diff --git a/pipewire/server/link.c b/pipewire/server/link.c
index 3c02ca19b..5f62d7c57 100644
--- a/pipewire/server/link.c
+++ b/pipewire/server/link.c
@@ -892,7 +892,6 @@ struct pw_link *pw_link_new(struct pw_core *core,
 	pw_signal_init(&this->port_unlinked);
 	pw_signal_init(&this->state_changed);
 	pw_signal_init(&this->destroy_signal);
-	pw_signal_init(&this->free_signal);
 
 	impl->format_filter = format_filter;
 
@@ -1007,9 +1006,6 @@ void pw_link_destroy(struct pw_link *link)
 		link->output = NULL;
 	}
 
-	pw_log_debug("link %p: free", link);
-	pw_signal_emit(&link->free_signal, link);
-
 	pw_work_queue_destroy(impl->work);
 
 	if (link->info.format)
diff --git a/pipewire/server/link.h b/pipewire/server/link.h
index a3a4411a3..d9be699d2 100644
--- a/pipewire/server/link.h
+++ b/pipewire/server/link.h
@@ -65,8 +65,6 @@ struct pw_link {
 
 	/** Emited when the link is destroyed */
 	PW_SIGNAL(destroy_signal, (struct pw_listener *, struct pw_link *));
-	/** Emited when the object is freed */
-	PW_SIGNAL(free_signal, (struct pw_listener *, struct pw_link *));
 
 	struct spa_list resource_list;	/**< list of bound resources */
 
diff --git a/pipewire/server/node.c b/pipewire/server/node.c
index 4ce63d90f..f69cd8f8f 100644
--- a/pipewire/server/node.c
+++ b/pipewire/server/node.c
@@ -725,8 +725,8 @@ struct pw_port *pw_node_get_free_port(struct pw_node *node, enum pw_direction di
 		if (!spa_list_is_empty(ports)) {
 			port = spa_list_first(ports, struct pw_port, link);
 			/* for output we can reuse an existing port, for input only
-			 * when there is a mixer */
-			if (direction == PW_DIRECTION_INPUT && port->mixer == NULL)
+			 * when there is a multiplex */
+			if (direction == PW_DIRECTION_INPUT && port->multiplex == NULL)
 				port = NULL;
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/pipewire/server/port.h b/pipewire/server/port.h
index a1b6b9fb2..bcd0babef 100644
--- a/pipewire/server/port.h
+++ b/pipewire/server/port.h
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ struct pw_port {
 
 	struct spa_list links;		/**< list of \ref pw_link */
 
-	void *mixer;			/**< optional port buffer mixer */
+	void *multiplex;		/**< optional port buffer mix/split */
 
 	struct {
 		struct spa_list links;	/**< list of \ref pw_link only accessed from the