diff --git a/homeassistant/components/media_player/volumio.py b/homeassistant/components/media_player/volumio.py
index 686bfe17a4c..373d3c380fc 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/media_player/volumio.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/media_player/volumio.py
@@ -90,7 +90,6 @@ class Volumio(MediaPlayerDevice):
         self._url = '{}:{}'.format(host, str(port))
         self._name = name
         self._state = {}
-        self.async_update()
         self._lastvol = self._state.get('volume', 0)
         self._playlists = []
         self._currentplaylist = None