diff --git a/docs/rh-log.txt b/docs/rh-log.txt
index e166fc5d3..5197fe1c8 100644
--- a/docs/rh-log.txt
+++ b/docs/rh-log.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
-April 15, 2009
+April 16, 2009
+- Removed obsolete snd_surround cvar.
+
+April 15, 2009
 - Changing screen resolution now adjusts the automap scale to be constant
   relative to screen resolution.
 - Fixed: When FMultiPatchTexture::MakeTexture() needed to work in RGB
diff --git a/src/s_sound.cpp b/src/s_sound.cpp
index edbac9858..392f2b82d 100644
--- a/src/s_sound.cpp
+++ b/src/s_sound.cpp
@@ -131,7 +131,6 @@ FRolloffInfo S_Rolloff;
 BYTE *S_SoundCurve;
 int S_SoundCurveSize;
 
-CVAR (Bool, snd_surround, true, CVAR_ARCHIVE|CVAR_GLOBALCONFIG)	// [RH] Use surround sounds?
 FBoolCVar noisedebug ("noise", false, 0);	// [RH] Print sound debugging info?
 CVAR (Int, snd_channels, 32, CVAR_ARCHIVE|CVAR_GLOBALCONFIG)	// number of channels available
 CVAR (Bool, snd_flipstereo, false, CVAR_ARCHIVE|CVAR_GLOBALCONFIG)