diff --git a/neo/sound/snd_local.h b/neo/sound/snd_local.h
index c4b6a4ed..81e5d3ee 100644
--- a/neo/sound/snd_local.h
+++ b/neo/sound/snd_local.h
@@ -765,8 +765,6 @@ public:
 	static idCVar			s_force22kHz;
 	static idCVar			s_clipVolumes;
 	static idCVar			s_realTimeDecoding;
-	static idCVar			s_libOpenAL;
-	static idCVar			s_useOpenAL;
 	static idCVar			s_useEAXReverb;
 	static idCVar			s_decompressionLimit;
 
diff --git a/neo/sound/snd_system.cpp b/neo/sound/snd_system.cpp
index 42f9c3a3..d28f537b 100644
--- a/neo/sound/snd_system.cpp
+++ b/neo/sound/snd_system.cpp
@@ -70,13 +70,9 @@ idCVar idSoundSystemLocal::s_enviroSuitVolumeScale( "s_enviroSuitVolumeScale", "
 idCVar idSoundSystemLocal::s_skipHelltimeFX( "s_skipHelltimeFX", "0", CVAR_SOUND | CVAR_BOOL, "" );
 
 #if !defined(ID_DEDICATED)
-idCVar idSoundSystemLocal::s_libOpenAL( "s_libOpenAL", "openal32.dll", CVAR_SOUND | CVAR_ARCHIVE, "Deprecated, kept for compability" );
-idCVar idSoundSystemLocal::s_useOpenAL( "s_useOpenAL", "0", CVAR_SOUND | CVAR_BOOL | CVAR_ARCHIVE, "Deprecated, kept for compability" );
 idCVar idSoundSystemLocal::s_useEAXReverb( "s_useEAXReverb", "0", CVAR_SOUND | CVAR_BOOL | CVAR_ARCHIVE, "use EFX reverb" );
 idCVar idSoundSystemLocal::s_decompressionLimit( "s_decompressionLimit", "6", CVAR_SOUND | CVAR_INTEGER | CVAR_ARCHIVE, "specifies maximum uncompressed sample length in seconds" );
 #else
-idCVar idSoundSystemLocal::s_libOpenAL( "s_libOpenAL", "openal32.dll", CVAR_SOUND | CVAR_ARCHIVE, "OpenAL is not supported in this build" );
-idCVar idSoundSystemLocal::s_useOpenAL( "s_useOpenAL", "0", CVAR_SOUND | CVAR_BOOL | CVAR_ROM, "OpenAL is not supported in this build" );
 idCVar idSoundSystemLocal::s_useEAXReverb( "s_useEAXReverb", "0", CVAR_SOUND | CVAR_BOOL | CVAR_ROM, "EFX not available in this build" );
 idCVar idSoundSystemLocal::s_decompressionLimit( "s_decompressionLimit", "6", CVAR_SOUND | CVAR_INTEGER | CVAR_ROM, "specifies maximum uncompressed sample length in seconds" );
 #endif
@@ -324,8 +320,6 @@ void idSoundSystemLocal::Init() {
 	}
 
 	// set up openal device and context
-	common->StartupVariable( "s_useOpenAL", true );
-
 	common->Printf( "Setup OpenAL device and context\n" );
 
 	const char *device = s_device.GetString();