diff --git a/obs/obs-app.cpp b/obs/obs-app.cpp
index 0fc023ff3..4f7930fdd 100644
--- a/obs/obs-app.cpp
+++ b/obs/obs-app.cpp
@@ -1677,8 +1677,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 #endif
 
 #ifdef _WIN32
-	CoInitializeEx(0, COINIT_MULTITHREADED);
-
 	load_debug_privilege();
 	base_set_crash_handler(main_crash_handler, nullptr);
 #endif