diff --git a/mopidy/backends/gstreamer.py b/mopidy/backends/gstreamer.py
index c594c305..329d9b7d 100644
--- a/mopidy/backends/gstreamer.py
+++ b/mopidy/backends/gstreamer.py
@@ -108,14 +108,6 @@ class GStreamerPlaybackController(BasePlaybackController):
             gst.SEEK_FLAG_FLUSH, time_position * gst.MSECOND)
         self._set_state(gst.STATE_PLAYING)
 
-    @property
-    def volume(self):
-        return int(self._bin.get_property('volume') * 100)
-
-    @volume.setter
-    def volume(self, value):
-        return self._bin.set_property('volume', float(value) / 100)
-
     @property
     def time_position(self):
         try:
diff --git a/tests/backends/base.py b/tests/backends/base.py
index a747cd09..420577e9 100644
--- a/tests/backends/base.py
+++ b/tests/backends/base.py
@@ -194,7 +194,6 @@ class BaseCurrentPlaylistControllerTest(object):
 class BasePlaybackControllerTest(object):
     tracks = []
     backend_class = None
-    supports_volume = False
 
     def setUp(self):
         self.backend = self.backend_class()
@@ -664,22 +663,23 @@ class BasePlaybackControllerTest(object):
 
         self.assertEqual(first, second)
 
-    def test_volume(self):
-        if not self.supports_volume:
-            self.assertEqual(self.playback.volume, None)
-        else:
-            self.assertEqual(self.playback.volume, 100)
-            self.playback.volume = 50
-            self.assertEqual(self.playback.volume, 50)
-            self.playback.volume = 0
-            self.assertEqual(self.playback.volume, 0)
-
-    def test_volume_is_not_float(self):
-        if not self.supports_volume:
-            return
-
-        self.playback.volume = 1.0 / 3 * 100
-        self.assertEqual(self.playback.volume, 33)
+# FIXME move to mixer tests
+#    def test_volume(self):
+#        if not self.supports_volume:
+#            self.assertEqual(self.playback.volume, None)
+#        else:
+#            self.assertEqual(self.playback.volume, 100)
+#            self.playback.volume = 50
+#            self.assertEqual(self.playback.volume, 50)
+#            self.playback.volume = 0
+#            self.assertEqual(self.playback.volume, 0)
+#
+#    def test_volume_is_not_float(self):
+#        if not self.supports_volume:
+#            return
+#
+#        self.playback.volume = 1.0 / 3 * 100
+#        self.assertEqual(self.playback.volume, 33)
 
     @populate_playlist
     def test_play_with_consume(self):
diff --git a/tests/backends/gstreamer_test.py b/tests/backends/gstreamer_test.py
index 2a390fb3..0ba64c99 100644
--- a/tests/backends/gstreamer_test.py
+++ b/tests/backends/gstreamer_test.py
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ class GStreamerPlaybackControllerTest(BasePlaybackControllerTest, unittest.TestC
     tracks = [Track(uri=song % i, id=i, length=4464) for i in range(1, 4)]
 
     backend_class = GStreamerBackend
-    supports_volume = True
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     unittest.main()