diff --git a/usermods/audioreactive/audio_reactive.h b/usermods/audioreactive/audio_reactive.h
index 7dffd8ec9..23737a418 100644
--- a/usermods/audioreactive/audio_reactive.h
+++ b/usermods/audioreactive/audio_reactive.h
@@ -824,7 +824,7 @@ class AudioReactive : public Usermod {
         // usermod exchangeable data
         // we will assign all usermod exportable data here as pointers to original variables or arrays and allocate memory for pointers
         um_data = new um_data_t;
-        um_data->u_size = 9;
+        um_data->u_size = 8;
         um_data->u_type = new um_types_t[um_data->u_size];
         um_data->u_data = new void*[um_data->u_size];
         um_data->u_data[0] = &volumeSmth;      //*used (New)
@@ -843,8 +843,6 @@ class AudioReactive : public Usermod {
         um_data->u_type[6] = UMT_BYTE;
         um_data->u_data[7] = &binNum;          // assigned in effect function from UI element!!! (Puddlepeak, Ripplepeak, Waterfall)
         um_data->u_type[7] = UMT_BYTE;
-        um_data->u_data[8] = fftBin;           //*used (for debugging) (only once, Binmap)
-        um_data->u_type[8] = UMT_FLOAT_ARR;
       }
 
       // Reset I2S peripheral for good measure
diff --git a/wled00/util.cpp b/wled00/util.cpp
index ad35183f0..e2985453c 100644
--- a/wled00/util.cpp
+++ b/wled00/util.cpp
@@ -408,20 +408,18 @@ um_data_t* simulateSound(uint8_t simulationId)
 
   //arrays
   uint8_t *fftResult;
-  float   *fftBin;
 
   static um_data_t* um_data = nullptr;
 
   if (!um_data) {
     //claim storage for arrays
     fftResult = (uint8_t *)malloc(sizeof(uint8_t) * 16);
-    fftBin = (float *)malloc(sizeof(float) * 256); // not used (for debugging purposes)
 
     // initialize um_data pointer structure
     // NOTE!!!
     // This may change as AudioReactive usermod may change
     um_data = new um_data_t;
-    um_data->u_size = 9;
+    um_data->u_size = 8;
     um_data->u_type = new um_types_t[um_data->u_size];
     um_data->u_data = new void*[um_data->u_size];
     um_data->u_data[0] = &volumeSmth;
@@ -432,11 +430,9 @@ um_data_t* simulateSound(uint8_t simulationId)
     um_data->u_data[5] = &my_magnitude;
     um_data->u_data[6] = &maxVol;
     um_data->u_data[7] = &binNum;
-    um_data->u_data[8] = fftBin;     //only used in binmap
   } else {
     // get arrays from um_data
     fftResult =  (uint8_t*)um_data->u_data[2];
-    fftBin    =  (float*)um_data->u_data[8];
   }
 
   uint32_t ms = millis();