src/output/oss_plugin.c
index 26bc1b3aa..71262fefb 100644
--- a/src/output/oss_plugin.c
+++ b/src/output/oss_plugin.c
@@ -549,7 +549,6 @@ oss_playAudio(void *data, const char *playChunk, size_t size)
 				continue;
 			ERROR("closing oss device \"%s\" due to write error: "
 			      "%s\n", od->device, strerror(errno));
-			oss_closeDevice(od);
 			return false;
 		}
 		playChunk += ret;
diff --git a/src/output/shout_plugin.c b/src/output/shout_plugin.c
index 7bd806d36..00ce02590 100644
--- a/src/output/shout_plugin.c
+++ b/src/output/shout_plugin.c
@@ -525,7 +525,6 @@ my_shout_play(void *data, const char *chunk, size_t size)
 	if (!sd->opened) {
 		status = open_shout_conn(sd);
 		if (status < 0) {
-			my_shout_close_device(sd);
 			return false;
 		} else if (status > 0) {
 			timer_sync(sd->timer);
@@ -533,15 +532,11 @@ my_shout_play(void *data, const char *chunk, size_t size)
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (sd->encoder->encode_func(sd, chunk, size)) {
-		my_shout_close_device(sd);
+	if (sd->encoder->encode_func(sd, chunk, size))
 		return false;
-	}
 
-	if (write_page(sd) < 0) {
-		my_shout_close_device(sd);
+	if (write_page(sd) < 0)
 		return false;
-	}
 
 	return true;
 }