diff --git a/cmd/root.go b/cmd/root.go
index 4253847..72724aa 100644
--- a/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/root.go
@@ -28,13 +28,13 @@ various commands to manage mixer settings directly from the terminal.`,
 		}
 		log.SetLevel(level)
 
-		kind := xair.NewMixerKind(viper.GetString("kind"))
+		kind := viper.GetString("kind")
 		log.Debugf("Initializing client for mixer kind: %s", kind)
 
 		client, err := xair.NewClient(
 			viper.GetString("host"),
 			viper.GetInt("port"),
-			xair.WithKind(string(kind)),
+			xair.WithKind(kind),
 		)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
diff --git a/internal/xair/kinds.go b/internal/xair/kinds.go
index 193e33e..434304a 100644
--- a/internal/xair/kinds.go
+++ b/internal/xair/kinds.go
@@ -6,14 +6,3 @@ const (
 	KindXAir MixerKind = "xair"
 	KindX32  MixerKind = "x32"
 )
-
-func NewMixerKind(kind string) MixerKind {
-	switch kind {
-	case "xair":
-		return KindXAir
-	case "x32":
-		return KindX32
-	default:
-		return KindXAir
-	}
-}