diff --git a/Formula/sdl_mixer.rb b/Formula/sdl_mixer.rb
index 1de04269ea..2e347de71c 100644
--- a/Formula/sdl_mixer.rb
+++ b/Formula/sdl_mixer.rb
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@ class SdlMixer < Formula
     sha256 "559377bb70595dc716d1f0c703e986ea4bc30666085812756230b00194b97d87" => :yosemite
   end
 
-  option :universal
-
   depends_on "pkg-config" => :build
   depends_on "sdl"
   depends_on "flac" => :optional
@@ -25,8 +23,6 @@ class SdlMixer < Formula
   def install
     inreplace "SDL_mixer.pc.in", "@prefix@", HOMEBREW_PREFIX
 
-    ENV.universal_binary if build.universal?
-
     args = %W[
       --prefix=#{prefix}
       --disable-dependency-tracking