diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index a6a7989b57ac9..b25a1934f95b5 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -115,11 +115,6 @@ PAPCODEC_DIRS+= \
 	lib/asap
 endif
 
-ifeq ($(findstring osx,@ARCH@),osx)
-PAPCODEC_DIRS+= \
-	lib/libflac
-endif
-
 LIB_DIRS=\
 	lib/cximage-6.0 \
 	lib/libexif \
@@ -438,9 +433,6 @@ libid3tag: dllloader
 	$(MAKE) -C lib/libid3tag
 papcodecs: dllloader dvdpcodecs
 	$(MAKE) -C lib/xbadpcm
-ifeq ($(findstring osx,@ARCH@), osx)
-	$(MAKE) -C lib/libflac
-endif
 	$(MAKE) -C lib/vgmstream
 	$(MAKE) -C lib/timidity
 	$(MAKE) -C lib/nosefart 
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index a4050a4cd549c..32f3dc8c102e0 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -551,6 +551,7 @@ AC_CHECK_HEADER([vorbis/vorbisfile.h],, AC_MSG_ERROR($missing_library))
 AC_CHECK_HEADER([vorbis/vorbisenc.h],, AC_MSG_ERROR($missing_library))
 AC_CHECK_HEADER([libmodplug/modplug.h],, AC_MSG_ERROR($missing_library))
 AC_CHECK_HEADER([wavpack/wavpack.h],, AC_MSG_ERROR($missing_library))
+AC_CHECK_HEADER([FLAC/stream_decoder.h],, AC_MSG_ERROR($missing_library))
 AC_CHECK_LIB([ass],         [main],, AC_MSG_ERROR($missing_library))
 AC_CHECK_LIB([bz2],         [main],, AC_MSG_ERROR($missing_library))
 AC_CHECK_LIB([jpeg],        [main],, AC_MSG_ERROR($missing_library)) # check for cximage
@@ -627,7 +628,6 @@ if test "$host_vendor" = "apple" ; then
     AC_CHECK_LIB([SDL],      [main],, AC_MSG_ERROR($missing_library))
   fi
 else
-  AC_CHECK_HEADER([FLAC/stream_decoder.h],, AC_MSG_ERROR($missing_library))
   AC_CHECK_LIB([SDL_mixer],  [main],, AC_MSG_ERROR($missing_library))
   AC_CHECK_LIB([dl],         [main],, AC_MSG_ERROR($missing_library))
   AC_CHECK_LIB([resolv],     [main],, AC_MSG_ERROR($missing_library))
@@ -678,12 +678,10 @@ if [[ "$host_vendor" = "apple" ]]; then
   HOST_NOT_APPLE=0
 fi
 
-if test "$host_vendor" != "apple"; then
-  XB_FIND_SONAME([FLAC],        [FLAC])
-fi
 XB_FIND_SONAME([MAD],         [mad])
 XB_FIND_SONAME([OGG],         [ogg])
 XB_FIND_SONAME([CURL],        [curl])
+XB_FIND_SONAME([FLAC],        [FLAC])
 XB_FIND_SONAME([VORBIS],      [vorbis])
 XB_FIND_SONAME([VORBISENC],   [vorbisenc])
 XB_FIND_SONAME([VORBISFILE],  [vorbisfile])
@@ -1408,11 +1406,6 @@ OUTPUT_FILES="Makefile \
     tools/TexturePacker/Makefile \
     tools/EventClients/Clients/OSXRemote/Makefile"
 
-if test "$host_vendor" = "apple"; then
-  OUTPUT_FILES="$OUTPUT_FILES \
-    lib/libflac/Makefile"
-fi
-
 # Line below is used so we can use AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE. The corresponding
 # .dummy.am does nothing.
 AC_CONFIG_FILES([.dummy])
@@ -1553,24 +1546,6 @@ XB_CONFIG_MODULE([lib/python], [
   fi
 ], [$USE_EXTERNAL_PYTHON])
 
-XB_CONFIG_MODULE([lib/libflac/flac-1.2.1], [
-  if test "$host_vendor" = "apple" ; then
-    rm -f config.cache
-    CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -fno-common" \ 
-    LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS" \
-    ./configure -C \
-      --host=$host_alias \
-      --build=$build_alias \
-      --target=$target_alias \
-      --with-pic \
-      --disable-asm-optimizations \
-      --disable-xmms-plugin \
-      --disable-cpplibs \
-      CC="$CC" \
-      CXX="$CXX"
-  fi
-], [$HOST_NOT_APPLE])
-
 XB_CONFIG_MODULE([lib/ffmpeg], [
   if test "$host_vendor" = "apple" ; then
     ./configure \
diff --git a/lib/DllLibFlac.h b/lib/DllLibFlac.h
index 3a5ca091c6106..1206351538a59 100644
--- a/lib/DllLibFlac.h
+++ b/lib/DllLibFlac.h
@@ -24,11 +24,7 @@
 #if (defined HAVE_CONFIG_H) && (!defined WIN32)
   #include "config.h"
 #endif
-#if defined(_LINUX) && !defined(__APPLE__) || defined(WIN32)
-  #include <FLAC/stream_decoder.h>
-#else
-  #include "libflac/flac-1.2.1/include/FLAC/stream_decoder.h"
-#endif
+#include <FLAC/stream_decoder.h>
 #include "DynamicDll.h"
 #include "utils/log.h"
 
diff --git a/lib/libflac/Makefile.in b/lib/libflac/Makefile.in
index 613c7966d7775..b25c5bbe21ea7 100644
--- a/lib/libflac/Makefile.in
+++ b/lib/libflac/Makefile.in
@@ -10,12 +10,6 @@ FLAC_LIB=$(FLAC_SYSDIR)/$(FLAC_SO)
 
 all: $(FLAC_LIB)
 
-ifeq ($(findstring osx,$(ARCH)), osx)
-$(FLAC_LIB): flac-1.2.1/src/libFLAC/.libs/libFLAC.a
-	$(CC) $(SYSROOT) $(LDFLAGS) -bundle -undefined dynamic_lookup -read_only_relocs suppress -fPIC \
-	-Wl,-alias_list,@abs_top_srcdir@/xbmc/cores/DllLoader/exports/wrapper_mach_alias -o $@ \
-	@abs_top_srcdir@/xbmc/cores/DllLoader/exports/wrapper.o flac-1.2.1/src/libFLAC/.libs/*.o
-else
 ifneq (@USE_EXTERNAL_LIBFLAC@,1)
 $(FLAC_LIB): flac-1.2.1/src/libFLAC/.libs/libFLAC.a
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -shared -fpic -o $@ -rdynamic \
@@ -26,7 +20,6 @@ $(FLAC_LIB):
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -shared -fpic -o $@ -rdynamic -lFLAC \
 	`cat @abs_top_srcdir@/xbmc/cores/DllLoader/exports/wrapper.def` @abs_top_srcdir@/xbmc/cores/DllLoader/exports/wrapper.o
 endif
-endif
 
 flac-1.2.1/src/libFLAC/.libs/libFLAC.a: compile
 ifneq (@USE_EXTERNAL_LIBFLAC@,1)
diff --git a/tools/osx/ios-depends/Makefile b/tools/osx/ios-depends/Makefile
index 2dd7f80645dd7..f3ab19ce9491c 100644
--- a/tools/osx/ios-depends/Makefile
+++ b/tools/osx/ios-depends/Makefile
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ SUBDIRS = \
 	liblzo liblzo2 freetype2 fontconfig \
 	openssl libssh2 curl \
 	jpeg tiff libpng libogg \
-	libvorbis libmad fribidi libwavpack libmpeg2 \
+	libvorbis libflac libmad fribidi libwavpack libmpeg2 \
 	faad2 libass libcdio libsamplerate librtmp \
 	libmicrohttpd libmodplug libbluray \
 	samba python26 mysqlclient boost
diff --git a/tools/osx/osx-depends/Makefile b/tools/osx/osx-depends/Makefile
index 499677865a890..c5e6374a923b1 100644
--- a/tools/osx/osx-depends/Makefile
+++ b/tools/osx/osx-depends/Makefile
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ SUBDIRS = \
 	liblzo liblzo2 freetype2 fontconfig \
 	openssl libssh2 curl \
 	jpeg tiff libpng libogg \
-	libvorbis libmad fribidi libwavpack libmpeg2 \
+	libvorbis libflac libmad fribidi libwavpack libmpeg2 \
 	faad2 libass libcdio libsamplerate librtmp \
 	libGLEW libsdl libsdl_mixer libsdl_image \
 	libmicrohttpd libmodplug libbluray \
diff --git a/xbmc/DllPaths_generated.h.in b/xbmc/DllPaths_generated.h.in
index 89b7835d2ef1d..134c007f6f47f 100644
--- a/xbmc/DllPaths_generated.h.in
+++ b/xbmc/DllPaths_generated.h.in
@@ -62,11 +62,8 @@
 #endif
 #define DLL_PATH_YM_CODEC      "special://xbmcbin/system/players/paplayer/stsoundlibrary-@ARCH@.so"
 #define DLL_PATH_SHN_CODEC     "special://xbmcbin/system/players/paplayer/libshnplay-@ARCH@.so"
-#if defined(_LINUX) && !defined(__APPLE__)
+
 #define DLL_PATH_FLAC_CODEC    "@FLAC_SONAME@"
-#else
-#define DLL_PATH_FLAC_CODEC    "special://xbmcbin/system/players/paplayer/libFLAC-@ARCH@.so"
-#endif
 #define DLL_PATH_MODPLUG_CODEC "@MODPLUG_SONAME@"
 #define DLL_PATH_OGG_CODEC     "@VORBISFILE_SONAME@"