diff --git a/cmake/sdlchecks.cmake b/cmake/sdlchecks.cmake
index 316453020..c1100fdc9 100644
--- a/cmake/sdlchecks.cmake
+++ b/cmake/sdlchecks.cmake
@@ -59,21 +59,13 @@ macro(CheckOSS)
     check_c_source_compiles("
         #include <sys/soundcard.h>
         int main(int argc, char **argv) { int arg = SNDCTL_DSP_SETFRAGMENT; return 0; }" HAVE_OSS_SYS_SOUNDCARD_H)
-    if(NOT HAVE_OSS_SYS_SOUNDCARD_H)
-      check_c_source_compiles("
-          #include <soundcard.h>
-          int main(int argc, char **argv) { int arg = SNDCTL_DSP_SETFRAGMENT; return 0; }" HAVE_OSS_SOUNDCARD_H)
-    endif()
 
-    if(HAVE_OSS_SYS_SOUNDCARD_H OR HAVE_OSS_SOUNDCARD_H)
+    if(HAVE_OSS_SYS_SOUNDCARD_H)
       set(HAVE_OSS TRUE)
       file(GLOB OSS_SOURCES ${SDL2_SOURCE_DIR}/src/audio/dsp/*.c)
-      if(HAVE_OSS_SOUNDCARD_H)
-        set(SDL_AUDIO_DRIVER_OSS_SOUNDCARD_H 1)
-      endif()
       set(SDL_AUDIO_DRIVER_OSS 1)
       list(APPEND SOURCE_FILES ${OSS_SOURCES})
-      if(NETBSD OR OPENBSD)
+      if(NETBSD)
         list(APPEND EXTRA_LIBS ossaudio)
       endif()
       set(HAVE_SDL_AUDIO TRUE)
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 8e139dd08..b686dd0aa 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -21007,10 +21007,6 @@ fi
     #  it on if you really want, though.
     if test x$enable_oss = xmaybe; then
         enable_oss=yes
-        case "$host" in
-            *-*-openbsd*)
-                enable_oss=no;;
-        esac
     fi
 
     if test x$enable_audio = xyes -a x$enable_oss = xyes; then
@@ -21036,33 +21032,6 @@ _ACEOF
 if ac_fn_c_try_compile "$LINENO"
 then :
   have_oss=yes
-fi
-rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext conftest.beam conftest.$ac_ext
-        fi
-        if test x$have_oss != xyes; then
-            cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
-/* end confdefs.h.  */
-
-              #include <soundcard.h>
-
-int
-main (void)
-{
-
-              int arg = SNDCTL_DSP_SETFRAGMENT;
-
-  ;
-  return 0;
-}
-_ACEOF
-if ac_fn_c_try_compile "$LINENO"
-then :
-
-            have_oss=yes
-
-printf "%s\n" "#define SDL_AUDIO_DRIVER_OSS_SOUNDCARD_H 1" >>confdefs.h
-
-
 fi
 rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext conftest.beam conftest.$ac_ext
         fi
@@ -21078,7 +21047,7 @@ printf "%s\n" "#define SDL_AUDIO_DRIVER_OSS 1" >>confdefs.h
 
             # We may need to link with ossaudio emulation library
             case "$host" in
-                *-*-openbsd*|*-*-netbsd*)
+                *-*-netbsd*)
                     EXTRA_LDFLAGS="$EXTRA_LDFLAGS -lossaudio";;
             esac
         fi
@@ -32564,4 +32533,3 @@ if test -n "$ac_unrecognized_opts" && test "$enable_option_checking" != no; then
 printf "%s\n" "$as_me: WARNING: unrecognized options: $ac_unrecognized_opts" >&2;}
 fi
 
-
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 2708c1f76..612602fb7 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -933,10 +933,6 @@ CheckOSS()
     #  it on if you really want, though.
     if test x$enable_oss = xmaybe; then
         enable_oss=yes
-        case "$host" in
-            *-*-openbsd*)
-                enable_oss=no;;
-        esac
     fi
 
     if test x$enable_audio = xyes -a x$enable_oss = xyes; then
@@ -949,16 +945,6 @@ CheckOSS()
               int arg = SNDCTL_DSP_SETFRAGMENT;
             ]])], [have_oss=yes],[])
         fi
-        if test x$have_oss != xyes; then
-            AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([[
-              #include <soundcard.h>
-            ]], [[
-              int arg = SNDCTL_DSP_SETFRAGMENT;
-            ]])], [
-            have_oss=yes
-            AC_DEFINE(SDL_AUDIO_DRIVER_OSS_SOUNDCARD_H, 1, [ ])
-            ],[])
-        fi
         AC_MSG_RESULT($have_oss)
         if test x$have_oss = xyes; then
             SUMMARY_audio="${SUMMARY_audio} oss"
@@ -968,7 +954,7 @@ CheckOSS()
 
             # We may need to link with ossaudio emulation library
             case "$host" in
-                *-*-openbsd*|*-*-netbsd*)
+                *-*-netbsd*)
                     EXTRA_LDFLAGS="$EXTRA_LDFLAGS -lossaudio";;
             esac
         fi
diff --git a/include/SDL_config.h.cmake b/include/SDL_config.h.cmake
index 6daeadfa0..c9ee9df99 100644
--- a/include/SDL_config.h.cmake
+++ b/include/SDL_config.h.cmake
@@ -309,7 +309,6 @@
 #cmakedefine SDL_AUDIO_DRIVER_NAS_DYNAMIC @SDL_AUDIO_DRIVER_NAS_DYNAMIC@
 #cmakedefine SDL_AUDIO_DRIVER_NETBSD @SDL_AUDIO_DRIVER_NETBSD@
 #cmakedefine SDL_AUDIO_DRIVER_OSS @SDL_AUDIO_DRIVER_OSS@
-#cmakedefine SDL_AUDIO_DRIVER_OSS_SOUNDCARD_H @SDL_AUDIO_DRIVER_OSS_SOUNDCARD_H@
 #cmakedefine SDL_AUDIO_DRIVER_PAUDIO @SDL_AUDIO_DRIVER_PAUDIO@
 #cmakedefine SDL_AUDIO_DRIVER_PIPEWIRE @SDL_AUDIO_DRIVER_PIPEWIRE@
 #cmakedefine SDL_AUDIO_DRIVER_PIPEWIRE_DYNAMIC @SDL_AUDIO_DRIVER_PIPEWIRE_DYNAMIC@
diff --git a/include/SDL_config.h.in b/include/SDL_config.h.in
index 56b53029a..f6f2171fa 100644
--- a/include/SDL_config.h.in
+++ b/include/SDL_config.h.in
@@ -297,7 +297,6 @@
 #undef SDL_AUDIO_DRIVER_NETBSD
 #undef SDL_AUDIO_DRIVER_OPENSLES
 #undef SDL_AUDIO_DRIVER_OSS
-#undef SDL_AUDIO_DRIVER_OSS_SOUNDCARD_H
 #undef SDL_AUDIO_DRIVER_PAUDIO
 #undef SDL_AUDIO_DRIVER_PIPEWIRE
 #undef SDL_AUDIO_DRIVER_PIPEWIRE_DYNAMIC
diff --git a/src/audio/dsp/SDL_dspaudio.c b/src/audio/dsp/SDL_dspaudio.c
index 531612a29..8734f7960 100644
--- a/src/audio/dsp/SDL_dspaudio.c
+++ b/src/audio/dsp/SDL_dspaudio.c
@@ -34,13 +34,7 @@
 #include <sys/ioctl.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
-#if SDL_AUDIO_DRIVER_OSS_SOUNDCARD_H
-/* This is installed on some systems */
-#include <soundcard.h>
-#else
-/* This is recommended by OSS */
 #include <sys/soundcard.h>
-#endif
 
 #include "SDL_timer.h"
 #include "SDL_audio.h"
diff --git a/test/configure b/test/configure
index c71abe489..f627d92de 100755
--- a/test/configure
+++ b/test/configure
@@ -6103,4 +6103,3 @@ if test -n "$ac_unrecognized_opts" && test "$enable_option_checking" != no; then
 printf "%s\n" "$as_me: WARNING: unrecognized options: $ac_unrecognized_opts" >&2;}
 fi
 
-