diff --git a/src/lib/utils/realtime-audio.js b/src/lib/utils/realtime-audio.js
index 7337472487..cf9b88359d 100644
--- a/src/lib/utils/realtime-audio.js
+++ b/src/lib/utils/realtime-audio.js
@@ -23,10 +23,7 @@ class RealtimeAudioProcessor extends AudioWorkletProcessor {
 				this.enabled = data.enabled;
 				this.captureLength = 0;
 			} else if (data.type === 'audio') {
-				if (this.queued + data.samples.length > 24000 * 120) {
-					this.port.postMessage({ type: 'overflow' });
-					return;
-				}
+				// Speech can arrive faster than playback; release each chunk after it plays.
 				this.received += data.samples.length;
 				this.queue.push({ ...data, offset: 0 });
 				this.queued += data.samples.length;
diff --git a/src/lib/utils/realtime.ts b/src/lib/utils/realtime.ts
index e3fc5beae0..efdf6355ee 100644
--- a/src/lib/utils/realtime.ts
+++ b/src/lib/utils/realtime.ts
@@ -223,9 +223,6 @@ export class RealtimeCall {
 				this.options.change();
 			}
 			this.flush();
-		} else if (data.type === 'overflow') {
-			this.stopSpeaking();
-			this.fail('Voice playback exceeded the 120 second buffer.');
 		} else if (data.type === 'cleared') {
 			const responses = this.clears.get(data.id);
 			this.clears.delete(data.id);