diff --git a/src/pulsecore/sink.c b/src/pulsecore/sink.c
index 22342890f..cbca8893f 100644
--- a/src/pulsecore/sink.c
+++ b/src/pulsecore/sink.c
@@ -3534,8 +3534,6 @@ unsigned pa_device_init_priority(pa_proplist *p) {
             priority += 500;
         else if (pa_streq(s, "portable"))
             priority += 450;
-        else if (pa_streq(s, "internal"))
-            priority += 400;
     }
 
     if ((s = pa_proplist_gets(p, PA_PROP_DEVICE_BUS))) {