diff --git a/Source/Core/AudioCommon/AudioCommon.vcproj b/Source/Core/AudioCommon/AudioCommon.vcproj
index bf6d56d1af..13b53d2156 100644
--- a/Source/Core/AudioCommon/AudioCommon.vcproj
+++ b/Source/Core/AudioCommon/AudioCommon.vcproj
@@ -428,10 +428,6 @@
 				RelativePath=".\Src\DSoundStream.h"
 				>
 			</File>
-			<File
-				RelativePath=".\Src\NullSoundStream.h"
-				>
-			</File>
 			<File
 				RelativePath=".\Src\OpenALStream.cpp"
 				>
diff --git a/Source/Core/AudioCommon/Src/AudioCommon.cpp b/Source/Core/AudioCommon/Src/AudioCommon.cpp
index 4a52615134..f34b04acfa 100644
--- a/Source/Core/AudioCommon/Src/AudioCommon.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/AudioCommon/Src/AudioCommon.cpp
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 #include "DSoundStream.h"
 #include "AOSoundStream.h"
 #include "AlsaSoundStream.h"
-#include "NullSoundStream.h"
 #include "CoreAudioSoundStream.h"
 #include "OpenALStream.h"
 #include "PulseAudioStream.h"
@@ -46,8 +45,6 @@ namespace AudioCommon
 			soundStream = new CoreAudioSound(mixer);
 		else if (backend == BACKEND_PULSEAUDIO  && PulseAudio::isValid())
 			soundStream = new PulseAudio(mixer);
-		else if (backend == BACKEND_NULL        && NullSound::isValid()) 
-			soundStream = new NullSound(mixer);
 
 		if (soundStream != NULL)
 		{
@@ -62,14 +59,12 @@ namespace AudioCommon
 				*/
 				return soundStream;
 			}
-			PanicAlert("Could not initialize backend %s, falling back to NULL", backend.c_str());
+			PanicAlert("Could not initialize backend %s.", backend.c_str());
 		}
-		PanicAlert("Sound backend %s is not valid, falling back to NULL", backend.c_str());
+		PanicAlert("Sound backend %s is not valid.", backend.c_str());
 
 		delete soundStream;
-		soundStream = new NullSound(mixer);
-		soundStream->Start();
-		
+		soundStream = NULL;
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
@@ -104,8 +99,6 @@ namespace AudioCommon
 			backends.push_back(BACKEND_COREAUDIO);
 		if (PulseAudio::isValid()) 
 			backends.push_back(BACKEND_PULSEAUDIO);
-		if (NullSound::isValid()) 
-			backends.push_back(BACKEND_NULL);
 	   
 		return backends;
 	}
diff --git a/Source/Core/AudioCommon/Src/AudioCommonConfig.h b/Source/Core/AudioCommon/Src/AudioCommonConfig.h
index c18e5ce48d..fd15c9fd59 100644
--- a/Source/Core/AudioCommon/Src/AudioCommonConfig.h
+++ b/Source/Core/AudioCommon/Src/AudioCommonConfig.h
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
 #define BACKEND_OPENAL      "OpenAL"
 #define BACKEND_ALSA        "ALSA"
 #define BACKEND_PULSEAUDIO  "Pulse"
-#define BACKEND_NULL        "NullSound"
 
 struct AudioCommonConfig 
 {
diff --git a/Source/Core/AudioCommon/Src/NullSoundStream.h b/Source/Core/AudioCommon/Src/NullSoundStream.h
deleted file mode 100644
index d5533d0d30..0000000000
--- a/Source/Core/AudioCommon/Src/NullSoundStream.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,54 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (C) 2003 Dolphin Project.
-
-// This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
-// it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
-// the Free Software Foundation, version 2.0.
-
-// This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-// GNU General Public License 2.0 for more details.
-
-// A copy of the GPL 2.0 should have been included with the program.
-// If not, see http://www.gnu.org/licenses/
-
-// Official SVN repository and contact information can be found at
-// http://code.google.com/p/dolphin-emu/
-
-#ifndef _NULLSOUNDSTREAM_H_
-#define _NULLSOUNDSTREAM_H_
-
-#include "SoundStream.h"
-#include "Mixer.h"
-
-class NullMixer : public CMixer {
-
-public:
-	virtual unsigned int Mix(short *samples, unsigned int numSamples) { return 0; }
-	virtual void PushSamples(short* samples, unsigned int num_samples) {}
-};
-
-class NullSound : public SoundStream
-{   
-public:
-	NullSound(CMixer *mixer) : SoundStream(mixer) 
-	{
-		delete m_mixer;
-		m_mixer = new NullMixer();
-	}
-    
-    virtual ~NullSound() {}
-
-    static bool isValid() {
-        return true;
-    }  
-
-	virtual bool Start() { return true; }
-
-	virtual void Update() { 
-		//m_mixer->Mix(NULL, 256 >> 2);
-		//(*callback)(NULL, 256 >> 2, 16, sampleRate, 2); 
-	}
-};
-
-#endif //_NULLSOUNDSTREAM_H_