diff --git a/code/client/snd_codec_wav.c b/code/client/snd_codec_wav.c
index bc9c00c3..17553f36 100644
--- a/code/client/snd_codec_wav.c
+++ b/code/client/snd_codec_wav.c
@@ -77,25 +77,6 @@ static int S_ReadChunkInfo(fileHandle_t f, char *name)
 	return len;
 }
 
-/*
-=================
-S_SkipChunk
-=================
-*/
-static void S_SkipChunk(fileHandle_t f, int length)
-{
-	byte buffer[32*1024];
-
-	while(length > 0)
-	{
-		int toread = length;
-		if(toread > sizeof(buffer))
-			toread = sizeof(buffer);
-		FS_Read(buffer, toread, f);
-		length -= toread;
-	}
-}
-
 /*
 =================
 S_FindWavChunk
@@ -121,7 +102,7 @@ static int S_FindWavChunk( fileHandle_t f, char *chunk ) {
 			return len;
 
 		// Not the right chunk - skip it
-		S_SkipChunk(f, len);
+		FS_Seek( f, len, FS_SEEK_CUR );
 	}
 }