diff --git a/src/pipecat/services/ai_services.py b/src/pipecat/services/ai_services.py
index 1701f9829..3fe33d69e 100644
--- a/src/pipecat/services/ai_services.py
+++ b/src/pipecat/services/ai_services.py
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ class TTSService(AIService):
     async def update_setting(self, key: str, value: Any):
         pass
 
+    async def flush_audio(self):
+        pass
+
     async def start(self, frame: StartFrame):
         await super().start(frame)
         self._sample_rate = self._init_sample_rate or frame.audio_out_sample_rate
@@ -535,9 +538,6 @@ class WebsocketTTSService(TTSService, WebsocketService):
         TTSService.__init__(self, **kwargs)
         WebsocketService.__init__(self)
 
-    async def flush_audio(self):
-        pass
-
 
 class InterruptibleTTSService(WebsocketTTSService):
     """This is a base class for websocket-based TTS services that don't support