diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwsound/openal_output.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwsound/openal_output.cpp
index 363a0d06b5..99003d5ce3 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwsound/openal_output.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwsound/openal_output.cpp
@@ -1034,65 +1034,6 @@ namespace MWSound
         return ret;
     }
 
-    void OpenAL_Output::setHrtf(const std::string& hrtfname, HrtfMode hrtfmode)
-    {
-        if (!mDevice || !ALC.SOFT_HRTF)
-        {
-            Log(Debug::Info) << "HRTF extension not present";
-            return;
-        }
-
-        LPALCGETSTRINGISOFT alcGetStringiSOFT = nullptr;
-        getALCFunc(alcGetStringiSOFT, mDevice, "alcGetStringiSOFT");
-
-        LPALCRESETDEVICESOFT alcResetDeviceSOFT = nullptr;
-        getALCFunc(alcResetDeviceSOFT, mDevice, "alcResetDeviceSOFT");
-
-        std::vector<ALCint> attrs;
-        attrs.reserve(15);
-
-        attrs.push_back(ALC_HRTF_SOFT);
-        attrs.push_back(hrtfmode == HrtfMode::Disable ? ALC_FALSE
-                : hrtfmode == HrtfMode::Enable        ? ALC_TRUE
-                                                      :
-                                               /*hrtfmode == HrtfMode::Auto ?*/ ALC_DONT_CARE_SOFT);
-        if (!hrtfname.empty())
-        {
-            ALCint index = -1;
-            ALCint num_hrtf;
-            alcGetIntegerv(mDevice, ALC_NUM_HRTF_SPECIFIERS_SOFT, 1, &num_hrtf);
-            for (ALCint i = 0; i < num_hrtf; ++i)
-            {
-                const ALCchar* entry = alcGetStringiSOFT(mDevice, ALC_HRTF_SPECIFIER_SOFT, i);
-                if (hrtfname == entry)
-                {
-                    index = i;
-                    break;
-                }
-            }
-
-            if (index < 0)
-                Log(Debug::Warning) << "Failed to find HRTF name \"" << hrtfname << "\", using default";
-            else
-            {
-                attrs.push_back(ALC_HRTF_ID_SOFT);
-                attrs.push_back(index);
-            }
-        }
-        attrs.push_back(0);
-        alcResetDeviceSOFT(mDevice, attrs.data());
-
-        ALCint hrtf_state;
-        alcGetIntegerv(mDevice, ALC_HRTF_SOFT, 1, &hrtf_state);
-        if (!hrtf_state)
-            Log(Debug::Info) << "HRTF disabled";
-        else
-        {
-            const ALCchar* hrtf = alcGetString(mDevice, ALC_HRTF_SPECIFIER_SOFT);
-            Log(Debug::Info) << "Enabled HRTF " << hrtf;
-        }
-    }
-
     std::pair<Sound_Handle, size_t> OpenAL_Output::loadSound(const std::string& fname)
     {
         getALError();
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwsound/openal_output.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwsound/openal_output.hpp
index eed23ac659..7636f7bda9 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwsound/openal_output.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwsound/openal_output.hpp
@@ -84,7 +84,6 @@ namespace MWSound
         void deinit() override;
 
         std::vector<std::string> enumerateHrtf() override;
-        void setHrtf(const std::string& hrtfname, HrtfMode hrtfmode) override;
 
         std::pair<Sound_Handle, size_t> loadSound(const std::string& fname) override;
         size_t unloadSound(Sound_Handle data) override;
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwsound/sound_output.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwsound/sound_output.hpp
index 8eec20bcba..df95f0909e 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwsound/sound_output.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwsound/sound_output.hpp
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ namespace MWSound
         virtual void deinit() = 0;
 
         virtual std::vector<std::string> enumerateHrtf() = 0;
-        virtual void setHrtf(const std::string& hrtfname, HrtfMode hrtfmode) = 0;
 
         virtual std::pair<Sound_Handle, size_t> loadSound(const std::string& fname) = 0;
         virtual size_t unloadSound(Sound_Handle data) = 0;