diff --git a/share/mk/src.opts.mk b/share/mk/src.opts.mk
index 415918e1d2e..5aae1eafedd 100644
--- a/share/mk/src.opts.mk
+++ b/share/mk/src.opts.mk
@@ -504,11 +504,6 @@ MK_CLANG_FULL:= no
 MK_LLVM_COV:= no
 .endif
 
-# CUSE is needed only by virtual_oss, but virtual_oss is part of MK_SOUND.
-.if ${MK_CUSE} == "no"
-MK_SOUND:= no
-.endif
-
 .if ${MK_ASAN} == "yes"
 # In order to get sensible backtraces from ASAN we have to install
 # llvm-symbolizer as /usr/bin/addr2line instead of the elftoolchain version.