diff --git a/src/audio/file.cpp b/src/audio/file.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 1b22dcaa..00000000
--- a/src/audio/file.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,99 +0,0 @@
-#include <sndfile.h>
-#include <string.h>
-#include "file.h"
-#include "taAudio.h"
-
-void TAAudioFile::onProcess(unsigned char* buf, int nframes) {
-  if (audioProcCallback!=NULL) {
-    audioProcCallback(audioProcCallbackUser,inBufs,outBufs,desc.inChans,desc.outChans,desc.bufsize);
-  }
-  /*
-  float* fbuf=(float*)buf;
-  for (size_t j=0; j<desc.bufsize; j++) {
-    for (size_t i=0; i<desc.outChans; i++) {
-      fbuf[j*desc.outChans+i]=outBufs[i][j];
-    }
-  }*/
-}
-
-void* TAAudioFile::getContext() {
-  return file;
-}
-
-bool TAAudioFile::quit() {
-  if (!initialized) return false;
-
-  if (file!=NULL) {
-    sf_close(file);
-    file=NULL;
-  }
-
-  if (running) {
-    running=false;
-  }
-
-  for (int i=0; i<desc.outChans; i++) {
-    delete[] outBufs[i];
-  }
-
-  delete[] outBufs;
-  
-  initialized=false;
-  return true;
-}
-
-bool TAAudioFile::setRun(bool run) {
-  if (!initialized) return false;
-  SDL_PauseAudioDevice(ai,!run);
-  running=run;
-  return running;
-}
-
-bool TAAudioFile::init(TAAudioDesc& request, TAAudioDesc& response) {
-  if (initialized) return false;
-
-  TAAudioDesc desc=request;
-
-  if (desc.inChans>0) return false;
-
-  memset(si,0,sizeof(SF_INFO));
-  si.channels=request.outChans;
-  si.samplerate=request.rate;
-  switch (request.outFormat) {
-    case TA_AUDIO_FORMAT_F32:
-      si.format=SF_FORMAT_FLOAT;
-      break;
-    case TA_AUDIO_FORMAT_F64:
-      si.format=SF_FORMAT_DOUBLE;
-      break;
-    case TA_AUDIO_FORMAT_U8:
-      si.format=SF_FORMAT_PCM_U8;
-      break;
-    case TA_AUDIO_FORMAT_S8:
-      si.format=SF_FORMAT_PCM_S8;
-      break;
-    case TA_AUDIO_FORMAT_S16:
-      si.format=SF_FORMAT_PCM_16;
-      break;
-    case TA_AUDIO_FORMAT_S32:
-      si.format=SF_FORMAT_PCM_32;
-      break;
-    default:
-      return false;
-  }
-  si.format|=SF_FORMAT_WAV;
-
-  file=sf_open(request.name.c_str(),SFM_WRITE,&si);
-  if (file==NULL) return false;
-
-  if (desc.outChans>0) {
-    outBufs=new float*[desc.outChans];
-    for (int i=0; i<desc.outChans; i++) {
-      outBufs[i]=new float[desc.bufsize];
-    }
-  }
-
-  response=desc;
-  initialized=true;
-  return true;
-}
diff --git a/src/audio/file.h b/src/audio/file.h
deleted file mode 100644
index c7273d1d..00000000
--- a/src/audio/file.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-#include "taAudio.h"
-#include <sndfile.h>
-
-class TAAudioFile: public TAAudio {
-  float** iInBufs;
-  float** iOutBufs;
-
-  SNDFILE* file;
-  SF_INFO si;
-
-  public:
-    void onProcess(unsigned char* buf, int nframes);
-
-    void* getContext();
-    bool quit();
-    bool setRun(bool run);
-    bool init(TAAudioDesc& request, TAAudioDesc& response);
-};
diff --git a/src/engine/engine.cpp b/src/engine/engine.cpp
index ecc7d597..634aa139 100644
--- a/src/engine/engine.cpp
+++ b/src/engine/engine.cpp
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 #ifdef HAVE_JACK
 #include "../audio/jack.h"
 #endif
-#include "../audio/file.h"
 #include "platform/genesis.h"
 #include "platform/genesisext.h"
 #include "platform/sms.h"
@@ -708,9 +707,6 @@ bool DivEngine::init() {
     case DIV_AUDIO_SDL:
       output=new TAAudioSDL;
       break;
-    case DIV_AUDIO_FILE:
-      output=new TAAudioFile;
-      break;
     default:
       logE("invalid audio engine!\n");
       return false;
diff --git a/src/engine/engine.h b/src/engine/engine.h
index 858efd98..1d853ea7 100644
--- a/src/engine/engine.h
+++ b/src/engine/engine.h
@@ -13,8 +13,7 @@ enum DivStatusView {
 
 enum DivAudioEngines {
   DIV_AUDIO_JACK=0,
-  DIV_AUDIO_SDL,
-  DIV_AUDIO_FILE
+  DIV_AUDIO_SDL
 };
 
 struct DivChannelState {
@@ -66,8 +65,6 @@ class DivEngine {
   DivChannelState chan[17];
   DivAudioEngines audioEngine;
 
-  String outName;
-
   short vibTable[64];
 
   blip_buffer_t* bb[2];
@@ -108,11 +105,8 @@ class DivEngine {
     // set the view mode.
     void setView(DivStatusView which);
 
-    // open audio output file.
-    bool openAudioOut(String filename);
-
-    // initialize the engine.
-    bool init();
+    // initialize the engine. optionally provide an output file name.
+    bool init(String outName="");
 
     DivEngine():
       chans(0),
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index d9fc003d..d5b334ff 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -116,8 +116,7 @@ bool pLoops(String val) {
 }
 
 bool pOutput(String val) {
-  e.setAudio(DIV_AUDIO_FILE);
-  return e.openAudioOut(val);
+  return false;
 }
 
 bool needsValue(String param) {