diff --git a/src/devices/cddadevice.cpp b/src/devices/cddadevice.cpp
index 18b818ae3..baf452e03 100644
--- a/src/devices/cddadevice.cpp
+++ b/src/devices/cddadevice.cpp
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ void CddaDevice::Refresh() {}
 
 CddaSongLoader* CddaDevice::loader() { return &cdda_song_loader_; }
 
+CdIo_t* CddaDevice::raw_cdio() { return cdio_; }
+
 void CddaDevice::WatchForDiscChanges(bool watch) {
   if (watch && !disc_changed_timer_.isActive())
     disc_changed_timer_.start(CddaDevice::kDiscChangePollingIntervalMs);
diff --git a/src/devices/cddadevice.h b/src/devices/cddadevice.h
index e828ec38e..b0da94fd1 100644
--- a/src/devices/cddadevice.h
+++ b/src/devices/cddadevice.h
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ class CddaDevice : public ConnectedDevice {
   bool CopyToStorage(const MusicStorage::CopyJob&) { return false; }
   bool DeleteFromStorage(const MusicStorage::DeleteJob&) { return false; }
   CddaSongLoader* loader();
+  CdIo_t* raw_cdio();  // TODO: not ideal, but Ripper needs this currently
   void WatchForDiscChanges(bool watch);
 
   static const int kDiscChangePollingIntervalMs;
diff --git a/src/ripper/ripcddialog.cpp b/src/ripper/ripcddialog.cpp
index ce13c44f9..bc23ad2df 100644
--- a/src/ripper/ripcddialog.cpp
+++ b/src/ripper/ripcddialog.cpp
@@ -56,10 +56,10 @@ RipCDDialog::RipCDDialog(std::shared_ptr<CddaDevice> cdda_device,
                          QWidget* parent)
     : QDialog(parent),
       ui_(new Ui_RipCDDialog),
-      ripper_(new Ripper(this)),
       working_(false),
       cdda_device_(std::move(cdda_device)),
-      loader_(cdda_device_->loader()) {
+      loader_(cdda_device_->loader()),
+      ripper_(new Ripper(cdda_device_->raw_cdio(), this)) {
   Q_ASSERT(cdda_device_);
   // Init
   ui_->setupUi(this);
diff --git a/src/ripper/ripcddialog.h b/src/ripper/ripcddialog.h
index 8bc659f28..2da0a1ee0 100644
--- a/src/ripper/ripcddialog.h
+++ b/src/ripper/ripcddialog.h
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ class RipCDDialog : public QDialog {
   explicit RipCDDialog(std::shared_ptr<CddaDevice> cdda_device,
                        QWidget* parent = nullptr);
   ~RipCDDialog();
-  bool CheckCDIOIsValid();
 
  protected:
   void closeEvent(QCloseEvent* event);
@@ -88,9 +87,9 @@ class RipCDDialog : public QDialog {
   QPushButton* close_button_;
   QPushButton* rip_button_;
   std::unique_ptr<Ui_RipCDDialog> ui_;
-  Ripper* ripper_;
   bool working_;
   std::shared_ptr<CddaDevice> cdda_device_;
   CddaSongLoader* loader_;
+  Ripper* ripper_;
 };
 #endif  // SRC_RIPPER_RIPCDDIALOG_H_
diff --git a/src/ripper/ripper.cpp b/src/ripper/ripper.cpp
index 1dc523acb..a05f58413 100644
--- a/src/ripper/ripper.cpp
+++ b/src/ripper/ripper.cpp
@@ -38,15 +38,15 @@ const char kWavFileTypeFormatChunk[] = "WAVEfmt ";
 const char kWavDataString[] = "data";
 }  // namespace
 
-Ripper::Ripper(QObject* parent)
+Ripper::Ripper(CdIo_t* cdio, QObject* parent)
     : QObject(parent),
+      cdio_(cdio),
       transcoder_(new Transcoder(this)),
       cancel_requested_(false),
       finished_success_(0),
       finished_failed_(0),
       files_tagged_(0) {
-  cdio_ = cdio_open(NULL, DRIVER_UNKNOWN);
-
+  Q_ASSERT(cdio_);  // TODO: error handling
   connect(transcoder_, SIGNAL(JobComplete(QString, QString, bool)),
           SLOT(TranscodingJobComplete(QString, QString, bool)));
   connect(transcoder_, SIGNAL(AllJobsComplete()),
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ Ripper::Ripper(QObject* parent)
   connect(transcoder_, SIGNAL(LogLine(QString)), SLOT(LogLine(QString)));
 }
 
-Ripper::~Ripper() { cdio_destroy(cdio_); }
+Ripper::~Ripper() {}
 
 void Ripper::AddTrack(int track_number, const QString& title,
                       const QString& transcoded_filename,
@@ -89,23 +89,6 @@ int Ripper::AddedTracks() const { return tracks_.length(); }
 
 void Ripper::ClearTracks() { tracks_.clear(); }
 
-bool Ripper::CheckCDIOIsValid() {
-  if (cdio_) {
-    cdio_destroy(cdio_);
-  }
-  cdio_ = cdio_open(NULL, DRIVER_UNKNOWN);
-  // Refresh the status of the cd media. This will prevent unnecessary
-  // rebuilds of the track list table.
-  if (cdio_) {
-    cdio_get_media_changed(cdio_);
-  }
-  return cdio_;
-}
-
-bool Ripper::MediaChanged() const {
-  return cdio_ && cdio_get_media_changed(cdio_);
-}
-
 void Ripper::Start() {
   {
     QMutexLocker l(&mutex_);
diff --git a/src/ripper/ripper.h b/src/ripper/ripper.h
index 2a356ff05..3bf8dd98f 100644
--- a/src/ripper/ripper.h
+++ b/src/ripper/ripper.h
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ class Ripper : public QObject {
   Q_OBJECT
 
  public:
-  explicit Ripper(QObject* parent = nullptr);
+  explicit Ripper(CdIo_t* cdio, QObject* parent = nullptr);
   ~Ripper();
 
   // Adds a track to the rip list if the track number corresponds to a
@@ -60,10 +60,6 @@ class Ripper : public QObject {
   int AddedTracks() const;
   // Clears the rip list.
   void ClearTracks();
-  // Returns true if a cd device was successfully opened.
-  bool CheckCDIOIsValid();
-  // Returns true if the cd media has changed.
-  bool MediaChanged() const;
 
  signals:
   void Finished();