diff --git a/doorlockd/CMakeLists.txt b/doorlockd/CMakeLists.txt
index 5086a0b..907b995 100644
--- a/doorlockd/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/doorlockd/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ add_executable(doorlockd ${_DOORLOCKD_SRCS})
 target_link_libraries(doorlockd doorlock)
 
 add_executable(doorlock-client ${_DOORLOCK_CLIENT_SRCS})
-target_link_libraries(doorlock-client doorlock qrencode ao sndfile Qt5::Widgets)
+target_link_libraries(doorlock-client doorlock qrencode Qt5::Widgets)
 target_include_directories(doorlock-client PRIVATE ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR})
 
 mark_as_advanced(
diff --git a/doorlockd/client/doorlock-client.cpp b/doorlockd/client/doorlock-client.cpp
index d2693b2..78f155f 100644
--- a/doorlockd/client/doorlock-client.cpp
+++ b/doorlockd/client/doorlock-client.cpp
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@
 #include <string>
 #include <thread>
 
-#include <ao/ao.h>
-
 #include <boost/asio.hpp>
 #include <boost/program_options.hpp>
 
@@ -166,8 +164,6 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
     app.setOrganizationName("Binary Kitchen");
     app.setApplicationName("doorlock-client");
 
-    ao_initialize();
-
     try {
         mainWindow = std::unique_ptr<MainWindow>(new MainWindow);
         mainWindow->showFullScreen();
@@ -210,8 +206,6 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
     if (mainWindow)
         mainWindow.reset();
 
-    ao_shutdown();
-
     l(LogLevel::notice, "Stopping doorlock-client");
     return 0;
 }
diff --git a/doorlockd/client/mainwindow.cpp b/doorlockd/client/mainwindow.cpp
index 0f66aae..c822c9c 100644
--- a/doorlockd/client/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/doorlockd/client/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@
 MainWindow::MainWindow(QWidget *parent) :
     QWidget(parent),
     ui(new Ui::MainWindow),
-    _soundLock(Wave::fromFile(SOUND_LOCK)),
-    _soundUnlock(Wave::fromFile(SOUND_UNLOCK)),
-    _soundEmergencyUnlock(Wave::fromFile(SOUND_EMERGENCY_UNLOCK)),
-    _soundZonk(Wave::fromFile(SOUND_ZONK)),
-    _soundLockButton(Wave::fromFile(SOUND_LOCK_BUTTON)),
-    _soundUnlockButton(Wave::fromFile(SOUND_UNLOCK_BUTTON))
+    _soundLock(Wave(SOUND_LOCK)),
+    _soundUnlock(Wave(SOUND_UNLOCK)),
+    _soundEmergencyUnlock(Wave(SOUND_EMERGENCY_UNLOCK)),
+    _soundZonk(Wave(SOUND_ZONK)),
+    _soundLockButton(Wave(SOUND_LOCK_BUTTON)),
+    _soundUnlockButton(Wave(SOUND_UNLOCK_BUTTON))
 {
     ui->setupUi(this);
     _LED(false);
diff --git a/doorlockd/client/wave.cpp b/doorlockd/client/wave.cpp
index 25e4558..26ee6bf 100644
--- a/doorlockd/client/wave.cpp
+++ b/doorlockd/client/wave.cpp
@@ -1,90 +1,25 @@
 #include <cstring>
-#include <fstream>
 #include <stdexcept>
 #include <thread>
 
-#include <sndfile.h>
-
 #include "wave.h"
 
-Wave::Wave(int bits,
-           int channels,
-           int rate,
-           Raw data) :
-    _format(new ao_sample_format),
-    _data(data)
-{
-    _format->bits = bits;
-    _format->rate = rate;
-    _format->channels = channels;
-    _format->byte_format = AO_FMT_LITTLE;
-    _format->matrix = nullptr;
+std::mutex Wave::_playMutex = {};
 
-    int default_driver;
-    default_driver = ao_default_driver_id();
-    _device = ao_open_live(default_driver,
-                           _format.get(),
-                           nullptr);
+Wave::Wave(const std::string &filename):
+    _filename(filename),
+    _command("aplay " + _filename)
+{
 }
 
 Wave::~Wave()
 {
-    if (_device != nullptr)
-        ao_close(_device);
-}
-
-Wave Wave::fromFile(const std::string &filename)
-{
-    SF_INFO sfinfo;
-    SNDFILE *file = sf_open(filename.c_str(), SFM_READ, &sfinfo);
-    if (file == nullptr)
-        throw std::runtime_error("Unable to open soundfile " + filename);
-
-    size_t rawSize = sfinfo.channels * sfinfo.frames * sizeof(short);
-    Raw data;
-    data.resize(rawSize);
-
-    sf_read_raw(file, &data.front(), data.size());
-    sf_close(file);
-
-    int bits;
-    switch (sfinfo.format & SF_FORMAT_SUBMASK) {
-        case SF_FORMAT_PCM_16:
-            bits = 16;
-            break;
-        case SF_FORMAT_PCM_24:
-            bits = 24;
-            break;
-        case SF_FORMAT_PCM_32:
-            bits = 32;
-            break;
-        case SF_FORMAT_PCM_S8:
-            bits = 8;
-            break;
-        case SF_FORMAT_PCM_U8:
-            bits = 8;
-            break;
-        default:
-            bits = 16;
-            break;
-    }
-
-    return Wave(bits,
-                sfinfo.channels,
-                sfinfo.samplerate,
-                data);
 }
 
 void Wave::play() const
 {
     std::lock_guard<std::mutex> l(_playMutex);
-    if (_device == nullptr) {
-        return;
-    }
-
-    ao_play(_device,
-            (char*)&_data.front(),
-            _data.size());
+    system(_command.c_str());
 }
 
 void Wave::playAsync() const
diff --git a/doorlockd/client/wave.h b/doorlockd/client/wave.h
index 548dbc2..ef6d15e 100644
--- a/doorlockd/client/wave.h
+++ b/doorlockd/client/wave.h
@@ -1,23 +1,12 @@
 #ifndef WAVE_H
 #define WAVE_H
 
-#include <memory>
 #include <mutex>
 #include <string>
-#include <vector>
-
-#include <ao/ao.h>
 
 class Wave {
 public:
-
-    using Raw = std::vector<char>;
-
-    static Wave fromFile(const std::string &filename);
-    Wave(int bits,
-         int channels,
-         int rate,
-         Raw data);
+    Wave(const std::string &filename);
     Wave(const Wave &rhs);
     ~Wave();
 
@@ -27,13 +16,10 @@ public:
     void playAsync() const;
 
 private:
+    static std::mutex _playMutex;
 
-    mutable std::mutex _playMutex = { };
-
-    std::unique_ptr<ao_sample_format> _format;
-    ao_device* _device = { nullptr };
-
-    const Raw _data;
+    const std::string _filename;
+    const std::string _command;
 };
 
 #endif