diff --git a/source/main/audio/SoundManager.cpp b/source/main/audio/SoundManager.cpp
index a487a04201..9ddf14b088 100644
--- a/source/main/audio/SoundManager.cpp
+++ b/source/main/audio/SoundManager.cpp
@@ -381,8 +381,9 @@ void SoundManager::Update(const float dt_sec)
     const auto water = App::GetGameContext()->GetTerrain()->getWater();
     m_listener_is_underwater = (water != nullptr ? water->IsUnderWater(m_listener_position) : false);
 
-    recomputeAllSources();
-    UpdateAlListener();
+    this->recomputeAllSources();
+    this->UpdateAlListener();
+    this->UpdateListenerEnvironment();
 
     if(App::audio_enable_efx->getBool())
     {
@@ -407,6 +408,35 @@ void SoundManager::SetListener(Ogre::Vector3 position, Ogre::Vector3 direction,
     m_listener_velocity = velocity;
 }
 
+void SoundManager::UpdateListenerEnvironment()
+{
+    const EFXEAXREVERBPROPERTIES* listener_reverb_properties = nullptr;
+
+    if (App::audio_engine_controls_environmental_audio->getBool())
+    {
+        if (this->ListenerIsUnderwater())
+        {
+            this->SetSpeedOfSound(1522.0f); // assume listener is in sea water (i.e. salt water)
+            /*
+             * According to the Francois-Garrison formula for frequency-dependant absorption at 5kHz in seawater,
+             * the absorption should be 0.334 db/km. OpenAL multiplies the Air Absorption Factor with an internal
+             * value of 0.05dB/m, so we need a factor of 0.00668f.
+             */
+            this->SetAirAbsorptionFactor(0.00668f);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            this->SetSpeedOfSound(343.3f); // assume listener is in air at 20° celsius
+            this->SetAirAbsorptionFactor(1.0f);
+        }
+
+        if (App::audio_enable_efx->getBool())
+        {
+            m_listener_efx_reverb_properties = this->GetReverbPresetAt(m_listener_position);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 void SoundManager::UpdateAlListener()
 {
     float orientation[6];
@@ -466,11 +496,6 @@ const EFXEAXREVERBPROPERTIES* SoundManager::GetReverbPresetAt(const Ogre::Vector
     }
 }
 
-void SoundManager::SetListenerEnvironment(const EFXEAXREVERBPROPERTIES* listener_reverb_properties)
-{
-    m_listener_efx_reverb_properties = listener_reverb_properties;
-}
-
 void SoundManager::UpdateListenerEffectSlot(const float dt_sec)
 {
     if(m_listener_efx_reverb_properties == nullptr)
diff --git a/source/main/audio/SoundManager.h b/source/main/audio/SoundManager.h
index cac3df76e5..7bd0ec2967 100644
--- a/source/main/audio/SoundManager.h
+++ b/source/main/audio/SoundManager.h
@@ -95,13 +95,6 @@ class SoundManager
       */
     void SetListener(Ogre::Vector3 position, Ogre::Vector3 direction, Ogre::Vector3 up, Ogre::Vector3 velocity);
 
-    /**
-     * Updates the EFX/EAX reverb preset that is used as a base for updating the listener's effect slot.
-     * @param listener_environment The preset that will be used for the listener environment.
-     * @see UpdateListenerEffectSlot()
-     */
-    void SetListenerEnvironment(const EFXEAXREVERBPROPERTIES* listener_efx_reverb_properties);
-
     /**
      * Unlike the name suggests, this sets the listener's gain to 0, essentially muting all sounds.
      */
@@ -194,6 +187,12 @@ class SoundManager
      * @see SetListener()
      */
     void UpdateAlListener();
+
+    /**
+     * Determines several properties of the environment of the listener and updates OpenAL to use them.
+     */
+    void UpdateListenerEnvironment();
+
     void recomputeAllSources();
 
     /**
diff --git a/source/main/audio/SoundScriptManager.cpp b/source/main/audio/SoundScriptManager.cpp
index da5d8e82a4..4654ee205b 100644
--- a/source/main/audio/SoundScriptManager.cpp
+++ b/source/main/audio/SoundScriptManager.cpp
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 
 #include "Actor.h"
 #include "CameraManager.h"
-#include "GameContext.h"
 #include "Sound.h"
 #include "SoundManager.h"
 #include "Utils.h"
@@ -321,7 +320,6 @@ void SoundScriptManager::update(float dt_sec)
         Ogre::Vector3 camera_direction = camera_node->getOrientation() * -Ogre::Vector3::UNIT_Z;
 
         SetListener(camera_position, camera_direction, camera_up, camera_velocity);
-        SetListenerEnvironment(camera_position);
 
         sound_manager->Update(dt_sec);
     }
@@ -334,44 +332,6 @@ void SoundScriptManager::SetListener(Vector3 position, Vector3 direction, Vector
     sound_manager->SetListener(position, direction, up, velocity);
 }
 
-void SoundScriptManager::SetListenerEnvironment(Vector3 listener_position)
-{
-    if (disabled)
-        return;
-
-    const EFXEAXREVERBPROPERTIES* listener_reverb_properties = nullptr;
-
-    if (App::audio_engine_controls_environmental_audio->getBool())
-    {
-        if (sound_manager->ListenerIsUnderwater())
-        {
-            sound_manager->SetSpeedOfSound(1522.0f); // assume listener is in sea water (i.e. salt water)
-            /*
-             * According to the Francois-Garrison formula for frequency-dependant absorption at 5kHz in seawater,
-             * the absorption should be 0.334 db/km. OpenAL multiplies the Air Absorption Factor with an internal
-             * value of 0.05dB/m, so we need a factor of 0.00668f.
-             */
-            sound_manager->SetAirAbsorptionFactor(0.00668f);
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            sound_manager->SetSpeedOfSound(343.3f); // assume listener is in air at 20° celsius
-            sound_manager->SetAirAbsorptionFactor(1.0f);
-        }
-
-        if (App::audio_enable_efx->getBool())
-        {
-            listener_reverb_properties = sound_manager->GetReverbPresetAt(listener_position);
-        }
-    }
-
-    if (App::audio_enable_efx->getBool())
-    {
-        // always update the environment in case it was changed via console or script
-        sound_manager->SetListenerEnvironment(listener_reverb_properties);
-    }
-}
-
 const StringVector& SoundScriptManager::getScriptPatterns(void) const
 {
     return script_patterns;
diff --git a/source/main/audio/SoundScriptManager.h b/source/main/audio/SoundScriptManager.h
index 092b90d28f..a6bc061dd2 100644
--- a/source/main/audio/SoundScriptManager.h
+++ b/source/main/audio/SoundScriptManager.h
@@ -31,12 +31,6 @@
 
 #include <OgreScriptLoader.h>
 
-#ifdef __APPLE__
-  #include <OpenAL/efx-presets.h>
-#else
-  #include <AL/efx-presets.h>
-#endif
-
 #define SOUND_PLAY_ONCE(_ACTOR_, _TRIG_)        App::GetSoundScriptManager()->trigOnce    ( (_ACTOR_), (_TRIG_) )
 #define SOUND_START(_ACTOR_, _TRIG_)            App::GetSoundScriptManager()->trigStart   ( (_ACTOR_), (_TRIG_) )
 #define SOUND_STOP(_ACTOR_, _TRIG_)             App::GetSoundScriptManager()->trigStop    ( (_ACTOR_), (_TRIG_) )