diff --git a/src/pcm/Normalizer.cxx b/src/pcm/Normalizer.cxx
index 982e52a69..de1cf893d 100644
--- a/src/pcm/Normalizer.cxx
+++ b/src/pcm/Normalizer.cxx
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ PcmNormalizer::ProcessS16(int16_t *gcc_restrict dest,
 	int newGain = (1 << 10)*target/peakVal;
 
         //! Adjust the gain with inertia from the previous gain value
-        int curGain = gain[pos];
+        int curGain = prev_gain;
         newGain = (curGain*((1 << smooth) - 1) + newGain) >> smooth;
 
         //! Make sure it's no more than the maximum gain value
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ PcmNormalizer::ProcessS16(int16_t *gcc_restrict dest,
         }
 
         //! Record the new gain
-        gain[slot] = newGain;
+        prev_gain = newGain;
 
         if (!ramp)
                 ramp = 1;
diff --git a/src/pcm/Normalizer.hxx b/src/pcm/Normalizer.hxx
index 93dff4f81..155f16d18 100644
--- a/src/pcm/Normalizer.hxx
+++ b/src/pcm/Normalizer.hxx
@@ -21,8 +21,7 @@ class PcmNormalizer {
         //! History of the peak values
         int *const peaks;
 
-        //! History of the gain values
-        int *const gain;
+	int prev_gain = 0;
 
 	std::size_t pos = 0;
         const std::size_t bufsz;
@@ -30,14 +29,12 @@ class PcmNormalizer {
 public:
 	PcmNormalizer(std::size_t history=400) noexcept
 		:peaks(new int[history]{}),
-		 gain(new int[history]{}),
 		 bufsz(history)
 	{
 	}
 
 	~PcmNormalizer() noexcept {
 		delete[] peaks;
-		delete[] gain;
 	}
 
 	//! Process 16-bit signed data
@@ -45,5 +42,3 @@ public:
 };
 
 //! TODO: Compressor_Process_int32, Compressor_Process_float, others as needed
-
-//! TODO: functions for getting at the peak/gain/clip history buffers (for monitoring)