diff --git a/src/sound/musicformats/music_dumb.cpp b/src/sound/musicformats/music_dumb.cpp
index d688d1c2da2..7706ff94774 100644
--- a/src/sound/musicformats/music_dumb.cpp
+++ b/src/sound/musicformats/music_dumb.cpp
@@ -135,7 +135,6 @@ typedef struct MODMIDICFG
 
 // PUBLIC DATA DEFINITIONS -------------------------------------------------
 
-CVAR(Bool, mod_dumb,					true,  CVAR_ARCHIVE|CVAR_GLOBALCONFIG);
 CVAR(Int,  mod_samplerate,				0,	   CVAR_ARCHIVE|CVAR_GLOBALCONFIG);
 CVAR(Int,  mod_volramp,					2,	   CVAR_ARCHIVE|CVAR_GLOBALCONFIG);
 CVAR(Int,  mod_interp,					DUMB_LQ_CUBIC,	CVAR_ARCHIVE|CVAR_GLOBALCONFIG);
@@ -780,11 +779,6 @@ MusInfo *MOD_OpenSong(FileReader &reader)
 	long fpos = 0;
 	input_mod *state = NULL;
 
-	if (!mod_dumb)
-	{
-		return NULL;
-	}
-
 	bool is_it = false;
 	bool is_dos = true;
 
diff --git a/wadsrc/static/menudef.txt b/wadsrc/static/menudef.txt
index 1fb0172c571..039a89cc114 100644
--- a/wadsrc/static/menudef.txt
+++ b/wadsrc/static/menudef.txt
@@ -1723,8 +1723,6 @@ OptionValue ModVolumeRamps
 OptionMenu ModReplayerOptions
 {
 	Title "$MODMNU_TITLE"
-	Option "$MODMNU_REPLAYERENGINE",		"mod_dumb", "ModReplayers"
-	StaticText " "
 	Slider "$MODMNU_MASTERVOLUME",			"mod_dumb_mastervolume", 1, 16, 0.5, 1
 	Option "$ADVSNDMNU_SAMPLERATE",			"mod_samplerate", "SampleRates", "mod_dumb"
 	Option "$MODMNU_QUALITY",				"mod_interp", "ModQuality", "mod_dumb"