diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/components/CallControls.tsx b/apps/desktop/src/components/CallControls.tsx
index fd932c0..0250fa9 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/components/CallControls.tsx
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/components/CallControls.tsx
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import {
   MonitorStopIcon,
   MusicIcon,
   PhoneOffIcon,
-  SparklesIcon,
   UsersIcon,
   VideoIcon,
 } from './icons';
@@ -19,7 +18,6 @@ interface Props {
   sharing: boolean;
   video: boolean;
   deafened: boolean;
-  noiseSuppression?: boolean;
   onToggleMute: () => void;
   onToggleShare: () => void;
   /** Right-click on the share button opens the quality picker dialog while
@@ -28,7 +26,6 @@ interface Props {
   onShareContextMenu?: (e: React.MouseEvent) => void;
   onToggleVideo?: () => void;
   onToggleDeafen: () => void;
-  onToggleNoiseSuppression?: () => void;
   onHangup: () => void;
   onOpenParticipants?: () => void;
   /** Toggle the in-call soundboard popover. Active = panel currently open. */
@@ -48,13 +45,11 @@ export function CallControls({
   sharing,
   video,
   deafened,
-  noiseSuppression,
   onToggleMute,
   onToggleShare,
   onShareContextMenu,
   onToggleVideo,
   onToggleDeafen,
-  onToggleNoiseSuppression,
   onHangup,
   onOpenParticipants,
   onToggleSoundboard,
@@ -134,26 +129,6 @@ export function CallControls({
           <MonitorShareIcon className="h-5 w-5" />
         )}
       </CallButton>
-      {onToggleNoiseSuppression && (
-        <CallButton
-          label={
-            noiseSuppression
-              ? t('app:call.ns_off', {
-                  defaultValue: 'Rauschunterdrückung aus',
-                })
-              : t('app:call.ns_on', {
-                  defaultValue: 'Rauschunterdrückung an',
-                })
-          }
-          active={noiseSuppression ?? false}
-          activeTone="accent"
-          onClick={onToggleNoiseSuppression}
-          glass={glass}
-          className={btnSize}
-        >
-          <SparklesIcon className="h-5 w-5" />
-        </CallButton>
-      )}
       {onToggleSoundboard && (
         <CallButton
           label={t('app:soundboard.toggle', { defaultValue: 'Soundboard' })}
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/components/InCallPanel.tsx b/apps/desktop/src/components/InCallPanel.tsx
index 7d32c19..607c5e8 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/components/InCallPanel.tsx
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/components/InCallPanel.tsx
@@ -6,11 +6,6 @@ import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
 
 import { useAuth } from '../context/AuthContext';
 import { type CallMode, useCall } from '../context/CallContext';
-import {
-  getAudioSettings,
-  subscribeAudioSettings,
-  updateAudioSettings,
-} from '../lib/audioSettings';
 import {
   getPttSettings,
   type PttSettings,
@@ -80,7 +75,6 @@ export function InCallPanel({ conversation }: Props) {
     hangup,
     setCallMode,
     setFocusedId,
-    setAudioInputDevice,
     micError,
     clearMicError,
     retryMic,
@@ -94,10 +88,6 @@ export function InCallPanel({ conversation }: Props) {
   const [volumeMenu, setVolumeMenu] = useState<
     { userId: string; displayName: string; x: number; y: number } | null
   >(null);
-  const [noiseSuppression, setNoiseSuppression] = useState<boolean>(
-    () => getAudioSettings().noiseSuppression,
-  );
-  useEffect(() => subscribeAudioSettings((s) => setNoiseSuppression(s.noiseSuppression)), []);
   // Active-speaker auto-focus uses "who most recently started speaking"
   // rather than "exactly one speaker" — matches Discord more closely and
   // handles the case where two people talk briefly without the focus
@@ -180,7 +170,6 @@ export function InCallPanel({ conversation }: Props) {
       sharing={isScreenSharing}
       video={isCameraEnabled}
       deafened={isDeafened}
-      noiseSuppression={noiseSuppression}
       onToggleMute={toggleMute}
       // 1-click share uses last-saved preset + displaySurface. Right-click
       // opens the quality picker for users who want to change settings
@@ -198,14 +187,6 @@ export function InCallPanel({ conversation }: Props) {
       }}
       onToggleVideo={() => void toggleCamera()}
       onToggleDeafen={toggleDeafen}
-      // Hot-swap the mic track with new constraints by replaying the
-      // input-device switch with the same id. setAudioInputDevice re-reads
-      // audioSettings, so flipping noiseSuppression first is enough.
-      onToggleNoiseSuppression={() => {
-        const prev = getAudioSettings().noiseSuppression;
-        updateAudioSettings({ noiseSuppression: !prev });
-        void setAudioInputDevice(getAudioSettings().inputDeviceId);
-      }}
       onOpenParticipants={() => setParticipantsOpen((v) => !v)}
       participantsOpen={participantsOpen}
       onToggleSoundboard={() => setSoundboardOpen((v) => !v)}
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/context/CallContext.tsx b/apps/desktop/src/context/CallContext.tsx
index 7a79f2f..e2c7012 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/context/CallContext.tsx
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/context/CallContext.tsx
@@ -1235,6 +1235,23 @@ export function CallProvider({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) {
     });
   }, []);
 
+  // Hot-swap the mic track when the user flips noiseSuppression in Settings
+  // so the change takes effect without needing to rejoin the call. Tracks
+  // the previous value in a ref so we only re-acquire getUserMedia on
+  // actual transitions (avoid a rebuild on every unrelated settings save).
+  useEffect(() => {
+    let lastNs = getAudioSettings().noiseSuppression;
+    return subscribeAudioSettings((s) => {
+      if (s.noiseSuppression === lastNs) return;
+      lastNs = s.noiseSuppression;
+      const r = roomRef.current;
+      if (!r) return;
+      // setupMicPipeline re-reads audioSettings so the new NS constraint
+      // gets picked up. Same helper as the initial join + retry paths.
+      void setupMicPipeline(r);
+    });
+  }, [setupMicPipeline]);
+
   // --- Push-to-talk ------------------------------------------------------
   // While PTT is active + we're in a connected call, the mic is held off
   // except while the configured key is pressed. Under Tauri we also register
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/lib/audioSettings.ts b/apps/desktop/src/lib/audioSettings.ts
index 618ca00..a71b452 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/lib/audioSettings.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/lib/audioSettings.ts
@@ -41,7 +41,10 @@ const DEFAULTS: AudioSettings = {
   inputDeviceId: null,
   outputDeviceId: null,
   voiceThreshold: 0.03,
-  noiseSuppression: true,
+  // Off by default — browser-native NS colours voice audibly on some
+  // mics and is a frequent "why does my voice sound weird" report.
+  // Users who want it enable it explicitly in Settings → Sprache.
+  noiseSuppression: false,
   videoBackgroundBlur: false,
   ringtoneVolume: 0.9,
 };