diff --git a/core/audio.cpp b/core/audio.cpp
index 7fcea363..55925eb3 100644
--- a/core/audio.cpp
+++ b/core/audio.cpp
@@ -178,10 +178,13 @@ void audio :: stop()
 	audio_seek(0);
 }
 
-int64_t audio :: position()
+gint64 audio_position()
 {
-	if (audio_track)
-		return cur_driver->position();
+	gint64 position;
+	if (gst_element_query_position(audio_player,
+				       GST_FORMAT_TIME,
+				       &position))
+		return position;
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/gui/gst.cpp b/gui/gst.cpp
index 0b825009..295715fe 100644
--- a/gui/gst.cpp
+++ b/gui/gst.cpp
@@ -83,16 +83,6 @@ public:
 		return state == GST_STATE_PLAYING;
 	}
 
-	int64_t position()
-	{
-		int64_t position;
-		if (gst_element_query_position(audio_get_player(),
-					       GST_FORMAT_TIME,
-					       &position))
-			return position;
-		return 0;
-	}
-
 	int64_t duration()
 	{
 		int64_t duration;
@@ -172,10 +162,10 @@ static void on_pause_enabled()
 
 static bool on_timeout()
 {
-	gchar *pos = string_sec2str(audio :: position() / GST_SECOND);
+	gchar *pos = string_sec2str(audio_position() / GST_SECOND);
 
 	o_progress->set_upper(audio :: duration());
-	o_progress->set_value(audio :: position());
+	o_progress->set_value(audio_position());
 	o_position->set_text(pos);
 	g_free(pos);
 	return true;
diff --git a/include/core/audio.h b/include/core/audio.h
index 4dcd03fb..a06491ca 100644
--- a/include/core/audio.h
+++ b/include/core/audio.h
@@ -39,13 +39,6 @@ public:
 	virtual bool is_playing() = 0;
 
 
-	/**
-	 * Return the current position of the playback.
-	 *
-	 * @return The current playback position, in nanoseconds.
-	 */
-	virtual int64_t position() = 0;
-
 	/**
 	 * Return the duration of the currently loaded track.
 	 *
@@ -71,11 +64,6 @@ namespace audio
 	 */
 	void stop();
 
-	/**
-	 * @return The current position of the audio playback (in nanoseconds).
-	 */
-	int64_t position();
-
 	/**
 	 * @return The duration of the currently loaded track (in nanoseconds).
 	 */
@@ -139,5 +127,8 @@ bool audio_pause();
 /* Called to seek playback to a specific offset, in nanoseconds. */
 bool audio_seek(gint64);
 
+/* Called to find the current playback position, in nanoseconds. */
+gint64 audio_position();
+
 GstElement *audio_get_player();
 #endif /* OCARINA_CORE_AUDIO_H */
diff --git a/tests/core/audio.cpp b/tests/core/audio.cpp
index bd1bb5be..ed0bfe52 100644
--- a/tests/core/audio.cpp
+++ b/tests/core/audio.cpp
@@ -31,16 +31,14 @@ class TestDriver : public AudioDriver
 {
 public:
 	bool playing;
-	int64_t cur_pos;
 	int64_t cur_duration;
 	std::string cur_file;
 
-	TestDriver() : playing(false), cur_pos(0), cur_duration(0) {}
+	TestDriver() : playing(false), cur_duration(0) {}
 	~TestDriver() {};
 
 	bool is_playing() { return playing; }
 
-	int64_t position() { return cur_pos;      }
 	int64_t duration() { return cur_duration; }
 } driver;
 
@@ -74,6 +72,7 @@ static void test_init()
 	test_equal(audio_play(),  false);
 	test_equal(audio_pause(), false);
 	test_equal(audio_seek(7), false);
+	test_equal(audio_position(), 0);
 	test_equal(audio :: current_track(), NULL);
 	test_equal(load_count, 0);
 
@@ -107,7 +106,10 @@ static void test_playback()
 	test_equal(audio_pause(), false);
 
 	test_equal(test_audio_seek(5 * GST_SECOND), true);
-	test_equal(test_audio_seek(0),  true);
+	test_equal(audio_position(), 5 * GST_SECOND);
+
+	test_equal(test_audio_seek(0), true);
+	test_equal(audio_position(), 0);
 }
 
 static void test_deinit()
@@ -136,11 +138,7 @@ void test_pre_init()
 	driver->playing = false;
 
 	audio_seek(4242);
-	test_equal(driver->position(), (long)0);
-
-	driver->cur_pos = 4242;
-	test_equal(audio :: position(), (long)0);
-	driver->cur_pos = 0;
+	test_equal(audio_position(), (long)0);
 
 	driver->cur_duration = 4242;
 	test_equal(audio :: duration(), (long)0);
@@ -178,19 +176,16 @@ void test_playback_controls()
 	driver->playing = audio_pause();
 	test_equal(driver->playing, false);
 
-	if (audio_seek(4242))
-		driver->cur_pos = 4242;
-	test_equal(driver->cur_pos, (long)4242);
-	test_equal(audio :: position(), (long)4242);
+	audio_seek(4242);
+	test_equal(audio_position(), (long)4242);
 
 	audio_play();
 	audio :: stop();
 	test_equal(driver->playing, false);
-	test_equal(driver->cur_pos, (long)0);
 
 	audio_seek(4242);
 	driver->cur_duration = 424242;
-	test_equal(audio :: position(), (long)4242);
+	test_equal(audio_position(), (long)4242);
 	test_equal(audio :: duration(), (long)424242);
 }
 
@@ -217,12 +212,12 @@ void test_track_controls()
 	audio_seek(4242);
 	audio_load(track);
 	test_equal(driver->is_playing(), true);
-	test_equal(audio :: position(), (long)0);
+	test_equal(audio_position(), (long)0);
 
 	audio_seek(4242);
 	audio_load(track);
 	test_equal(driver->is_playing(), true);
-	test_equal(audio :: position(), (long)4242);
+	test_equal(audio_position(), (long)4242);
 
 	track = audio :: current_track();
 	driver->eos();