diff --git a/audio/AudioPolicyManagerBase.cpp b/audio/AudioPolicyManagerBase.cpp
index 4ae7624..e878f3a 100644
--- a/audio/AudioPolicyManagerBase.cpp
+++ b/audio/AudioPolicyManagerBase.cpp
@@ -387,8 +387,7 @@
             config != AudioSystem::FORCE_WIRED_ACCESSORY &&
             config != AudioSystem::FORCE_ANALOG_DOCK &&
             config != AudioSystem::FORCE_DIGITAL_DOCK && config != AudioSystem::FORCE_NONE &&
-            config != AudioSystem::FORCE_NO_BT_A2DP &&
-            config != AudioSystem::FORCE_REMOTE_SUBMIX) {
+            config != AudioSystem::FORCE_NO_BT_A2DP) {
             ALOGW("setForceUse() invalid config %d for FOR_MEDIA", config);
             return;
         }
@@ -2191,8 +2190,8 @@
 
     case STRATEGY_MEDIA: {
         uint32_t device2 = AUDIO_DEVICE_NONE;
-        if (mHasRemoteSubmix
-                && mForceUse[AudioSystem::FOR_MEDIA] == AudioSystem::FORCE_REMOTE_SUBMIX) {
+        if (strategy != STRATEGY_SONIFICATION) {
+            // no sonification on remote submix (e.g. WFD)
             device2 = mAvailableOutputDevices & AUDIO_DEVICE_OUT_REMOTE_SUBMIX;
         }
         if ((device2 == AUDIO_DEVICE_NONE) &&
@@ -2221,7 +2220,8 @@
         if (device2 == AUDIO_DEVICE_NONE) {
             device2 = mAvailableOutputDevices & AUDIO_DEVICE_OUT_DGTL_DOCK_HEADSET;
         }
-        if (device2 == AUDIO_DEVICE_NONE) {
+        if ((device2 == AUDIO_DEVICE_NONE) && (strategy != STRATEGY_SONIFICATION)) {
+            // no sonification on aux digital (e.g. HDMI)
             device2 = mAvailableOutputDevices & AUDIO_DEVICE_OUT_AUX_DIGITAL;
         }
         if (device2 == AUDIO_DEVICE_NONE) {
@@ -2956,6 +2956,9 @@
         mMuteCount[i] = 0;
         mStopTime[i] = 0;
     }
+    for (int i = 0; i < NUM_STRATEGIES; i++) {
+        mStrategyMutedByDevice[i] = false;
+    }
     if (profile != NULL) {
         mSamplingRate = profile->mSamplingRates[0];
         mFormat = profile->mFormats[0];
diff --git a/include/hardware_legacy/AudioSystemLegacy.h b/include/hardware_legacy/AudioSystemLegacy.h
index 0b9b4d0..6296b8b 100644
--- a/include/hardware_legacy/AudioSystemLegacy.h
+++ b/include/hardware_legacy/AudioSystemLegacy.h
@@ -288,7 +288,6 @@
         FORCE_ANALOG_DOCK,
         FORCE_DIGITAL_DOCK,
         FORCE_NO_BT_A2DP,
-        FORCE_REMOTE_SUBMIX,
         FORCE_SYSTEM_ENFORCED,
         NUM_FORCE_CONFIG,
         FORCE_DEFAULT = FORCE_NONE