diff --git a/packages/superdough/helpers.mjs b/packages/superdough/helpers.mjs
index 8b92bd4e4..5ef132d00 100644
--- a/packages/superdough/helpers.mjs
+++ b/packages/superdough/helpers.mjs
@@ -398,16 +398,9 @@ export const getDistortionAlgorithm = (algo) => {
     }
   }
   const name = _algoNames[index % _algoNames.length]; // allow for wrapping if algo was a number
-  const algorithm = distortionAlgorithms[name];
-  return { algorithm, index };
+  return distortionAlgorithms[name];
 };
 
 export const getDistortion = (distort, postgain, algorithm) => {
-  const { index } = getDistortionAlgorithm(algorithm);
-  return getWorklet(
-    getAudioContext(),
-    'distort-processor',
-    { distort, postgain },
-    { processorOptions: { algorithm: index } },
-  );
+  return getWorklet(getAudioContext(), 'distort-processor', { distort, postgain }, { processorOptions: { algorithm } });
 };
diff --git a/packages/superdough/worklets.mjs b/packages/superdough/worklets.mjs
index f1d95e449..5ab326226 100644
--- a/packages/superdough/worklets.mjs
+++ b/packages/superdough/worklets.mjs
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ class DistortProcessor extends AudioWorkletProcessor {
   constructor({ processorOptions }) {
     super();
     this.started = false;
-    this.algorithm = getDistortionAlgorithm(processorOptions.algorithm).algorithm;
+    this.algorithm = getDistortionAlgorithm(processorOptions.algorithm);
   }
 
   process(inputs, outputs, parameters) {