diff --git a/connect/src/spirc.rs b/connect/src/spirc.rs
index 5e3ba38..352a3fc 100644
--- a/connect/src/spirc.rs
+++ b/connect/src/spirc.rs
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ use librespot_core::spotify_id::{SpotifyAudioType, SpotifyId, SpotifyIdError};
 use librespot_core::util::url_encode;
 use librespot_core::util::SeqGenerator;
 use librespot_core::version;
-use librespot_core::volume::Volume;
 
 enum SpircPlayStatus {
     Stopped,
@@ -1297,7 +1296,7 @@ impl SpircTask {
         self.mixer
             .set_volume(volume_to_mixer(volume, &self.config.volume_ctrl));
         if let Some(cache) = self.session.cache() {
-            cache.save_volume(Volume { volume })
+            cache.save_volume(volume)
         }
         self.player.emit_volume_set_event(volume);
     }
diff --git a/core/src/cache.rs b/core/src/cache.rs
index 76d49fa..018c4c2 100644
--- a/core/src/cache.rs
+++ b/core/src/cache.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 
 use crate::authentication::Credentials;
 use crate::spotify_id::FileId;
-use crate::volume::Volume;
 
 /// A cache for volume, credentials and audio files.
 #[derive(Clone)]
@@ -80,7 +79,7 @@ impl Cache {
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn volume(&self) -> Option<Volume> {
+    pub fn volume(&self) -> Option<u16> {
         let location = self.volume_location.as_ref()?;
 
         let read = || {
@@ -103,7 +102,7 @@ impl Cache {
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn save_volume(&self, volume: Volume) {
+    pub fn save_volume(&self, volume: u16) {
         if let Some(ref location) = self.volume_location {
             let result = File::create(location).and_then(|mut file| write!(file, "{}", volume));
             if let Err(e) = result {
diff --git a/core/src/lib.rs b/core/src/lib.rs
index c65878c..a00d30b 100644
--- a/core/src/lib.rs
+++ b/core/src/lib.rs
@@ -54,4 +54,3 @@ pub mod session;
 pub mod spotify_id;
 pub mod util;
 pub mod version;
-pub mod volume;
diff --git a/core/src/volume.rs b/core/src/volume.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 6b456d1..0000000
--- a/core/src/volume.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
-use std::fs::File;
-use std::io::{Read, Write};
-use std::path::Path;
-
-#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug)]
-pub struct Volume {
-    pub volume: u16,
-}
-
-impl Volume {
-    // read volume from file
-    fn from_reader<R: Read>(mut reader: R) -> u16 {
-        let mut contents = String::new();
-        reader.read_to_string(&mut contents).unwrap();
-        contents.trim().parse::<u16>().unwrap()
-    }
-
-    pub(crate) fn from_file<P: AsRef<Path>>(path: P) -> Option<u16> {
-        File::open(path).ok().map(Volume::from_reader)
-    }
-
-    // write volume to file
-    fn save_to_writer<W: Write>(&self, writer: &mut W) {
-        writer
-            .write_all(self.volume.to_string().as_bytes())
-            .unwrap();
-    }
-
-    pub(crate) fn save_to_file<P: AsRef<Path>>(&self, path: P) {
-        let mut file = File::create(path).unwrap();
-        self.save_to_writer(&mut file)
-    }
-}
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index b22d7d5..f900f68 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -292,9 +292,8 @@ fn setup(args: &[String]) -> Setup {
             }
             (volume as i32 * 0xFFFF / 100) as u16
         })
-        .map(Volume)
         .or_else(|| cache.as_ref().and_then(Cache::volume))
-        .unwrap_or(Volume(0x8000));
+        .unwrap_or(0x8000);
 
     let zeroconf_port = matches
         .opt_str("zeroconf-port")