diff --git a/RELEASENOTES.md b/RELEASENOTES.md
index 80fe7f8e3b..ae2d288e4c 100644
--- a/RELEASENOTES.md
+++ b/RELEASENOTES.md
@@ -21,11 +21,6 @@
     *   Extrapolate current position during sleep with offload scheduling.
     *   Add `Renderer.release()` and `AudioSink.release()` for releasing the
         resources at the end of player's lifecycle.
-    *   Listen to audio capabilities changes in `DefaultAudioSink`. Add a
-        required parameter `context` in the constructor of `DefaultAudioSink`,
-        with which the `DefaultAudioSink` will register as the listener to the
-        `AudioCapabilitiesReceiver` and update its `audioCapabilities` property
-        when informed with a capabilities change.
 *   DRM:
     *   Reduce the visibility of several internal-only methods on
         `DefaultDrmSession` that aren't expected to be called from outside the
diff --git a/libraries/exoplayer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/exoplayer/DefaultRenderersFactory.java b/libraries/exoplayer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/exoplayer/DefaultRenderersFactory.java
index f3443e1307..02a77a96e4 100644
--- a/libraries/exoplayer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/exoplayer/DefaultRenderersFactory.java
+++ b/libraries/exoplayer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/exoplayer/DefaultRenderersFactory.java
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import androidx.annotation.IntDef;
 import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
 import androidx.media3.common.util.Log;
 import androidx.media3.common.util.UnstableApi;
+import androidx.media3.exoplayer.audio.AudioCapabilities;
 import androidx.media3.exoplayer.audio.AudioRendererEventListener;
 import androidx.media3.exoplayer.audio.AudioSink;
 import androidx.media3.exoplayer.audio.DefaultAudioSink;
@@ -648,7 +649,8 @@ public class DefaultRenderersFactory implements RenderersFactory {
       boolean enableFloatOutput,
       boolean enableAudioTrackPlaybackParams,
       boolean enableOffload) {
-    return new DefaultAudioSink.Builder(context)
+    return new DefaultAudioSink.Builder()
+        .setAudioCapabilities(AudioCapabilities.getCapabilities(context))
         .setEnableFloatOutput(enableFloatOutput)
         .setEnableAudioTrackPlaybackParams(enableAudioTrackPlaybackParams)
         .setOffloadMode(
diff --git a/libraries/exoplayer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/exoplayer/audio/DefaultAudioSink.java b/libraries/exoplayer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/exoplayer/audio/DefaultAudioSink.java
index bf5828560d..ae2a4b27d7 100644
--- a/libraries/exoplayer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/exoplayer/audio/DefaultAudioSink.java
+++ b/libraries/exoplayer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/exoplayer/audio/DefaultAudioSink.java
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ import static java.lang.Math.min;
 import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.TYPE_USE;
 
 import android.annotation.SuppressLint;
-import android.content.Context;
 import android.media.AudioDeviceInfo;
 import android.media.AudioFormat;
 import android.media.AudioManager;
@@ -228,7 +227,6 @@ public final class DefaultAudioSink implements AudioSink {
   /** A builder to create {@link DefaultAudioSink} instances. */
   public static final class Builder {
 
-    @Nullable private final Context context;
     private AudioCapabilities audioCapabilities;
     @Nullable private androidx.media3.common.audio.AudioProcessorChain audioProcessorChain;
     private boolean enableFloatOutput;
@@ -237,34 +235,19 @@ public final class DefaultAudioSink implements AudioSink {
     AudioTrackBufferSizeProvider audioTrackBufferSizeProvider;
     @Nullable AudioOffloadListener audioOffloadListener;
 
-    /**
-     * @deprecated Use {@link #Builder(Context)} instead.
-     */
-    @Deprecated
+    /** Creates a new builder. */
     public Builder() {
-      this(/* context= */ null);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Creates a new builder.
-     *
-     * @param context The {@link Context}.
-     */
-    public Builder(@Nullable Context context) {
-      this.context = context;
       audioCapabilities = DEFAULT_AUDIO_CAPABILITIES;
       offloadMode = OFFLOAD_MODE_DISABLED;
       audioTrackBufferSizeProvider = AudioTrackBufferSizeProvider.DEFAULT;
     }
 
     /**
-     * @deprecated The {@linkplain AudioCapabilities audio capabilities} set to the {@linkplain
-     *     Builder builder} will be effective for the {@link DefaultAudioSink} only in the absence
-     *     of {@linkplain Context context}. If the {@code Context} is {@code null} and the {@code
-     *     audioCapabilities} is not set to the {@code Builder}, the default capabilities (no
-     *     encoded audio passthrough support) should be assumed.
+     * Sets audio capabilities for playback on this device. May be {@code null} if the default
+     * capabilities (no encoded audio passthrough support) should be assumed.
+     *
+     * <p>Default is {@link AudioCapabilities#DEFAULT_AUDIO_CAPABILITIES}.
      */
-    @Deprecated
     @CanIgnoreReturnValue
     public Builder setAudioCapabilities(AudioCapabilities audioCapabilities) {
       checkNotNull(audioCapabilities);
@@ -500,7 +483,6 @@ public final class DefaultAudioSink implements AudioSink {
   private final PendingExceptionHolder<WriteException> writeExceptionPendingExceptionHolder;
   private final AudioTrackBufferSizeProvider audioTrackBufferSizeProvider;
   @Nullable private final AudioOffloadListener audioOffloadListener;
-  @Nullable private final AudioCapabilitiesReceiver audioCapabilitiesReceiver;
 
   @Nullable private PlayerId playerId;
   @Nullable private Listener listener;
@@ -550,14 +532,7 @@ public final class DefaultAudioSink implements AudioSink {
 
   @RequiresNonNull("#1.audioProcessorChain")
   private DefaultAudioSink(Builder builder) {
-    audioCapabilitiesReceiver =
-        builder.context != null
-            ? new AudioCapabilitiesReceiver(builder.context, this::onAudioCapabilitiesChanged)
-            : null;
-    audioCapabilities =
-        audioCapabilitiesReceiver != null
-            ? audioCapabilitiesReceiver.register()
-            : builder.audioCapabilities;
+    audioCapabilities = builder.audioCapabilities;
     audioProcessorChain = builder.audioProcessorChain;
     enableFloatOutput = Util.SDK_INT >= 21 && builder.enableFloatOutput;
     preferAudioTrackPlaybackParams = Util.SDK_INT >= 23 && builder.enableAudioTrackPlaybackParams;
@@ -1456,21 +1431,6 @@ public final class DefaultAudioSink implements AudioSink {
     offloadDisabledUntilNextConfiguration = false;
   }
 
-  @Override
-  public void release() {
-    if (audioCapabilitiesReceiver != null) {
-      audioCapabilitiesReceiver.unregister();
-    }
-  }
-
-  // AudioCapabilitiesReceiver.Listener implementation.
-
-  public void onAudioCapabilitiesChanged(AudioCapabilities audioCapabilities) {
-    if (!audioCapabilities.equals(this.audioCapabilities)) {
-      this.audioCapabilities = audioCapabilities;
-    }
-  }
-
   // Internal methods.
 
   private void resetSinkStateForFlush() {