diff --git a/ts/components/CallingAudioIndicator.tsx b/ts/components/CallingAudioIndicator.tsx
index f87f8c1f5d..14f7c50999 100644
--- a/ts/components/CallingAudioIndicator.tsx
+++ b/ts/components/CallingAudioIndicator.tsx
@@ -9,50 +9,29 @@ import animationData from '../../images/lottie-animations/CallingSpeakingIndicat
 import { Lottie } from './Lottie';
 
 const SPEAKING_LINGER_MS = 100;
-const SPEAKING_BACKGROUND_LINGER_MS = 500;
 
 const BASE_CLASS_NAME = 'CallingAudioIndicator';
 const CONTENT_CLASS_NAME = `${BASE_CLASS_NAME}__content`;
 
-enum SpeakingState {
-  None = 'None',
-  Speaking = 'Speaking',
-  BackgroundOnly = 'BackgroundOnly',
-}
-
 export function CallingAudioIndicator({
   hasAudio,
   isSpeaking,
 }: Readonly<{ hasAudio: boolean; isSpeaking: boolean }>): ReactElement {
-  const [speakingState, setSpeakingState] = useState(
-    isSpeaking ? SpeakingState.Speaking : SpeakingState.None
-  );
+  const [shouldShowSpeaking, setShouldShowSpeaking] = useState(isSpeaking);
 
   useEffect(() => {
     if (isSpeaking) {
-      setSpeakingState(SpeakingState.Speaking);
-      return noop;
-    }
-
-    if (speakingState === SpeakingState.None) {
-      return noop;
-    }
-
-    let timeout: NodeJS.Timeout;
-    if (speakingState === SpeakingState.Speaking) {
-      timeout = setTimeout(() => {
-        setSpeakingState(SpeakingState.BackgroundOnly);
+      setShouldShowSpeaking(true);
+    } else if (shouldShowSpeaking) {
+      const timeout = setTimeout(() => {
+        setShouldShowSpeaking(false);
       }, SPEAKING_LINGER_MS);
-    } else if (speakingState === SpeakingState.BackgroundOnly) {
-      timeout = setTimeout(() => {
-        setSpeakingState(SpeakingState.None);
-      }, SPEAKING_BACKGROUND_LINGER_MS);
+      return () => {
+        clearTimeout(timeout);
+      };
     }
-
-    return () => {
-      clearTimeout(timeout);
-    };
-  }, [isSpeaking, speakingState]);
+    return noop;
+  }, [isSpeaking, shouldShowSpeaking]);
 
   if (!hasAudio) {
     return (
@@ -72,14 +51,7 @@ export function CallingAudioIndicator({
     );
   }
 
-  if (speakingState !== SpeakingState.None) {
-    let maybeAnimation: React.ReactElement | undefined;
-    if (speakingState === SpeakingState.Speaking) {
-      maybeAnimation = (
-        <Lottie animationData={animationData} className={CONTENT_CLASS_NAME} />
-      );
-    }
-
+  if (shouldShowSpeaking) {
     return (
       <div
         className={classNames(
@@ -87,7 +59,7 @@ export function CallingAudioIndicator({
           `${BASE_CLASS_NAME}--with-content`
         )}
       >
-        {maybeAnimation}
+        <Lottie animationData={animationData} className={CONTENT_CLASS_NAME} />
       </div>
     );
   }