diff --git a/tutka/src/editor.c b/tutka/src/editor.c

index 691f308..77faa54 100644

--- a/tutka/src/editor.c

+++ b/tutka/src/editor.c

@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ struct editor *editor_open()

   /* Get a pointer to the main thread and lower priority to give time to the player */

   editor->thread = g_thread_self();

-  g_thread_set_priority(editor->thread, G_THREAD_PRIORITY_LOW);

   /* Create a mutex for locking the song */

   editor->songmutex = g_mutex_new();

diff --git a/tutka/src/player.c b/tutka/src/player.c

index e0b2b23..c35d7c2 100644

--- a/tutka/src/player.c

+++ b/tutka/src/player.c

@@ -932,7 +932,7 @@ void player_start(struct player *player, unsigned int mode, int section, int pos

     /* For some reason the priority setting crashes with realtime Jack */

     if (player->sched != SCHED_EXTERNAL_SYNC) {

       if (player->editor == NULL || editor_player_get_external_sync(player->editor) != EXTERNAL_SYNC_JACK_START_ONLY)

-        g_thread_set_priority(player->thread, G_THREAD_PRIORITY_URGENT);

+        ;//g_thread_set_priority(player->thread, G_THREAD_PRIORITY_URGENT);

     }

   }

 }

diff --git a/tutka/src/main.c b/tutka/src/main.c

index 567ffd1..67242fd 100644

--- a/tutka/src/main.c

+++ b/tutka/src/main.c

@@ -40,14 +40,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])

   struct editor *editor = NULL;

   const struct timespec nobusywait = { 0, 40000 };

-  if (!g_thread_supported()) {

-    g_thread_init(NULL);

-    gdk_threads_init();

-  } else {

-    fprintf(stderr, "No threads implementation. Tutka requires threads.\n");

-    return -1;

-  }

-

   gnome_init("Tutka", VERSION, argc, argv);

   glade_gnome_init();

diff --git a/tutka/src/tutkaplayer.c b/tutka/src/tutkaplayer.c

index aedee96..b485dfe 100644

--- a/tutka/src/tutkaplayer.c

+++ b/tutka/src/tutkaplayer.c

@@ -147,15 +147,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])

     exit(1);

   }

-  /* Threads are needed */

-  if (!g_thread_supported()) {

-    g_thread_init(NULL);

-    gdk_threads_init();

-  } else {

-    fprintf(stderr, "No threads implementation. Tutka requires threads.\n");

-    return -1;

-  }

-

   /* Trap CTRL-C */

   signal(SIGINT, stop);