diff --git a/src/audio/AL/ALAudio.cpp b/src/audio/AL/ALAudio.cpp
index 28877485..267b20dd 100644
--- a/src/audio/AL/ALAudio.cpp
+++ b/src/audio/AL/ALAudio.cpp
@@ -625,37 +625,6 @@ void ALAudio::freeBuffer(uint buffer) {
     freebuffers.push_back(buffer);
 }
 
-void ALAudio::setOutputDevice(const std::string& deviceName) {
-    ALCdevice* newDevice = alcOpenDevice(deviceName.c_str());
-    if (newDevice == nullptr) {
-        logger.error() << "failed to open output device: " << deviceName;
-        return;
-    }
-
-    ALCcontext* newContext = alcCreateContext(newDevice, nullptr);
-    if (!alcMakeContextCurrent(newContext)) {
-        logger.error() << "failed to make context current for device: "
-                       << deviceName;
-        alcCloseDevice(newDevice);
-        return;
-    }
-
-    // Clean up old device and context
-    alcMakeContextCurrent(nullptr);
-    check_alc_errors(device, "alcMakeContextCurrent");
-    alcDestroyContext(context);
-    check_alc_errors(device, "alcDestroyContext");
-    if (!alcCloseDevice(device)) {
-        logger.error() << "old device not closed";
-    }
-
-    // Update to new device and context
-    device = newDevice;
-    context = newContext;
-
-    logger.info() << "switched output device to: " << deviceName;
-}
-
 void ALAudio::setListener(
     glm::vec3 position, glm::vec3 velocity, glm::vec3 at, glm::vec3 up
 ) {
diff --git a/src/audio/AL/ALAudio.hpp b/src/audio/AL/ALAudio.hpp
index 3c108b6f..6fef62f0 100644
--- a/src/audio/AL/ALAudio.hpp
+++ b/src/audio/AL/ALAudio.hpp
@@ -197,8 +197,6 @@ namespace audio {
         std::vector<std::string> getOutputDeviceNames() override;
         std::vector<std::string> getInputDeviceNames() override;
 
-        void setOutputDevice(const std::string& deviceName) override;
-
         void setListener(
             glm::vec3 position,
             glm::vec3 velocity,
diff --git a/src/audio/NoAudio.hpp b/src/audio/NoAudio.hpp
index cc0c240d..5012704b 100644
--- a/src/audio/NoAudio.hpp
+++ b/src/audio/NoAudio.hpp
@@ -89,9 +89,6 @@ namespace audio {
             return {};
         }
 
-        void setOutputDevice(const std::string& deviceName) override {
-        }
-
         void setListener(
             glm::vec3 position, glm::vec3 velocity, glm::vec3 at, glm::vec3 up
         ) override {
diff --git a/src/audio/audio.cpp b/src/audio/audio.cpp
index 313deed8..60f44b04 100644
--- a/src/audio/audio.cpp
+++ b/src/audio/audio.cpp
@@ -285,10 +285,6 @@ void audio::set_input_device(const std::string& deviceName) {
     }
 }
 
-void audio::set_output_device(const std::string& deviceName) {
-    backend->setOutputDevice(deviceName);
-}
-
 void audio::set_listener(
     glm::vec3 position, glm::vec3 velocity, glm::vec3 lookAt, glm::vec3 up
 ) {
diff --git a/src/audio/audio.hpp b/src/audio/audio.hpp
index dd648027..c394398f 100644
--- a/src/audio/audio.hpp
+++ b/src/audio/audio.hpp
@@ -381,7 +381,6 @@ namespace audio {
         ) = 0;
         virtual std::vector<std::string> getInputDeviceNames() = 0;
         virtual std::vector<std::string> getOutputDeviceNames() = 0;
-        virtual void setOutputDevice(const std::string& deviceName) = 0;
         virtual void update(double delta) = 0;
 
         /// @brief Check if backend is an abstraction that does not internally
@@ -458,7 +457,6 @@ namespace audio {
     std::vector<std::string> get_output_devices_names();
 
     void set_input_device(const std::string& deviceName);
-    void set_output_device(const std::string& deviceName);
 
     /// @brief Configure 3D listener
     /// @param position listener position
diff --git a/src/logic/scripting/lua/libs/libaudio.cpp b/src/logic/scripting/lua/libs/libaudio.cpp
index 4551af0b..ed2e3db6 100644
--- a/src/logic/scripting/lua/libs/libaudio.cpp
+++ b/src/logic/scripting/lua/libs/libaudio.cpp
@@ -436,12 +436,6 @@ static int l_audio_set_input_device(lua::State* L) {
     return 0;
 }
 
-static int l_audio_set_output_device(lua::State* L) {
-    auto device_name = lua::tostring(L, 1);
-    audio::set_output_device(device_name);
-    return 0;
-}
-
 static int l_audio_get_input_info(lua::State* L) {
     auto device = audio::get_input_device();
     if (device == nullptr) {
@@ -486,7 +480,6 @@ const luaL_Reg audiolib[] = {
     {"get_input_devices_names", lua::wrap<l_audio_get_input_devices_names>},
     {"get_output_devices_names", lua::wrap<l_audio_get_output_devices_names>},
     {"set_input_device", lua::wrap<l_audio_set_input_device>},
-    {"set_output_device", lua::wrap<l_audio_set_output_device>},
     {"get_input_info", lua::wrap<l_audio_get_input_info>},
     {nullptr, nullptr}
 };