diff --git a/cfg-common.h b/cfg-common.h
index 17e9ef2131..6fa1478c0b 100644
--- a/cfg-common.h
+++ b/cfg-common.h
@@ -100,8 +100,8 @@
 #endif
 
 	// disable audio
-	{"sound", &has_audio, CONF_TYPE_FLAG, 0, 0, 1, NULL},
-	{"nosound", &has_audio, CONF_TYPE_FLAG, 0, 1, 0, NULL},
+	{"sound", &audio_id, CONF_TYPE_FLAG, 0, -2, -1, NULL},
+	{"nosound", &audio_id, CONF_TYPE_FLAG, 0, -1, -2, NULL},
 
 	// select audio/video codec (by name) or codec family (by number):
 //	{"afm", &audio_family, CONF_TYPE_INT, CONF_MIN, 0, 22, NULL}, // keep ranges in sync
diff --git a/mencoder.c b/mencoder.c
index 359e74a5fb..4fa53ae217 100644
--- a/mencoder.c
+++ b/mencoder.c
@@ -91,12 +91,9 @@ char* audio_lang=NULL;
 char* dvdsub_lang=NULL;
 static char* spudec_ifo=NULL;
 
-static int has_audio=1;
-char *audio_codec=NULL; // override audio codec
-char *video_codec=NULL; // override video codec
-char **audio_codec_list=NULL; // override video codec
-char **video_codec_list=NULL; // override video codec
-char** audio_fm_list=NULL;     // override video codec family 
+char** audio_codec_list=NULL;  // override audio codec
+char** video_codec_list=NULL;  // override video codec
+char** audio_fm_list=NULL;     // override audio codec family 
 char** video_fm_list=NULL;     // override video codec family 
 
 int out_audio_codec=-1;
@@ -451,7 +448,7 @@ if(stream->type==STREAMTYPE_DVD){
 
   if(stream_cache_size) stream_enable_cache(stream,stream_cache_size*1024,0,0);
 
-  if(!has_audio || demuxer2) audio_id=-2; /* do NOT read audio packets... */
+  if(demuxer2) audio_id=-2; /* do NOT read audio packets... */
 
   //demuxer=demux_open(stream,file_format,video_id,audio_id,dvdsub_id);
   demuxer=demux_open(stream,file_format,audio_id,video_id,dvdsub_id);
diff --git a/mplayer.c b/mplayer.c
index af85148741..1b781979ad 100644
--- a/mplayer.c
+++ b/mplayer.c
@@ -174,13 +174,9 @@ float rel_seek_secs=0;
 int abs_seek_pos=0;
 
 // codecs:
-int has_audio=1;
-int has_video=1;
-char *audio_codec=NULL; // override audio codec
-char *video_codec=NULL; // override video codec
-char **audio_codec_list=NULL; // override video codec
+char **audio_codec_list=NULL; // override audio codec
 char **video_codec_list=NULL; // override video codec
-char **audio_fm_list=NULL;    // override video codec family 
+char **audio_fm_list=NULL;    // override audio codec family 
 char **video_fm_list=NULL;    // override video codec family 
 
 // streaming:
@@ -1058,8 +1054,6 @@ if(stream_cache_size){
 
 //============ Open DEMUXERS --- DETECT file type =======================
 
-if(!has_audio) audio_id=-2; // do NOT read audio packets...
-
 current_module="demux_open";
 
 demuxer=demux_open(stream,file_format,audio_id,video_id,dvdsub_id);
diff --git a/mplayer.h b/mplayer.h
index 901eb449fb..0bb6b549e8 100644
--- a/mplayer.h
+++ b/mplayer.h
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ extern char ** audio_fm_list;
 extern char ** video_fm_list;
 extern char * video_driver;
 extern char * audio_driver;
-extern int    has_audio;
 extern float  audio_delay;
 
 extern int osd_level;