diff --git a/thirdparty/rexglue-sdk/src/native/audio/audio_runtime.cpp b/thirdparty/rexglue-sdk/src/native/audio/audio_runtime.cpp
index 9962287d..ee210a46 100644
--- a/thirdparty/rexglue-sdk/src/native/audio/audio_runtime.cpp
+++ b/thirdparty/rexglue-sdk/src/native/audio/audio_runtime.cpp
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
 #if defined(_WIN32)
 REXCVAR_DEFINE_STRING(audio_backend, "wasapi", "Audio", "Audio backend: wasapi")
-    .allowed({"wasapi", "sdl"})
+    .allowed({"wasapi"})
 #else
 REXCVAR_DEFINE_STRING(audio_backend, "sdl", "Audio", "Audio backend: sdl")
     .allowed({"sdl"})
@@ -51,9 +51,6 @@ namespace {
 std::unique_ptr<AudioDriver> CreateConfiguredDriver(memory::Memory* memory, AudioRuntime* runtime,
                                                     const size_t client_index) {
 #if defined(_WIN32)
-  if (REXCVAR_GET(audio_backend) == "sdl") {
-    return std::make_unique<sdl::SdlAudioDriver>(memory, runtime, client_index);
-  }
   return std::make_unique<wasapi::WasapiAudioDriver>(memory, runtime, client_index);
 #else
   return std::make_unique<sdl::SdlAudioDriver>(memory, runtime, client_index);