diff --git a/panda/src/movies/config_movies.cxx b/panda/src/movies/config_movies.cxx
index d5a01b272d..dc4202c6f2 100644
--- a/panda/src/movies/config_movies.cxx
+++ b/panda/src/movies/config_movies.cxx
@@ -50,11 +50,6 @@ ConfigVariableList load_video_type
           "either the name of a module, or a space-separate list of filename "
           "extensions, followed by the name of the module."));
 
-ConfigVariableBool vorbis_enable_vfs
-("vorbis-enable-vfs", true,
- PRC_DESC("Set this to false if you're having trouble loading Ogg Vorbis "
-          "files and don't need to use the virtual file system."));
-
 ConfigVariableBool vorbis_enable_seek
 ("vorbis-enable-seek", true,
  PRC_DESC("Set this to false if you're having trouble with seeking while "
diff --git a/panda/src/movies/config_movies.h b/panda/src/movies/config_movies.h
index ada94cb98c..fa09bc6e8f 100644
--- a/panda/src/movies/config_movies.h
+++ b/panda/src/movies/config_movies.h
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ NotifyCategoryDecl(movies, EXPCL_PANDA_MOVIES, EXPTP_PANDA_MOVIES);
 extern ConfigVariableList load_audio_type;
 extern ConfigVariableList load_video_type;
 
-extern ConfigVariableBool vorbis_enable_vfs;
 extern ConfigVariableBool vorbis_enable_seek;
 extern ConfigVariableBool vorbis_seek_lap;