diff --git a/configuration.c b/configuration.c
index 16261c133c..4d3728ef63 100644
--- a/configuration.c
+++ b/configuration.c
@@ -717,9 +717,6 @@ static void config_set_defaults(void)
    settings->user_language = 0;
 
    global->console.sound.system_bgm_enable = false;
-#ifdef RARCH_CONSOLE
-   global->console.sound.mode = SOUND_MODE_NORMAL;
-#endif
 
    video_driver_ctl(RARCH_DISPLAY_CTL_DEFAULT_SETTINGS, NULL);
 
@@ -1342,7 +1339,6 @@ static bool config_load_file(const char *path, bool set_defaults)
     * important that it works for consoles right now */
    config_get_bool(conf, "custom_bgm_enable",
          &global->console.sound.system_bgm_enable);
-   CONFIG_GET_INT_BASE(conf, global, console.sound.mode, "sound_mode");
    video_driver_ctl(RARCH_DISPLAY_CTL_LOAD_SETTINGS, conf);
 #endif
    CONFIG_GET_INT_BASE(conf, settings, state_slot, "state_slot");
@@ -2757,7 +2753,6 @@ bool config_save_file(const char *path)
 
    config_set_bool(conf, "config_save_on_exit",
          settings->config_save_on_exit);
-   config_set_int(conf, "sound_mode", global->console.sound.mode);
    config_set_int(conf, "state_slot", settings->state_slot);
 
 #ifdef HAVE_NETPLAY
diff --git a/general.h b/general.h
index f68a715be8..1b818630f7 100644
--- a/general.h
+++ b/general.h
@@ -44,18 +44,6 @@
 extern "C" {
 #endif
 
-enum sound_mode_enums
-{
-   SOUND_MODE_NORMAL = 0,
-#ifdef HAVE_RSOUND
-   SOUND_MODE_RSOUND,
-#endif
-#ifdef HAVE_HEADSET
-   SOUND_MODE_HEADSET,
-#endif
-   SOUND_MODE_LAST
-};
-
 /**
  * retro_fail:
  * @error_code  : Error code.
diff --git a/runloop.h b/runloop.h
index c0d3625532..65a660078e 100644
--- a/runloop.h
+++ b/runloop.h
@@ -278,7 +278,6 @@ typedef struct global
 
       struct
       {
-         unsigned mode;
          bool system_bgm_enable;
       } sound;