diff --git a/services/audioflinger/AudioFlinger.cpp b/services/audioflinger/AudioFlinger.cpp
index 523b074..53c4f9f 100644
--- a/services/audioflinger/AudioFlinger.cpp
+++ b/services/audioflinger/AudioFlinger.cpp
@@ -126,8 +126,6 @@
 
 static constexpr char kAudioServiceName[] = "audio";
 
-nsecs_t AudioFlinger::mStandbyTimeInNsecs = kDefaultStandbyTimeInNsecs;
-
 // In order to avoid invalidating offloaded tracks each time a Visualizer is turned on and off
 // we define a minimum time during which a global effect is considered enabled.
 static const nsecs_t kMinGlobalEffectEnabletimeNs = seconds(7200);
@@ -343,20 +341,6 @@
 {
     Mutex::Autolock _l(mLock);
 
-    /* TODO: move all this work into an Init() function */
-    char val_str[PROPERTY_VALUE_MAX] = { 0 };
-    if (property_get("ro.audio.flinger_standbytime_ms", val_str, NULL) >= 0) {
-        uint32_t int_val;
-        if (1 == sscanf(val_str, "%u", &int_val)) {
-            mStandbyTimeInNsecs = milliseconds(int_val);
-            ALOGI("Using %u mSec as standby time.", int_val);
-        } else {
-            mStandbyTimeInNsecs = kDefaultStandbyTimeInNsecs;
-            ALOGI("Using default %u mSec as standby time.",
-                    (uint32_t)(mStandbyTimeInNsecs / 1000000));
-        }
-    }
-
     mMode = AUDIO_MODE_NORMAL;
 
     gAudioFlinger = this;  // we are already refcounted, store into atomic pointer.
@@ -760,10 +744,7 @@
     String8 result;
     hardware_call_state hardwareStatus = mHardwareStatus;
 
-    snprintf(buffer, SIZE, "Hardware status: %d\n"
-                           "Standby Time mSec: %u\n",
-                            hardwareStatus,
-                            (uint32_t)(mStandbyTimeInNsecs / 1000000));
+    snprintf(buffer, SIZE, "Hardware status: %d\n", hardwareStatus);
     result.append(buffer);
     write(fd, result.c_str(), result.size());
 
diff --git a/services/audioflinger/AudioFlinger.h b/services/audioflinger/AudioFlinger.h
index 5427434..c96b584 100644
--- a/services/audioflinger/AudioFlinger.h
+++ b/services/audioflinger/AudioFlinger.h
@@ -149,8 +149,6 @@
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-static const nsecs_t kDefaultStandbyTimeInNsecs = seconds(3);
-
 using android::content::AttributionSourceState;
 
 struct stream_type_t {
@@ -559,10 +557,6 @@
         }
     }
 
-    // standby delay for MIXER and DUPLICATING playback threads is read from property
-    // ro.audio.flinger_standbytime_ms or defaults to kDefaultStandbyTimeInNsecs
-    static nsecs_t          mStandbyTimeInNsecs;
-
 private:
 
     // incremented by 2 when screen state changes, bit 0 == 1 means "off"
diff --git a/services/audioflinger/Threads.cpp b/services/audioflinger/Threads.cpp
index b3782e7..2bbeae4 100644
--- a/services/audioflinger/Threads.cpp
+++ b/services/audioflinger/Threads.cpp
@@ -245,6 +245,18 @@
 // and that all "fast" AudioRecord clients read from.  In either case, the size can be small.
 static const size_t kRecordThreadReadOnlyHeapSize = 0xD000;
 
+static constexpr nsecs_t kDefaultStandbyTimeInNsecs = seconds(3);
+
+static nsecs_t getStandbyTimeInNanos() {
+    static nsecs_t standbyTimeInNanos = []() {
+        const int ms = property_get_int32("ro.audio.flinger_standbytime_ms",
+                    kDefaultStandbyTimeInNsecs / NANOS_PER_MILLISECOND);
+        ALOGI("%s: Using %d ms as standby time", __func__, ms);
+        return milliseconds(ms);
+    }();
+    return standbyTimeInNanos;
+}
+
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 // TODO: move all toString helpers to audio.h
@@ -2085,7 +2097,7 @@
         mNumWrites(0), mNumDelayedWrites(0), mInWrite(false),
         mMixerStatus(MIXER_IDLE),
         mMixerStatusIgnoringFastTracks(MIXER_IDLE),
-        mStandbyDelayNs(AudioFlinger::mStandbyTimeInNsecs),
+        mStandbyDelayNs(getStandbyTimeInNanos()),
         mBytesRemaining(0),
         mCurrentWriteLength(0),
         mUseAsyncWrite(false),
@@ -3558,7 +3570,7 @@
     mActiveSleepTimeUs = activeSleepTimeUs();
     mIdleSleepTimeUs = idleSleepTimeUs();
 
-    mStandbyDelayNs = AudioFlinger::mStandbyTimeInNsecs;
+    mStandbyDelayNs = getStandbyTimeInNanos();
 
     // make sure standby delay is not too short when connected to an A2DP sink to avoid
     // truncating audio when going to standby.