diff --git a/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/format.c b/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/format.c
index 70d9853e8..75acf9c99 100644
--- a/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/format.c
+++ b/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/format.c
@@ -475,10 +475,7 @@ int format_parse_param(const struct spa_pod *param, struct sample_spec *ss, stru
 			return -ENOTSUP;
 
 		info.info.raw.format = SPA_AUDIO_FORMAT_S16;
-		info.info.raw.channels = 2;
 		info.info.raw.rate = iec.rate;
-		info.info.raw.position[0] = SPA_AUDIO_CHANNEL_FL;
-		info.info.raw.position[1] = SPA_AUDIO_CHANNEL_FR;
 		break;
 	}
 	default: