diff --git a/plugins/linux-pipewire/CMakeLists.txt b/plugins/linux-pipewire/CMakeLists.txt
index da495b83f..26ec5eb13 100644
--- a/plugins/linux-pipewire/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/plugins/linux-pipewire/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -33,8 +33,6 @@ add_library(OBS::pipewire ALIAS linux-pipewire)
 target_sources(
   linux-pipewire
   PRIVATE linux-pipewire.c
-          pipewire-common.c
-          pipewire-common.h
           pipewire.c
           pipewire.h
           pipewire-capture.c
diff --git a/plugins/linux-pipewire/linux-pipewire.c b/plugins/linux-pipewire/linux-pipewire.c
index edbb0c636..98c21642e 100644
--- a/plugins/linux-pipewire/linux-pipewire.c
+++ b/plugins/linux-pipewire/linux-pipewire.c
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 #include <obs-module.h>
 #include <obs-nix-platform.h>
 
-#include "pipewire-common.h"
+#include <pipewire/pipewire.h>
 #include "pipewire-capture.h"
 
 OBS_DECLARE_MODULE()
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ MODULE_EXPORT const char *obs_module_description(void)
 
 bool obs_module_load(void)
 {
-	obs_pipewire_load();
+	pw_init(NULL, NULL);
 
 	// OBS PipeWire Screen Capture
 	switch (obs_get_nix_platform()) {
@@ -53,5 +53,7 @@ bool obs_module_load(void)
 
 void obs_module_unload(void)
 {
-	obs_pipewire_unload();
+#if PW_CHECK_VERSION(0, 3, 49)
+	pw_deinit();
+#endif
 }
diff --git a/plugins/linux-pipewire/pipewire-common.c b/plugins/linux-pipewire/pipewire-common.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 9dae00210..000000000
--- a/plugins/linux-pipewire/pipewire-common.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
-/* pipewire-common.c
- *
- * Copyright 2021 columbarius <co1umbarius@protonmail.com>
- *
- * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
- * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
- * the Free Software Foundation, either version 2 of the License, or
- * (at your option) any later version.
- *
- * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
- * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
- * GNU General Public License for more details.
- *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
- * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
- *
- * SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
- */
-
-#include <pipewire/pipewire.h>
-
-#include "pipewire-common.h"
-
-void obs_pipewire_load(void)
-{
-	pw_init(NULL, NULL);
-}
-
-void obs_pipewire_unload(void)
-{
-	pw_deinit();
-}
diff --git a/plugins/linux-pipewire/pipewire-common.h b/plugins/linux-pipewire/pipewire-common.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 44ffc42a8..000000000
--- a/plugins/linux-pipewire/pipewire-common.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-/* pipewire-common.h
- *
- * Copyright 2021 columbarius <co1umbarius@protonmail.com>
- *
- * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
- * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
- * the Free Software Foundation, either version 2 of the License, or
- * (at your option) any later version.
- *
- * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
- * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
- * GNU General Public License for more details.
- *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
- * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
- *
- * SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
- */
-
-#pragma once
-
-void obs_pipewire_load(void);
-void obs_pipewire_unload(void);