diff --git a/src/sound/i_music.h b/src/sound/i_music.h
index a803409dc..9a7b0836b 100644
--- a/src/sound/i_music.h
+++ b/src/sound/i_music.h
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@ public:
 	MusInfo ();
 	virtual ~MusInfo ();
 	virtual void MusicVolumeChanged();		// snd_musicvolume changed
-	virtual void TimidityVolumeChanged();	// timidity_mastervolume changed
 	virtual void Play (bool looping, int subsong) = 0;
 	virtual void Pause () = 0;
 	virtual void Resume () = 0;
diff --git a/src/sound/i_musicinterns.h b/src/sound/i_musicinterns.h
index b0b4c297a..b3dadb874 100644
--- a/src/sound/i_musicinterns.h
+++ b/src/sound/i_musicinterns.h
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ void I_InitMusicWin32 ();
 extern float relative_volume;
 class MIDISource;
 
-EXTERN_CVAR (Float, timidity_mastervolume)
-
 
 // A device that provides a WinMM-like MIDI streaming interface -------------
 
diff --git a/src/sound/mididevices/music_timiditypp_mididevice.cpp b/src/sound/mididevices/music_timiditypp_mididevice.cpp
index fb2be1aed..a75a4e087 100644
--- a/src/sound/mididevices/music_timiditypp_mididevice.cpp
+++ b/src/sound/mididevices/music_timiditypp_mididevice.cpp
@@ -85,16 +85,6 @@ TimidityPlus::Instruments *TimidityPPMIDIDevice::instruments;
 CVAR(String, timidity_config, "timidity.cfg", CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_GLOBALCONFIG)
 
 // added because Timidity's output is rather loud.
-CUSTOM_CVAR (Float, timidity_mastervolume, 1.0f, CVAR_ARCHIVE|CVAR_GLOBALCONFIG)
-{
-	if (self < 0.f)
-		self = 0.f;
-	else if (self > 4.f)
-		self = 4.f;
-	if (currSong != NULL)
-		currSong->TimidityVolumeChanged();
-}
-
 
 CUSTOM_CVAR (Int, timidity_frequency, 44100, CVAR_ARCHIVE|CVAR_GLOBALCONFIG)
 { // Clamp frequency to Timidity's limits
@@ -226,19 +216,10 @@ void TimidityPPMIDIDevice::ComputeOutput(float *buffer, int len)
 
 //==========================================================================
 //
-// TimidityPPMIDIDevice :: TimidityVolumeChanged
+//
 //
 //==========================================================================
 
-void TimidityPPMIDIDevice::TimidityVolumeChanged()
-{
-	if (Stream != NULL)
-	{
-		Stream->SetVolume(timidity_mastervolume);
-	}
-}
-
-
 MIDIDevice *CreateTimidityPPMIDIDevice(const char *args)
 {
 	return new TimidityPPMIDIDevice(args);