diff --git a/packages/web/src/audio/AudioManager.ts b/packages/web/src/audio/AudioManager.ts
index 5dbad8d0..420ba11d 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/audio/AudioManager.ts
+++ b/packages/web/src/audio/AudioManager.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ export class AudioManager {
   private voiceEchoCancellation = true;
   private voiceNoiseSuppression = true;
   private voiceAutoGainControl = false;
-  private screenShareActive = false;
   private streamGeneration = 0;
   private inputSwitchChain: Promise<MediaStream | null> = Promise.resolve(null);
   private rnnoiseNode: AudioWorkletNode | null = null;
@@ -203,10 +202,8 @@ export class AudioManager {
         this.currentStream.getTracks().forEach(t => t.stop());
       }
 
-      // When screen sharing with audio, Chrome's AEC uses the getDisplayMedia
-      // audio as a reference signal and ducks the mic — even with headphones.
-      // Force AEC off during screen share to prevent this.
-      const effectiveEchoCancellation = this.screenShareActive ? false : this.voiceEchoCancellation;
+      // Chrome AEC stays on during screen share — headphone users unaffected,
+      // speaker users get proper echo cancellation.
 
       // When RNNoise is active, force browser NS off — running both degrades quality.
       // The user's noiseSuppression preference is preserved in the store for when RNNoise is disabled.
@@ -215,12 +212,12 @@ export class AudioManager {
       const constraints = {
         audio: {
           deviceId: deviceId === 'default' ? undefined : { exact: deviceId },
-          echoCancellation: effectiveEchoCancellation,
+          echoCancellation: this.voiceEchoCancellation,
           noiseSuppression: effectiveNoiseSuppression,
           autoGainControl: this.voiceAutoGainControl,
           // Chromium-specific constraints — belt-and-suspenders to ensure
           // Chrome's internal audio engine respects the standard constraints.
-          googEchoCancellation: effectiveEchoCancellation,
+          googEchoCancellation: this.voiceEchoCancellation,
           googAutoGainControl: this.voiceAutoGainControl,
           googNoiseSuppression: effectiveNoiseSuppression,
           googHighpassFilter: false,
@@ -341,22 +338,6 @@ export class AudioManager {
     }
   }
 
-  /**
-   * When screen sharing with audio is active, Chrome's AEC uses the screen
-   * share audio as a reference signal and aggressively ducks the microphone.
-   * Setting this flag forces echoCancellation OFF regardless of user preference,
-   * severing the software link that causes the ducking.
-   */
-  setScreenShareActive(active: boolean) {
-    if (this.screenShareActive === active) return;
-    this.screenShareActive = active;
-    console.log(`[AudioManager] Screen share active: ${active} — ${active ? 'forcing AEC off' : 'restoring user AEC preference'}`);
-    if (this.currentStream) {
-      this.currentStream.getTracks().forEach(t => t.stop());
-      this.currentStream = null;
-    }
-  }
-
   getStreamGeneration(): number {
     return this.streamGeneration;
   }
diff --git a/packages/web/src/components/modals/UserSettings.tsx b/packages/web/src/components/modals/UserSettings.tsx
index 05c2fcc3..1f3a6f51 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/components/modals/UserSettings.tsx
+++ b/packages/web/src/components/modals/UserSettings.tsx
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ export function UserSettingsModal() {
           <div className="flex items-center justify-between py-2">
             <div>
               <div className="text-sm text-txt-primary">Echo Cancellation</div>
-              <div className="text-xs text-txt-tertiary">Removes echo when using speakers (auto-disabled during screen share)</div>
+              <div className="text-xs text-txt-tertiary">Removes echo when using speakers</div>
             </div>
             <button
               onClick={() => setEchoCancellation(!echoCancellation)}
diff --git a/packages/web/src/hooks/useLiveKit.ts b/packages/web/src/hooks/useLiveKit.ts
index 9be26d4a..c28474d2 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/hooks/useLiveKit.ts
+++ b/packages/web/src/hooks/useLiveKit.ts
@@ -245,8 +245,6 @@ export function useLiveKit() {
         // Sync voice processing settings to AudioManager
         audioManager.setVoiceProcessing({ echoCancellation, noiseSuppression, autoGainControl });
         await audioManager.setRnnoiseEnabled(rnnoiseEnabled);
-        // Keep screen share state in sync (handles edge cases like remounts)
-        audioManager.setScreenShareActive(isScreenSharing);
 
         const micPub = r.localParticipant.getTrackPublications()
           .find(p => p.source === Track.Source.Microphone);
@@ -304,7 +302,7 @@ export function useLiveKit() {
     return () => {
       unsubscribe();
     };
-  }, [isMuted, isDeafened, inputDeviceId, inputVolume, isConnected, echoCancellation, noiseSuppression, autoGainControl, rnnoiseEnabled, isScreenSharing]);
+  }, [isMuted, isDeafened, inputDeviceId, inputVolume, isConnected, echoCancellation, noiseSuppression, autoGainControl, rnnoiseEnabled]);
 
   const connect = useCallback(async (channelId: string, isDm?: boolean) => {
     const storedId = isDm ? `dm-${channelId}` : channelId;
diff --git a/packages/web/src/utils/screenShare.ts b/packages/web/src/utils/screenShare.ts
index bb61e80c..7ab14551 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/utils/screenShare.ts
+++ b/packages/web/src/utils/screenShare.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import { Room, Track } from 'livekit-client';
 import { useVoiceStore } from '../stores/voiceStore';
 import type { ScreenShareConfig } from '../stores/voiceStore';
 import { getStreamingLimits } from '../stores/settingsStore';
-import { AudioManager } from '../audio/AudioManager';
 import { wsSend } from '../hooks/useWebSocket';
 import { getPublisherPC, getMediaStreamTrack } from './livekitInternals';
 
@@ -152,9 +151,6 @@ export async function startScreenShare(room: Room): Promise<boolean> {
       return false;
     }
 
-    // Rebuild mic without AEC now that screen share is acquired
-    AudioManager.getInstance().setScreenShareActive(true);
-
     // Set content hint from builder (motion for gaming, detail for text)
     const screenPub = room.localParticipant.getTrackPublications()
       .find(p => p.source === Track.Source.ScreenShare);
@@ -194,7 +190,6 @@ export async function startScreenShare(room: Room): Promise<boolean> {
     return true;
   } catch (err) {
     console.error('[ScreenShare] Failed to start screen share:', err);
-    AudioManager.getInstance().setScreenShareActive(false);
     return false;
   }
 }
@@ -209,7 +204,6 @@ export async function stopScreenShare(room: Room): Promise<void> {
   } catch (err) {
     console.error('[ScreenShare] Failed to stop screen share:', err);
   }
-  AudioManager.getInstance().setScreenShareActive(false);
   useVoiceStore.setState({ isScreenSharing: false });
 }
 
@@ -229,7 +223,6 @@ export async function changeScreenShare(room: Room): Promise<void> {
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 export function handleScreenShareUnpublished(): void {
-  AudioManager.getInstance().setScreenShareActive(false);
   useVoiceStore.setState({ isScreenSharing: false });
   const { isMuted, isDeafened, isCameraOn } = useVoiceStore.getState();
   wsSend({ type: 'voice_status', isMuted, isDeafened, isCameraOn, isScreenSharing: false });