diff --git a/neo/sound/snd_local.h b/neo/sound/snd_local.h
index f6a85736..68db0cfa 100644
--- a/neo/sound/snd_local.h
+++ b/neo/sound/snd_local.h
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ If you have questions concerning this license or the applicable additional terms
 #ifdef _WIN32
 #include <al.h>
 #include <alc.h>
-#include "../sys/win32/idal.h"
 // broken OpenAL SDK ?
 #define ID_ALCHAR (ALubyte *)
 #elif defined( MACOS_X )
diff --git a/neo/sys/win32/idal.cpp b/neo/sys/win32/idal.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 1a2ff230..00000000
--- a/neo/sys/win32/idal.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,158 +0,0 @@
-// generated header. do not edit
-// C:\Python23\Lib\idlelib\idle.pyw
-// Mon Mar 28 12:31:26 2005
-
-ALenum ( ALAPIENTRY * idalGetError )( ALvoid ) = NULL;
-ALvoid ( ALAPIENTRY * idalGenBuffers )( ALsizei, ALuint * ) = NULL;
-ALboolean ( ALAPIENTRY * idalIsSource )( ALuint ) = NULL;
-ALvoid ( ALAPIENTRY * idalSourceStop )( ALuint ) = NULL;
-ALvoid ( ALAPIENTRY * idalGetSourcei )( ALuint, ALenum, ALint * ) = NULL;
-ALint ( ALAPIENTRY * idalGetInteger )( ALenum ) = NULL;
-ALCvoid ( ALAPIENTRY * idalcSuspendContext )( ALCcontext * ) = NULL;
-ALCboolean ( ALAPIENTRY * idalcMakeContextCurrent )( ALCcontext * ) = NULL;
-ALCvoid ( ALAPIENTRY * idalcProcessContext )( ALCcontext * ) = NULL;
-ALCvoid ( ALAPIENTRY * idalcDestroyContext )( ALCcontext * ) = NULL;
-ALCubyte * ( ALAPIENTRY * idalcGetString )( ALCdevice *, ALCenum ) = NULL;
-ALvoid ( ALAPIENTRY * idalBufferData )( ALuint, ALenum, ALvoid *, ALsizei, ALsizei ) = NULL;
-ALvoid ( ALAPIENTRY * idalDeleteBuffers )( ALsizei, ALuint * ) = NULL;
-ALboolean ( ALAPIENTRY * idalIsExtensionPresent )( ALubyte * ) = NULL;
-ALvoid ( ALAPIENTRY * idalDeleteSources )( ALsizei, ALuint * ) = NULL;
-ALenum ( ALAPIENTRY * idalGetEnumValue )( ALubyte * ) = NULL;
-ALvoid * ( ALAPIENTRY * idalGetProcAddress )( ALubyte * ) = NULL;
-ALCcontext * ( ALAPIENTRY * idalcCreateContext )( ALCdevice *, ALCint * ) = NULL;
-ALCdevice * ( ALAPIENTRY * idalcOpenDevice )( ALubyte * ) = NULL;
-ALvoid ( ALAPIENTRY * idalListenerfv )( ALenum, ALfloat* ) = NULL;
-ALvoid ( ALAPIENTRY * idalSourceQueueBuffers )( ALuint, ALsizei, ALuint * ) = NULL;
-ALvoid ( ALAPIENTRY * idalSourcei )( ALuint, ALenum, ALint ) = NULL;
-ALvoid ( ALAPIENTRY * idalListenerf )( ALenum, ALfloat ) = NULL;
-ALCvoid ( ALAPIENTRY * idalcCloseDevice )( ALCdevice * ) = NULL;
-ALboolean ( ALAPIENTRY * idalIsBuffer )( ALuint ) = NULL;
-ALvoid ( ALAPIENTRY * idalSource3f )( ALuint, ALenum, ALfloat, ALfloat, ALfloat ) = NULL;
-ALvoid ( ALAPIENTRY * idalGenSources )( ALsizei, ALuint * ) = NULL;
-ALvoid ( ALAPIENTRY * idalSourcef )( ALuint, ALenum, ALfloat ) = NULL;
-ALvoid ( ALAPIENTRY * idalSourceUnqueueBuffers )( ALuint, ALsizei, ALuint * ) = NULL;
-ALvoid ( ALAPIENTRY * idalSourcePlay )( ALuint ) = NULL;
-
-const char* InitializeIDAL( HMODULE h ) {
-idalGetError = ( ALenum ( ALAPIENTRY * ) ( ALvoid ) )GetProcAddress( h, "alGetError" );
-if ( !idalGetError) {
-  return "alGetError";
-}
-idalGenBuffers = ( ALvoid ( ALAPIENTRY * ) ( ALsizei, ALuint * ) )GetProcAddress( h, "alGenBuffers" );
-if ( !idalGenBuffers) {
-  return "alGenBuffers";
-}
-idalIsSource = ( ALboolean ( ALAPIENTRY * ) ( ALuint ) )GetProcAddress( h, "alIsSource" );
-if ( !idalIsSource) {
-  return "alIsSource";
-}
-idalSourceStop = ( ALvoid ( ALAPIENTRY * ) ( ALuint ) )GetProcAddress( h, "alSourceStop" );
-if ( !idalSourceStop) {
-  return "alSourceStop";
-}
-idalGetSourcei = ( ALvoid ( ALAPIENTRY * ) ( ALuint, ALenum, ALint * ) )GetProcAddress( h, "alGetSourcei" );
-if ( !idalGetSourcei) {
-  return "alGetSourcei";
-}
-idalGetInteger = ( ALint ( ALAPIENTRY * ) ( ALenum ) )GetProcAddress( h, "alGetInteger" );
-if ( !idalGetInteger) {
-  return "alGetInteger";
-}
-idalcSuspendContext = ( ALCvoid ( ALAPIENTRY * ) ( ALCcontext * ) )GetProcAddress( h, "alcSuspendContext" );
-if ( !idalcSuspendContext) {
-  return "alcSuspendContext";
-}
-idalcMakeContextCurrent = ( ALCboolean ( ALAPIENTRY * ) ( ALCcontext * ) )GetProcAddress( h, "alcMakeContextCurrent" );
-if ( !idalcMakeContextCurrent) {
-  return "alcMakeContextCurrent";
-}
-idalcProcessContext = ( ALCvoid ( ALAPIENTRY * ) ( ALCcontext * ) )GetProcAddress( h, "alcProcessContext" );
-if ( !idalcProcessContext) {
-  return "alcProcessContext";
-}
-idalcDestroyContext = ( ALCvoid ( ALAPIENTRY * ) ( ALCcontext * ) )GetProcAddress( h, "alcDestroyContext" );
-if ( !idalcDestroyContext) {
-  return "alcDestroyContext";
-}
-idalcGetString = ( ALCubyte * ( ALAPIENTRY * ) ( ALCdevice *, ALCenum ) )GetProcAddress( h, "alcGetString" );
-if ( !idalcGetString) {
-  return "alcGetString";
-}
-idalBufferData = ( ALvoid ( ALAPIENTRY * ) ( ALuint, ALenum, ALvoid *, ALsizei, ALsizei ) )GetProcAddress( h, "alBufferData" );
-if ( !idalBufferData) {
-  return "alBufferData";
-}
-idalDeleteBuffers = ( ALvoid ( ALAPIENTRY * ) ( ALsizei, ALuint * ) )GetProcAddress( h, "alDeleteBuffers" );
-if ( !idalDeleteBuffers) {
-  return "alDeleteBuffers";
-}
-idalIsExtensionPresent = ( ALboolean ( ALAPIENTRY * ) ( ALubyte * ) )GetProcAddress( h, "alIsExtensionPresent" );
-if ( !idalIsExtensionPresent) {
-  return "alIsExtensionPresent";
-}
-idalDeleteSources = ( ALvoid ( ALAPIENTRY * ) ( ALsizei, ALuint * ) )GetProcAddress( h, "alDeleteSources" );
-if ( !idalDeleteSources) {
-  return "alDeleteSources";
-}
-idalGetEnumValue = ( ALenum ( ALAPIENTRY * ) ( ALubyte * ) )GetProcAddress( h, "alGetEnumValue" );
-if ( !idalGetEnumValue) {
-  return "alGetEnumValue";
-}
-idalGetProcAddress = ( ALvoid * ( ALAPIENTRY * ) ( ALubyte * ) )GetProcAddress( h, "alGetProcAddress" );
-if ( !idalGetProcAddress) {
-  return "alGetProcAddress";
-}
-idalcCreateContext = ( ALCcontext * ( ALAPIENTRY * ) ( ALCdevice *, ALCint * ) )GetProcAddress( h, "alcCreateContext" );
-if ( !idalcCreateContext) {
-  return "alcCreateContext";
-}
-idalcOpenDevice = ( ALCdevice * ( ALAPIENTRY * ) ( ALubyte * ) )GetProcAddress( h, "alcOpenDevice" );
-if ( !idalcOpenDevice) {
-  return "alcOpenDevice";
-}
-idalListenerfv = ( ALvoid ( ALAPIENTRY * ) ( ALenum, ALfloat* ) )GetProcAddress( h, "alListenerfv" );
-if ( !idalListenerfv) {
-  return "alListenerfv";
-}
-idalSourceQueueBuffers = ( ALvoid ( ALAPIENTRY * ) ( ALuint, ALsizei, ALuint * ) )GetProcAddress( h, "alSourceQueueBuffers" );
-if ( !idalSourceQueueBuffers) {
-  return "alSourceQueueBuffers";
-}
-idalSourcei = ( ALvoid ( ALAPIENTRY * ) ( ALuint, ALenum, ALint ) )GetProcAddress( h, "alSourcei" );
-if ( !idalSourcei) {
-  return "alSourcei";
-}
-idalListenerf = ( ALvoid ( ALAPIENTRY * ) ( ALenum, ALfloat ) )GetProcAddress( h, "alListenerf" );
-if ( !idalListenerf) {
-  return "alListenerf";
-}
-idalcCloseDevice = ( ALCvoid ( ALAPIENTRY * ) ( ALCdevice * ) )GetProcAddress( h, "alcCloseDevice" );
-if ( !idalcCloseDevice) {
-  return "alcCloseDevice";
-}
-idalIsBuffer = ( ALboolean ( ALAPIENTRY * ) ( ALuint ) )GetProcAddress( h, "alIsBuffer" );
-if ( !idalIsBuffer) {
-  return "alIsBuffer";
-}
-idalSource3f = ( ALvoid ( ALAPIENTRY * ) ( ALuint, ALenum, ALfloat, ALfloat, ALfloat ) )GetProcAddress( h, "alSource3f" );
-if ( !idalSource3f) {
-  return "alSource3f";
-}
-idalGenSources = ( ALvoid ( ALAPIENTRY * ) ( ALsizei, ALuint * ) )GetProcAddress( h, "alGenSources" );
-if ( !idalGenSources) {
-  return "alGenSources";
-}
-idalSourcef = ( ALvoid ( ALAPIENTRY * ) ( ALuint, ALenum, ALfloat ) )GetProcAddress( h, "alSourcef" );
-if ( !idalSourcef) {
-  return "alSourcef";
-}
-idalSourceUnqueueBuffers = ( ALvoid ( ALAPIENTRY * ) ( ALuint, ALsizei, ALuint * ) )GetProcAddress( h, "alSourceUnqueueBuffers" );
-if ( !idalSourceUnqueueBuffers) {
-  return "alSourceUnqueueBuffers";
-}
-idalSourcePlay = ( ALvoid ( ALAPIENTRY * ) ( ALuint ) )GetProcAddress( h, "alSourcePlay" );
-if ( !idalSourcePlay) {
-  return "alSourcePlay";
-}
-return NULL;
-};
diff --git a/neo/sys/win32/idal.h b/neo/sys/win32/idal.h
deleted file mode 100644
index d6e28652..00000000
--- a/neo/sys/win32/idal.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,65 +0,0 @@
-// generated header. do not edit
-// C:\Python23\Lib\idlelib\idle.pyw
-// Mon Mar 28 12:31:26 2005
-
-extern ALenum ( ALAPIENTRY * idalGetError )( ALvoid );
-extern ALvoid ( ALAPIENTRY * idalGenBuffers )( ALsizei, ALuint * );
-extern ALboolean ( ALAPIENTRY * idalIsSource )( ALuint );
-extern ALvoid ( ALAPIENTRY * idalSourceStop )( ALuint );
-extern ALvoid ( ALAPIENTRY * idalGetSourcei )( ALuint, ALenum, ALint * );
-extern ALint ( ALAPIENTRY * idalGetInteger )( ALenum );
-extern ALCvoid ( ALAPIENTRY * idalcSuspendContext )( ALCcontext * );
-extern ALCboolean ( ALAPIENTRY * idalcMakeContextCurrent )( ALCcontext * );
-extern ALCvoid ( ALAPIENTRY * idalcProcessContext )( ALCcontext * );
-extern ALCvoid ( ALAPIENTRY * idalcDestroyContext )( ALCcontext * );
-extern ALCubyte * ( ALAPIENTRY * idalcGetString )( ALCdevice *, ALCenum );
-extern ALvoid ( ALAPIENTRY * idalBufferData )( ALuint, ALenum, ALvoid *, ALsizei, ALsizei );
-extern ALvoid ( ALAPIENTRY * idalDeleteBuffers )( ALsizei, ALuint * );
-extern ALboolean ( ALAPIENTRY * idalIsExtensionPresent )( ALubyte * );
-extern ALvoid ( ALAPIENTRY * idalDeleteSources )( ALsizei, ALuint * );
-extern ALenum ( ALAPIENTRY * idalGetEnumValue )( ALubyte * );
-extern ALvoid * ( ALAPIENTRY * idalGetProcAddress )( ALubyte * );
-extern ALCcontext * ( ALAPIENTRY * idalcCreateContext )( ALCdevice *, ALCint * );
-extern ALCdevice * ( ALAPIENTRY * idalcOpenDevice )( ALubyte * );
-extern ALvoid ( ALAPIENTRY * idalListenerfv )( ALenum, ALfloat* );
-extern ALvoid ( ALAPIENTRY * idalSourceQueueBuffers )( ALuint, ALsizei, ALuint * );
-extern ALvoid ( ALAPIENTRY * idalSourcei )( ALuint, ALenum, ALint );
-extern ALvoid ( ALAPIENTRY * idalListenerf )( ALenum, ALfloat );
-extern ALCvoid ( ALAPIENTRY * idalcCloseDevice )( ALCdevice * );
-extern ALboolean ( ALAPIENTRY * idalIsBuffer )( ALuint );
-extern ALvoid ( ALAPIENTRY * idalSource3f )( ALuint, ALenum, ALfloat, ALfloat, ALfloat );
-extern ALvoid ( ALAPIENTRY * idalGenSources )( ALsizei, ALuint * );
-extern ALvoid ( ALAPIENTRY * idalSourcef )( ALuint, ALenum, ALfloat );
-extern ALvoid ( ALAPIENTRY * idalSourceUnqueueBuffers )( ALuint, ALsizei, ALuint * );
-extern ALvoid ( ALAPIENTRY * idalSourcePlay )( ALuint );
-
-#define alGetError idalGetError
-#define alGenBuffers idalGenBuffers
-#define alIsSource idalIsSource
-#define alSourceStop idalSourceStop
-#define alGetSourcei idalGetSourcei
-#define alGetInteger idalGetInteger
-#define alcSuspendContext idalcSuspendContext
-#define alcMakeContextCurrent idalcMakeContextCurrent
-#define alcProcessContext idalcProcessContext
-#define alcDestroyContext idalcDestroyContext
-#define alcGetString idalcGetString
-#define alBufferData idalBufferData
-#define alDeleteBuffers idalDeleteBuffers
-#define alIsExtensionPresent idalIsExtensionPresent
-#define alDeleteSources idalDeleteSources
-#define alGetEnumValue idalGetEnumValue
-#define alGetProcAddress idalGetProcAddress
-#define alcCreateContext idalcCreateContext
-#define alcOpenDevice idalcOpenDevice
-#define alListenerfv idalListenerfv
-#define alSourceQueueBuffers idalSourceQueueBuffers
-#define alSourcei idalSourcei
-#define alListenerf idalListenerf
-#define alcCloseDevice idalcCloseDevice
-#define alIsBuffer idalIsBuffer
-#define alSource3f idalSource3f
-#define alGenSources idalGenSources
-#define alSourcef idalSourcef
-#define alSourceUnqueueBuffers idalSourceUnqueueBuffers
-#define alSourcePlay idalSourcePlay
diff --git a/neo/sys/win32/idal.py b/neo/sys/win32/idal.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 40d5814b..00000000
--- a/neo/sys/win32/idal.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,103 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
-# create win32 source for OpenAL on-demand loading from AL API definitions
-# a set of defines al* -> idal*
-# typedefs and code pointer functions definition
-
-# 1: get linking with no OpenAL DLL link in anymore
-# i.e. have the defines and the code pointer working
-# 2: do the load code
-
-import time
-
-funcs = [
-	[ 'ALenum', 'alGetError', 'ALvoid' ],
-	[ 'ALvoid', 'alGenBuffers', 'ALsizei', 'ALuint *' ],
-	[ 'ALboolean', 'alIsSource', 'ALuint' ],
-	[ 'ALvoid', 'alSourceStop', 'ALuint' ],
-	[ 'ALvoid', 'alGetSourcei', 'ALuint', 'ALenum', 'ALint *' ],
-	[ 'ALint', 'alGetInteger', 'ALenum' ],
-	[ 'ALCvoid', 'alcSuspendContext', 'ALCcontext *' ],
-	[ 'ALCboolean', 'alcMakeContextCurrent', 'ALCcontext *' ],
-	[ 'ALCvoid', 'alcProcessContext', 'ALCcontext *' ],
-	[ 'ALCvoid', 'alcDestroyContext', 'ALCcontext *' ],
-	[ 'ALCubyte *', 'alcGetString', 'ALCdevice *', 'ALCenum' ],
-	[ 'ALvoid', 'alBufferData', 'ALuint', 'ALenum', 'ALvoid *', 'ALsizei', 'ALsizei' ],
-	[ 'ALvoid', 'alDeleteBuffers', 'ALsizei', 'ALuint *' ],
-	[ 'ALboolean', 'alIsExtensionPresent', 'ALubyte *' ],
-	[ 'ALvoid', 'alDeleteSources', 'ALsizei', 'ALuint *' ],
-	[ 'ALenum', 'alGetEnumValue', 'ALubyte *' ],
-	[ 'ALvoid *', 'alGetProcAddress', 'ALubyte *' ],
-	[ 'ALCcontext *', 'alcCreateContext', 'ALCdevice *', 'ALCint *' ],
-	[ 'ALCdevice *', 'alcOpenDevice', 'ALubyte *' ],
-	[ 'ALvoid', 'alListenerfv', 'ALenum', 'ALfloat*' ],
-	[ 'ALvoid', 'alSourceQueueBuffers', 'ALuint', 'ALsizei', 'ALuint *' ],
-	[ 'ALvoid', 'alSourcei', 'ALuint', 'ALenum', 'ALint' ],
-	[ 'ALvoid', 'alListenerf', 'ALenum', 'ALfloat' ],
-	[ 'ALCvoid', 'alcCloseDevice', 'ALCdevice *' ],
-	[ 'ALboolean', 'alIsBuffer', 'ALuint' ],
-	[ 'ALvoid', 'alSource3f', 'ALuint', 'ALenum', 'ALfloat', 'ALfloat', 'ALfloat' ],
-	[ 'ALvoid', 'alGenSources', 'ALsizei', 'ALuint *' ],
-	[ 'ALvoid', 'alSourcef', 'ALuint', 'ALenum', 'ALfloat' ],
-	[ 'ALvoid', 'alSourceUnqueueBuffers', 'ALuint', 'ALsizei', 'ALuint *' ],
-	[ 'ALvoid', 'alSourcePlay', 'ALuint' ],
-	]
-
-def warningHeader( f ):
-	f.write( '// generated header. do not edit\n' )
-	f.write( '// ' + __file__ + '\n' )
-	f.write( '// ' + time.asctime() + '\n\n' )
-
-def genIDALFunc( f, declare ):
-	if ( declare ):
-		extern = 'extern '
-	else:
-		extern = ''
-	for func in funcs:
-		f.write( extern + func[0] + ' ( ALAPIENTRY * id' + func[1] + ' )( ' )
-		i = 2
-		while ( i < len( func ) ):
-			if ( i != 2 ):
-				f.write( ', ' )
-			f.write( func[i] )
-			i += 1
-		if ( declare ):
-			f.write( ' );\n' )
-		else:
-			f.write( ' ) = NULL;\n' )
-
-def genDefineMapping( f ):
-	for func in funcs:
-		fname = func[1]
-		f.write( '#define %s id%s\n' % ( fname, fname ) )
-
-def genIDALInit( f ):
-	for func in funcs:
-		# annoying casting
-		cast = func[0] + ' ( ALAPIENTRY * ) ( '
-		i = 2
-		while ( i < len( func ) ):
-			if ( i != 2 ):
-				cast += ', '
-			cast += func[i]
-			i += 1
-		cast += ' )'
-		# function
-		f.write( 'id' + func[1] + ' = ( ' + cast + ' )GetProcAddress( h, "' + func[1] + '" );\n' )
-		f.write( 'if ( !id' + func[1] + ') {\n  return "' + func[1] + '";\n}\n' )
-
-if __name__ == '__main__':
-	f = open( 'idal.h', 'w' )
-	warningHeader( f )
-	genIDALFunc( f, True )
-	f.write( '\n' )
-	genDefineMapping( f )
-	f.close()
-	f = open( 'idal.cpp', 'w' )
-	warningHeader( f )
-	genIDALFunc( f, False )
-	f.write( '\n' );
-	f.write( 'const char* InitializeIDAL( HMODULE h ) {\n' )
-	genIDALInit( f )
-	f.write( 'return NULL;\n' );
-	f.write( '};\n' )
-	f.close()
diff --git a/neo/sys/win32/win_snd.cpp b/neo/sys/win32/win_snd.cpp
index b3a966de..6fc72eb1 100644
--- a/neo/sys/win32/win_snd.cpp
+++ b/neo/sys/win32/win_snd.cpp
@@ -36,8 +36,6 @@ If you have questions concerning this license or the applicable additional terms
 #include "../../sound/snd_local.h"
 #include "win_local.h"
 
-#include "idal.cpp"
-
 #define SAFE_DELETE(p)       { if(p) { delete (p);     (p)=NULL; } }
 #define SAFE_DELETE_ARRAY(p) { if(p) { delete[] (p);   (p)=NULL; } }
 #define SAFE_RELEASE(p)      { if(p) { (p)->Release(); (p)=NULL; } }
@@ -502,8 +500,6 @@ bool idAudioHardwareWIN32::GetCurrentPosition( ulong *pdwCurrentWriteCursor ) {
 	return false;
 }
 
-static HMODULE hOpenAL = NULL;
-
 /*
 ===============
 Sys_LoadOpenAL
@@ -511,23 +507,6 @@ Sys_LoadOpenAL
 */
 bool Sys_LoadOpenAL( void ) {
 #if ID_OPENAL
-	const char *sym;
-
-	if ( hOpenAL ) {
-		return true;
-	}
-
-	hOpenAL = LoadLibrary( idSoundSystemLocal::s_libOpenAL.GetString() );
-	if ( !hOpenAL ) {
-		common->Warning( "LoadLibrary %s failed.", idSoundSystemLocal::s_libOpenAL.GetString() );
-		return false;
-	}
-	if ( ( sym = InitializeIDAL( hOpenAL ) ) ) {
-		common->Warning( "GetProcAddress %s failed.", sym );
-		FreeLibrary( hOpenAL );
-		hOpenAL = NULL;
-		return false;
-	}
 	return true;
 #else
 	return false;
@@ -540,10 +519,6 @@ Sys_FreeOpenAL
 ===============
 */
 void Sys_FreeOpenAL( void ) {
-	if ( hOpenAL ) {
-		FreeLibrary( hOpenAL );
-		hOpenAL = NULL;
-	}
 }
 
 /*