diff --git a/src/sound/s_sound.cpp b/src/sound/s_sound.cpp
index b5e3840c9..13530f8bc 100644
--- a/src/sound/s_sound.cpp
+++ b/src/sound/s_sound.cpp
@@ -174,7 +174,6 @@ void SoundEngine::CacheSound (sfxinfo_t *sfx)
 			// Since we do not know in what format the sound will be used, we have to cache both.
 			FSoundLoadBuffer SoundBuffer;
 			LoadSound(sfx, &SoundBuffer);
-			LoadSound3D(sfx, &SoundBuffer);
 			sfx->bUsed = true;
 		}
 	}
@@ -575,7 +574,6 @@ FSoundChan *SoundEngine::StartSound(int type, const void *source,
 
 		if (attenuation > 0 && type != SOURCE_None)
 		{
-            LoadSound3D(sfx, &SoundBuffer);
             chan = (FSoundChan*)GSnd->StartSound3D (sfx->data, &listener, float(volume), rolloff, float(attenuation), pitch, basepriority, pos, vel, channel, startflags, NULL);
 		}
 		else
@@ -680,7 +678,6 @@ void SoundEngine::RestartChannel(FSoundChan *chan)
 			return;
 		}
 
-        LoadSound3D(sfx, &SoundBuffer);
 		chan->ChanFlags &= ~(CHANF_EVICTED|CHANF_ABSTIME);
         ochan = (FSoundChan*)GSnd->StartSound3D(sfx->data, &listener, chan->Volume, &chan->Rolloff, chan->DistanceScale, chan->Pitch,
             chan->Priority, pos, vel, chan->EntChannel, startflags, chan);
@@ -780,51 +777,6 @@ sfxinfo_t *SoundEngine::LoadSound(sfxinfo_t *sfx, FSoundLoadBuffer *pBuffer)
 	return sfx;
 }
 
-void SoundEngine::LoadSound3D(sfxinfo_t *sfx, FSoundLoadBuffer *pBuffer)
-{
-    if (GSnd->IsNull()) return;
-
-    if(sfx->data.isValid())
-        return;
-
-    //DPrintf(DMSG_NOTIFY, "Loading sound \"%s\" (%td)\n", sfx->name.GetChars(), sfx - &S_sfx[0]);
-
-	if (pBuffer->mBuffer.size() > 0)
-	{
-		sfx->data = GSnd->LoadSoundBuffered(pBuffer);
-	}
-	else if (sfx->lumpnum >= 0)
-	{
-		auto sfxdata = ReadSound(sfx->lumpnum);
-		int size = sfxdata.Size();
-		if (size <= 8) return;
-		int32_t dmxlen = LittleLong(((int32_t *)sfxdata.Data())[1]);
-
-		// If the sound is voc, use the custom loader.
-		if (strncmp((const char *)sfxdata.Data(), "Creative Voice File", 19) == 0)
-		{
-			sfx->data = GSnd->LoadSoundVoc(sfxdata.Data(), size);
-		}
-		// If the sound is raw, just load it as such.
-		else if (sfx->bLoadRAW)
-		{
-			sfx->data = GSnd->LoadSoundRaw(sfxdata.Data(), size, sfx->RawRate, 1, 8, sfx->LoopStart);
-		}
-		// Otherwise, try the sound as DMX format.
-		else if (((uint8_t *)sfxdata.Data())[0] == 3 && ((uint8_t *)sfxdata.Data())[1] == 0 && dmxlen <= size - 8)
-		{
-			int frequency = LittleShort(((uint16_t *)sfxdata.Data())[1]);
-			if (frequency == 0) frequency = 11025;
-			sfx->data = GSnd->LoadSoundRaw(sfxdata.Data() + 8, dmxlen, frequency, 1, 8, sfx->LoopStart, -1);
-		}
-		// If that fails, let the sound system try and figure it out.
-		else
-		{
-			sfx->data = GSnd->LoadSound(sfxdata.Data(), size, pBuffer);
-		}
-	}
-}
-
 //==========================================================================
 //
 // S_CheckSingular
diff --git a/src/sound/s_soundinternal.h b/src/sound/s_soundinternal.h
index 44b01191a..c9041fdb4 100644
--- a/src/sound/s_soundinternal.h
+++ b/src/sound/s_soundinternal.h
@@ -248,7 +248,6 @@ protected:
 	TArray<FRandomSoundList> S_rnd;
 
 private:
-	void LoadSound3D(sfxinfo_t* sfx, FSoundLoadBuffer* pBuffer);
 	void LinkChannel(FSoundChan* chan, FSoundChan** head);
 	void UnlinkChannel(FSoundChan* chan);
 	void ReturnChannel(FSoundChan* chan);