diff --git a/music_assistant/providers/airplay_receiver/helpers.py b/music_assistant/providers/airplay_receiver/helpers.py
index 6f2b35df..d80dd112 100644
--- a/music_assistant/providers/airplay_receiver/helpers.py
+++ b/music_assistant/providers/airplay_receiver/helpers.py
@@ -22,15 +22,9 @@ async def check_shairport_sync(shairport_path: str) -> str | None:
         except OSError:
             return None
 
-    # First, check if bundled binary exists
-    base_path = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "bin")
     system = platform.system().lower().replace("darwin", "macos")
     architecture = platform.machine().lower()
 
-    if shairport_binary := await check_shairport_sync(
-        os.path.join(base_path, f"shairport-sync-{system}-{architecture}")
-    ):
-        return shairport_binary
 
     # If no bundled binary, check system PATH
     if system_binary := shutil.which("shairport-sync"):