diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/sfdb_ui.cc b/gtk2_ardour/sfdb_ui.cc
index e28a8f5f51..69980b9dea 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/sfdb_ui.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/sfdb_ui.cc
@@ -1215,11 +1215,7 @@ SoundFileBrowser::freesound_search()
 	std::string theString = mootcher.searchText(
 			search_string,
 			freesound_page,
-#ifdef __APPLE__
-			"", // OSX eats anything incl mp3
-#else
-			"type:(wav OR aiff OR flac OR aif OR ogg OR oga)",
-#endif
+			"",
 			sort_method
 			);