diff --git a/audio/dsound.c b/audio/dsound.c
index 7864bf20bb..03a539e4ae 100644
--- a/audio/dsound.c
+++ b/audio/dsound.c
@@ -357,18 +357,6 @@ static void *dsound_init(const char *device, unsigned rate, unsigned latency)
       goto error;
 
    IDirectSoundBuffer_SetVolume(ds->dsb, DSBVOLUME_MAX);
-
-#ifdef _XBOX
-   if(g_extern.console.sound.volume_level == 1)
-   {
-      dsmb.dwMixBinCount = 8;
-      dsmb.lpMixBinVolumePairs = dsmbvp;
-      
-      IDirectSoundBuffer_SetHeadroom(ds->dsb, DSBHEADROOM_MIN);
-      IDirectSoundBuffer_SetMixBins(ds->dsb, &dsmb);
-   }
-#endif
-
    IDirectSoundBuffer_SetCurrentPosition(ds->dsb, 0);
 
    dsound_clear_buffer(ds);
diff --git a/frontend/menu/backend/menu_common_backend.c b/frontend/menu/backend/menu_common_backend.c
index 25ae0a58ad..1bc3ea0c09 100644
--- a/frontend/menu/backend/menu_common_backend.c
+++ b/frontend/menu/backend/menu_common_backend.c
@@ -402,9 +402,6 @@ static void menu_common_entries_init(void *data, unsigned menu_type)
          file_list_push(menu->selection_buf, "Rate Control Delta", MENU_SETTINGS_AUDIO_CONTROL_RATE_DELTA, 0);
 #ifdef __CELLOS_LV2__
          file_list_push(menu->selection_buf, "System BGM Control", MENU_SETTINGS_CUSTOM_BGM_CONTROL_ENABLE, 0);
-#endif
-#ifdef _XBOX1
-         file_list_push(menu->selection_buf, "Volume Effect", MENU_SETTINGS_AUDIO_DSP_EFFECT, 0);
 #endif
          file_list_push(menu->selection_buf, "Volume Level", MENU_SETTINGS_AUDIO_VOLUME, 0);
          break;
@@ -5373,11 +5370,6 @@ static void menu_common_setting_set_label(char *type_str, size_t type_str_size,
          case MENU_SETTINGS_CUSTOM_BIND_MODE:
             strlcpy(type_str, driver.menu->bind_mode_keyboard ? "Keyboard" : "Joypad", type_str_size);
             break;
-         case MENU_SETTINGS_AUDIO_DSP_EFFECT:
-#ifdef RARCH_CONSOLE
-            strlcpy(type_str, (g_extern.console.sound.volume_level) ? "Loud" : "Normal", type_str_size);
-            break;
-#endif
          case MENU_SETTINGS_AUDIO_VOLUME:
             snprintf(type_str, type_str_size, "%.1f dB", g_extern.audio_data.volume_db);
             break;
diff --git a/frontend/menu/backend/menu_common_backend.h b/frontend/menu/backend/menu_common_backend.h
index 58b675f214..f3f6f8449a 100644
--- a/frontend/menu/backend/menu_common_backend.h
+++ b/frontend/menu/backend/menu_common_backend.h
@@ -148,7 +148,6 @@ typedef enum
    MENU_SETTINGS_AUDIO_DSP_FILTER,
    MENU_SETTINGS_AUDIO_MUTE,
    MENU_SETTINGS_AUDIO_CONTROL_RATE_DELTA,
-   MENU_SETTINGS_AUDIO_DSP_EFFECT,
    MENU_SETTINGS_AUDIO_VOLUME,
    MENU_SETTINGS_CUSTOM_BGM_CONTROL_ENABLE,
    MENU_SETTINGS_ZIP_EXTRACT,
diff --git a/general.h b/general.h
index 25bd66633a..20af523f9b 100644
--- a/general.h
+++ b/general.h
@@ -672,9 +672,6 @@ struct global
       struct
       {
          unsigned mode;
-#ifdef RARCH_CONSOLE
-         unsigned volume_level;
-#endif
       } sound;
    } console;
 
diff --git a/settings.c b/settings.c
index ae1edf94cb..f1f1caf0f5 100644
--- a/settings.c
+++ b/settings.c
@@ -440,9 +440,6 @@ void config_set_defaults(void)
 
    g_extern.console.screen.resolutions.current.id = 0;
    g_extern.console.sound.mode = SOUND_MODE_NORMAL;
-#ifdef _XBOX1
-   g_extern.console.sound.volume_level = 0;
-#endif
 #endif
    
 #ifdef HAVE_OVERLAY
@@ -893,9 +890,6 @@ bool config_load_file(const char *path, bool set_defaults)
 
    CONFIG_GET_INT_EXTERN(console.screen.flicker_filter_index, "flicker_filter_index");
    CONFIG_GET_INT_EXTERN(console.screen.soft_filter_index, "soft_filter_index");
-#ifdef _XBOX1
-   CONFIG_GET_INT_EXTERN(console.sound.volume_level, "sound_volume_level");
-#endif
    CONFIG_GET_INT_EXTERN(console.screen.resolutions.current.id, "current_resolution_id");
    CONFIG_GET_INT_EXTERN(console.sound.mode, "sound_mode");
 #endif
@@ -1429,9 +1423,6 @@ bool config_save_file(const char *path)
 #endif
 
    config_set_bool(conf, "gamma_correction", g_extern.console.screen.gamma_correction);
-#ifdef _XBOX1
-   config_set_int(conf, "sound_volume_level", g_extern.console.sound.volume_level);
-#endif
    bool triple_buffering_enable_val = g_extern.lifecycle_state & (1ULL << MODE_VIDEO_TRIPLE_BUFFERING_ENABLE);
    bool soft_filter_enable_val = g_extern.lifecycle_state & (1ULL << MODE_VIDEO_SOFT_FILTER_ENABLE);
    bool flicker_filter_enable_val = g_extern.lifecycle_state & (1ULL << MODE_VIDEO_FLICKER_FILTER_ENABLE);