diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index cfe352dfc..7efd83bac 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -744,10 +744,6 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE(sound,
 [  --disable-sound         disable sound outright],
 )
 
-AC_ARG_ENABLE(soundmodules,
-[  --enable-soundmodules   enable modular sound drivers],
-)
-
 SNDTYPE=""
 SOUND_LIBS=""
 SOUND_CFLAGS=""
@@ -868,11 +864,6 @@ QF_maGiC_VALUE
        SOUND_LIBS="-lwinmm")
 fi
 
-if test "x$enable_soundmodules" = "xyes"; then
-	SNDTYPE="modules"
-	SOUND_LIBS=""
-fi
-
 if test "x$enable_sound" = "xno"; then
 	SNDTYPE=""
 	SOUND_LIBS=""
@@ -894,8 +885,7 @@ AM_CONDITIONAL(SNDTYPE_SDL, test "$SNDTYPE" = "SDL")
 AM_CONDITIONAL(SNDTYPE_SGI, test "$SNDTYPE" = "SGI")
 AM_CONDITIONAL(SNDTYPE_SUN, test "$SNDTYPE" = "SUN")
 AM_CONDITIONAL(SNDTYPE_WIN32, test "$SNDTYPE" = "WIN32")
-AM_CONDITIONAL(SNDTYPE_MODULES, test "$SNDTYPE" = "MODULES")
-AM_CONDITIONAL(SNDTYPE_NULL, test "$SNDTYPE" != "ALSA_0_5" -a "$SNDTYPE" != "ALSA_0_9" -a "$SNDTYPE" != "MME" -a "$SNDTYPE" != "OSS" -a "$SNDTYPE" != "SDL" -a "$SNDTYPE" != "SGI" -a "$SNDTYPE" != "SUN" -a "$SNDTYPE" != "WIN32" -a "$SNDTYPE" != "MODULES")
+AM_CONDITIONAL(SNDTYPE_NULL, test "$SNDTYPE" != "ALSA_0_5" -a "$SNDTYPE" != "ALSA_0_9" -a "$SNDTYPE" != "MME" -a "$SNDTYPE" != "OSS" -a "$SNDTYPE" != "SDL" -a "$SNDTYPE" != "SGI" -a "$SNDTYPE" != "SUN" -a "$SNDTYPE" != "WIN32")
 
 dnl Tests for joystick support
 AC_MSG_CHECKING(for joystick support)