diff --git a/src/s_sound.c b/src/s_sound.c
index 072a69f6c..2eeecadd5 100644
--- a/src/s_sound.c
+++ b/src/s_sound.c
@@ -11,16 +11,6 @@
 /// \file  s_sound.c
 /// \brief System-independent sound and music routines
 
-#ifdef MUSSERV
-#include <sys/msg.h>
-struct musmsg
-{
-	long msg_type;
-	char msg_text[12];
-};
-extern INT32 msg_id;
-#endif
-
 #include "doomdef.h"
 #include "doomstat.h"
 #include "command.h"
@@ -70,16 +60,6 @@ static lumpnum_t S_GetMusicLumpNum(const char *mname);
 
 static boolean S_CheckQueue(void);
 
-// commands for music and sound servers
-#ifdef MUSSERV
-consvar_t musserver_cmd = {"musserver_cmd", "musserver", CV_SAVE, NULL, NULL, 0, NULL, NULL, 0, 0, NULL};
-consvar_t musserver_arg = {"musserver_arg", "-t 20 -f -u 0 -i music.dta", CV_SAVE, NULL, NULL, 0, NULL, NULL, 0, 0, NULL};
-#endif
-#ifdef SNDSERV
-consvar_t sndserver_cmd = {"sndserver_cmd", "llsndserv", CV_SAVE, NULL, 0, NULL, NULL, 0, 0, NULL};
-consvar_t sndserver_arg = {"sndserver_arg", "-quiet", CV_SAVE, NULL, 0, NULL, NULL, 0, 0, NULL};
-#endif
-
 #if defined (_WINDOWS) && !defined (SURROUND) //&& defined (_X86_)
 #define SURROUND
 #endif
@@ -292,14 +272,6 @@ void S_RegisterSoundStuff(void)
 	CV_RegisterVar(&stereoreverse);
 	CV_RegisterVar(&precachesound);
 
-#ifdef SNDSERV
-	CV_RegisterVar(&sndserver_cmd);
-	CV_RegisterVar(&sndserver_arg);
-#endif
-#ifdef MUSSERV
-	CV_RegisterVar(&musserver_cmd);
-	CV_RegisterVar(&musserver_arg);
-#endif
 	CV_RegisterVar(&surround);
 	CV_RegisterVar(&cv_samplerate);
 	CV_RegisterVar(&cv_resetmusic);
@@ -2230,17 +2202,6 @@ static boolean S_LoadMusic(const char *mname)
 	// load & register it
 	mdata = W_CacheLumpNum(mlumpnum, PU_MUSIC);
 
-#ifdef MUSSERV
-	if (msg_id != -1)
-	{
-		struct musmsg msg_buffer;
-
-		msg_buffer.msg_type = 6;
-		memset(msg_buffer.msg_text, 0, sizeof (msg_buffer.msg_text));
-		sprintf(msg_buffer.msg_text, "d_%s", mname);
-		msgsnd(msg_id, (struct msgbuf*)&msg_buffer, sizeof (msg_buffer.msg_text), IPC_NOWAIT);
-	}
-#endif
 
 	if (I_LoadSong(mdata, W_LumpLength(mlumpnum)))
 	{
diff --git a/src/s_sound.h b/src/s_sound.h
index 35d1c3dc5..744065754 100644
--- a/src/s_sound.h
+++ b/src/s_sound.h
@@ -61,13 +61,6 @@ extern consvar_t cv_midisoundfontpath;
 extern consvar_t cv_miditimiditypath;
 #endif
 
-#ifdef SNDSERV
-extern consvar_t sndserver_cmd, sndserver_arg;
-#endif
-#ifdef MUSSERV
-extern consvar_t musserver_cmd, musserver_arg;
-#endif
-
 extern CV_PossibleValue_t soundvolume_cons_t[];
 //part of i_cdmus.c
 extern consvar_t cd_volume, cdUpdate;