diff --git a/qt/aqt/mediasrv.py b/qt/aqt/mediasrv.py
index 92cfb7432..210436285 100644
--- a/qt/aqt/mediasrv.py
+++ b/qt/aqt/mediasrv.py
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ from aqt.operations import on_op_finished
 from aqt.operations.deck import update_deck_configs as update_deck_configs_op
 from aqt.progress import ProgressUpdate
 from aqt.qt import *
-from aqt.sound import play_tags
+from aqt.sound import av_player
 from aqt.theme import ThemeManager
 from aqt.utils import aqt_data_path, show_warning, tr
 
@@ -725,7 +725,7 @@ def next_card_data() -> bytes:
 
 def play_avtags():
     req = PlayAVTagsRequest.FromString(request.data)
-    play_tags(av_tags_to_native(req.tags))
+    av_player.play_tags(av_tags_to_native(req.tags))
 
 
 def reviewer_action():
diff --git a/qt/aqt/sound.py b/qt/aqt/sound.py
index 2caf1649b..f54ebd3e8 100644
--- a/qt/aqt/sound.py
+++ b/qt/aqt/sound.py
@@ -932,8 +932,6 @@ def play_clicked_audio(pycmd: str, card: Card) -> None:
     av_player.play_tags([tags[idx]])
 
 
-play_tags = av_player.play_tags
-
 # Init defaults
 ##########################################################################