diff --git a/packages/core/util.mjs b/packages/core/util.mjs
index 6239945f..d8a7a233 100644
--- a/packages/core/util.mjs
+++ b/packages/core/util.mjs
@@ -39,8 +39,7 @@ export const valueToMidi = (value, fallbackValue) => {
   if (typeof value !== 'object') {
     throw new Error('valueToMidi: expected object value');
   }
-  let { freq, note, n } = value;
-  note = note ?? n;
+  let { freq, note } = value;
   if (typeof freq === 'number') {
     return freqToMidi(freq);
   }
@@ -51,7 +50,7 @@ export const valueToMidi = (value, fallbackValue) => {
     return note;
   }
   if (!fallbackValue) {
-    throw new Error('Hap.getMidi: expected freq or n / note to be set');
+    throw new Error('valueToMidi: expected freq or note to be set');
   }
   return fallbackValue;
 };
diff --git a/packages/webaudio/sampler.mjs b/packages/webaudio/sampler.mjs
index 82c5aad0..7b437ae3 100644
--- a/packages/webaudio/sampler.mjs
+++ b/packages/webaudio/sampler.mjs
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ export const getSampleBufferSource = async (s, n, note, speed, freq) => {
   if (freq !== undefined && note !== undefined) {
     logger('[sampler] hap has note and freq. ignoring note', 'warning');
   }
-  let midi = valueToMidi({ freq, n, note }, 36);
+  let midi = valueToMidi({ freq, note }, 36);
   transpose = midi - 36; // C3 is middle C
 
   const ac = getAudioContext();