diff --git a/src/internal.h b/src/internal.h
index bf806424d..970969043 100644
--- a/src/internal.h
+++ b/src/internal.h
@@ -271,8 +271,6 @@ struct pa_context {
 	pa_proplist *proplist;
 	pa_mainloop_api *mainloop;
 
-	uint32_t seq;
-
 	int error;
 	pa_context_state_t state;
 
diff --git a/src/introspect.c b/src/introspect.c
index 4f014ea78..20acc9fce 100644
--- a/src/introspect.c
+++ b/src/introspect.c
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ static int device_event_param(void *object,
 			pw_log_warn("device %d: can't parse profile", g->id);
 			return -EINVAL;
 		}
-		pw_array_add_ptr(&g->card_info.profiles, pw_spa_pod_copy(param));
+		pw_array_add_ptr(&g->card_info.profiles, spa_pod_copy(param));
 		pw_log_debug("device %d: enum profile %d: \"%s\"", g->id, id, name);
 		break;
 	}
diff --git a/src/operation.c b/src/operation.c
index 6b7507b53..2e9e863f8 100644
--- a/src/operation.c
+++ b/src/operation.c
@@ -52,9 +52,8 @@ pa_operation *pa_operation_new(pa_context *c, pa_stream *s, pa_operation_cb_t cb
 int pa_operation_sync(pa_operation *o)
 {
 	pa_context *c = o->context;
-	o->seq = ++c->seq;
+	o->seq = pw_core_proxy_sync(c->core_proxy, 0);
 	pw_log_debug("operation %p: sync %d", o, o->seq);
-	pw_core_proxy_sync(c->core_proxy, 0, o->seq);
 	return 0;
 }