diff --git a/modules/audio_device/audio_engine_device.h b/modules/audio_device/audio_engine_device.h
index 4193f846ed..6de4335cdf 100644
--- a/modules/audio_device/audio_engine_device.h
+++ b/modules/audio_device/audio_engine_device.h
@@ -478,8 +478,7 @@ class AudioEngineDevice : public AudioDeviceModule, public AudioSessionObserver
   std::vector<std::string> input_device_labels_;
 #endif
 
-  bool IsMicrophonePermissionGranted();
-  bool EnsureMicrophonePermissionSync();
+  bool IsMicrophonePermissionAuthorized();
 
 #if !TARGET_OS_OSX
   bool IsAudioSessionCategoryValid(NSString* category, bool is_input_enabled,
diff --git a/modules/audio_device/audio_engine_device.mm b/modules/audio_device/audio_engine_device.mm
index 85f726a91e..dbc0b6a09d 100644
--- a/modules/audio_device/audio_engine_device.mm
+++ b/modules/audio_device/audio_engine_device.mm
@@ -1876,8 +1876,8 @@
     if (state.DidEnableInput()) {
       LOGI() << "Checking microphone permission...";
       // Attempt to acquire mic permissions at this point to return an erorr early.
-      bool isAuthorized = EnsureMicrophonePermissionSync();
-      LOGI() << "AudioEngine pre-enable check, device permission: "
+      bool isAuthorized = IsMicrophonePermissionAuthorized();
+      LOGI() << "AudioEngine pre-enable check, mic permission authorized: "
              << (isAuthorized ? "true" : "false");
       if (!isAuthorized) {
         return rollback(kAudioEngineErrorInsufficientDevicePermission);
@@ -2705,38 +2705,11 @@
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Private - Microphone permission
 
-bool AudioEngineDevice::IsMicrophonePermissionGranted() {
+bool AudioEngineDevice::IsMicrophonePermissionAuthorized() {
   AVAuthorizationStatus status = [AVCaptureDevice authorizationStatusForMediaType:AVMediaTypeAudio];
   return status == AVAuthorizationStatusAuthorized;
 }
 
-bool AudioEngineDevice::EnsureMicrophonePermissionSync() {
-  AVAuthorizationStatus status = [AVCaptureDevice authorizationStatusForMediaType:AVMediaTypeAudio];
-
-  if (status == AVAuthorizationStatusAuthorized) {
-    return true;
-  }
-
-  if (status == AVAuthorizationStatusNotDetermined) {
-    // Request permission synchronously - this will block WebRTC's worker thread
-    // but this is acceptable since instantiating AVAudioInputNode would block anyway
-    dispatch_semaphore_t semaphore = dispatch_semaphore_create(0);
-    __block BOOL granted = NO;
-
-    [AVCaptureDevice requestAccessForMediaType:AVMediaTypeAudio
-                             completionHandler:^(BOOL granted_inner) {
-                               granted = granted_inner;
-                               dispatch_semaphore_signal(semaphore);
-                             }];
-
-    dispatch_semaphore_wait(semaphore, DISPATCH_TIME_FOREVER);
-    return granted;
-  }
-
-  // Status is denied or restricted
-  return false;
-}
-
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Private - Audio session