diff --git a/src/86box.c b/src/86box.c
index 9647a8a6e..2e49184ef 100644
--- a/src/86box.c
+++ b/src/86box.c
@@ -941,9 +941,7 @@ pc_reset_hard_close(void)
 
 	scsi_disk_close();
 
-#ifdef USE_OPENAL
 	closeal();
-#endif
 
 	video_reset_close();
 
diff --git a/src/sound/midi_fluidsynth.c b/src/sound/midi_fluidsynth.c
index ed3e2d535..14093efb4 100644
--- a/src/sound/midi_fluidsynth.c
+++ b/src/sound/midi_fluidsynth.c
@@ -40,10 +40,8 @@ enum fluid_interp {
 };
 
 
-#ifdef USE_OPENAL
 extern void givealbuffer_midi(void *buf, uint32_t size);
 extern void al_set_midi(int freq, int buf_size);
-#endif
 
 static void	*fluidsynth_handle;		/* handle to FluidSynth DLL */
 
@@ -152,9 +150,7 @@ static void fluidsynth_thread(void *param)
 			buf_pos += buf_size;
 			if (buf_pos >= data->buf_size)
 			{
-#ifdef USE_OPENAL
        		                givealbuffer_midi(data->buffer, data->buf_size / sizeof(float));
-#endif
 				buf_pos = 0;
 			}
 		}
@@ -167,9 +163,7 @@ static void fluidsynth_thread(void *param)
 			buf_pos += buf_size;
 			if (buf_pos >= data->buf_size)
 			{
-#ifdef USE_OPENAL
        		                givealbuffer_midi(data->buffer_int16, data->buf_size / sizeof(int16_t));
-#endif
 				buf_pos = 0;
 			}
 		}
@@ -322,9 +316,7 @@ void* fluidsynth_init(const device_t *info)
 		data->buffer_int16 = malloc(data->buf_size);
 	}
 
-#ifdef USE_OPENAL
         al_set_midi(data->samplerate, data->buf_size);
-#endif
 
         dev = malloc(sizeof(midi_device_t));
         memset(dev, 0, sizeof(midi_device_t));
diff --git a/src/sound/midi_mt32.c b/src/sound/midi_mt32.c
index 00c26b392..e1812a733 100644
--- a/src/sound/midi_mt32.c
+++ b/src/sound/midi_mt32.c
@@ -14,10 +14,8 @@
 #include <86box/midi.h>
 
 
-#ifdef USE_OPENAL
 extern void givealbuffer_midi(void *buf, uint32_t size);
 extern void al_set_midi(int freq, int buf_size);
-#endif
 
 static void display_mt32_message(void *instance_data, const char *message);
 
@@ -193,9 +191,7 @@ static void mt32_thread(void *param)
 			buf_pos += bsize;
 			if (buf_pos >= buf_size)
 			{
-#ifdef USE_OPENAL
 				givealbuffer_midi(buffer, buf_size / sizeof(float));
-#endif
 				buf_pos = 0;
 			}
 		}
@@ -207,9 +203,7 @@ static void mt32_thread(void *param)
 			buf_pos += bsize;
 			if (buf_pos >= buf_size)
 			{
-#ifdef USE_OPENAL
 				givealbuffer_midi(buffer_int16, buf_size / sizeof(int16_t));
-#endif
 				buf_pos = 0;
 			}
 		}
@@ -261,9 +255,7 @@ void* mt32emu_init(char *control_rom, char *pcm_rom)
         mt32emu_set_reversed_stereo_enabled(context, device_get_config_int("reversed_stereo"));
         mt32emu_set_nice_amp_ramp_enabled(context, device_get_config_int("nice_ramp"));
 
-#ifdef USE_OPENAL
         al_set_midi(samplerate, buf_size);
-#endif
 
         dev = malloc(sizeof(midi_device_t));
         memset(dev, 0, sizeof(midi_device_t));
diff --git a/src/sound/sound.c b/src/sound/sound.c
index e12b38bcb..4beab94ba 100644
--- a/src/sound/sound.c
+++ b/src/sound/sound.c
@@ -347,12 +347,10 @@ sound_cd_thread(void *param)
 		}
 	}
 
-#ifdef USE_OPENAL
 	if (sound_is_float)
 		givealbuffer_cd(cd_out_buffer);
 	else
 		givealbuffer_cd(cd_out_buffer_int16);
-#endif
     }
 }
 
@@ -465,12 +463,10 @@ sound_poll(void *priv)
 		}
 	}
 
-#ifdef USE_OPENAL
 	if (sound_is_float)
 		givealbuffer(outbuffer_ex);
 	else
 		givealbuffer(outbuffer_ex_int16);
-#endif
 
 	if (cd_thread_enable) {
                 cd_buf_update--;
@@ -499,9 +495,8 @@ sound_reset(void)
 
     midi_device_init();
     midi_in_device_init();
-#ifdef USE_OPENAL
+
     inital();
-#endif
 
     timer_add(&sound_poll_timer, sound_poll, NULL, 1);