diff --git a/src/win32/Com.hxx b/src/win32/Com.hxx
index 34350b62d..284fca5ea 100644
--- a/src/win32/Com.hxx
+++ b/src/win32/Com.hxx
@@ -28,14 +28,6 @@
 // https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/api/_com/
 class COM {
 public:
-	COM() {
-		if (HRESULT result = CoInitializeEx(nullptr, COINIT_MULTITHREADED);
-		    FAILED(result)) {
-			throw MakeHResultError(
-				result,
-				"Unable to initialize COM with COINIT_MULTITHREADED");
-		}
-	}
 	COM(bool) {
 		if (HRESULT result = CoInitializeEx(nullptr, COINIT_APARTMENTTHREADED);
 		    FAILED(result)) {