diff --git a/apps/renderer.c b/apps/renderer.c
index 7af468b9e6d4c8cfe15366b04fd5a812291a958f..f7a9a9dd16f93112a79f5557436f7341d2c0f816 100644
--- a/apps/renderer.c
+++ b/apps/renderer.c
@@ -48,7 +48,9 @@
 #include "rotation_file_reader.h"
 #include "aeid_file_reader.h"
 #include "split_render_file_read_write.h"
+#ifndef FIX_1494_SET_SPLITBFI_UNUSED
 #include "split_rend_bfi_file_reader.h"
+#endif
 #include "vector3_pair_file_reader.h"
 #ifdef DEBUGGING
 #include "debug.h"
@@ -168,7 +170,9 @@ typedef struct
     int16_t numInMetadataFiles;
     char outMetadataFilePath[RENDERER_MAX_CLI_ARG_LENGTH];
     char headRotationFilePath[RENDERER_MAX_CLI_ARG_LENGTH];
+#ifndef FIX_1494_SET_SPLITBFI_UNUSED
     char splitRendBFIFilePath[RENDERER_MAX_CLI_ARG_LENGTH];
+#endif
     char referenceVectorFilePath[RENDERER_MAX_CLI_ARG_LENGTH];
     char referenceRotationFilePath[RENDERER_MAX_CLI_ARG_LENGTH];
     char externalOrientationFilePath[RENDERER_MAX_CLI_ARG_LENGTH];
@@ -219,7 +223,9 @@ typedef enum
     CmdLnOptionId_listFormats,
     CmdLnOptionId_inputGain,
     CmdLnOptionId_outputMetadata,
+#ifndef FIX_1494_SET_SPLITBFI_UNUSED
     CmdLnOptionId_SplitRendBFIFile,
+#endif
     CmdLnOptionId_referenceVectorFile,
     CmdLnOptionId_exteriorOrientationFile,
     CmdLnOptionId_framing,
@@ -278,12 +284,14 @@ static const CmdLnParser_Option cliOptions[] = {
         .matchShort = "om",
         .description = "coded metadata file for BINAURAL_SPLIT_PCM output mode",
     },
+#ifndef FIX_1494_SET_SPLITBFI_UNUSED
     {
         .id = CmdLnOptionId_SplitRendBFIFile,
         .match = "post_rend_bfi_file",
         .matchShort = "prbfi",
         .description = "Split rendering option: bfi file",
     },
+#endif
     {
         .id = CmdLnOptionId_refRotFile,
         .match = "reference_rotation_file",
@@ -688,7 +696,9 @@ int main(
     IVAS_CLDFB_FILTER_BANK_HANDLE cldfbAna[RENDERER_MAX_INPUT_CHANNELS];
     IVAS_CLDFB_FILTER_BANK_HANDLE cldfbSyn[RENDERER_MAX_INPUT_CHANNELS];
     int16_t cldfb_in_flag, CLDFBframeSize_smpls;
+#ifndef FIX_1494_SET_SPLITBFI_UNUSED
     SplitRendBFIFileReader *splitRendBFIReader = NULL;
+#endif
     Vector3PairFileReader *referenceVectorReader = NULL;
     hrtfFileReader *hrtfFileReader = NULL;
     IVAS_DEC_HRTF_CREND_HANDLE *hHrtfCrend = NULL;
@@ -819,11 +829,13 @@ int main(
         }
     }
 
+#ifndef FIX_1494_SET_SPLITBFI_UNUSED
     if ( !isEmptyString( args.splitRendBFIFilePath ) )
     {
         convert_backslash( args.splitRendBFIFilePath );
         SplitRendBFIFileReader_open( args.splitRendBFIFilePath, &splitRendBFIReader );
     }
+#endif
 
     if ( !isEmptyString( args.externalOrientationFilePath ) )
     {
@@ -2072,7 +2084,9 @@ cleanup:
     }
 
     split_rend_reader_writer_close( &hSplitRendFileReadWrite );
+#ifndef FIX_1494_SET_SPLITBFI_UNUSED
     SplitRendBFIFileReader_close( &splitRendBFIReader );
+#endif
 
     for ( i = 0; i < RENDERER_MAX_MC_INPUTS; ++i )
     {
@@ -2682,7 +2696,9 @@ static CmdlnArgs defaultArgs(
 
     clearString( args.headRotationFilePath );
     clearString( args.outMetadataFilePath );
+#ifndef FIX_1494_SET_SPLITBFI_UNUSED
     clearString( args.splitRendBFIFilePath );
+#endif
     clearString( args.referenceVectorFilePath );
     clearString( args.referenceRotationFilePath );
     clearString( args.customHrtfFilePath );
@@ -2789,10 +2805,12 @@ static void parseOption(
             assert( numOptionValues == 1 );
             strncpy( args->outMetadataFilePath, optionValues[0], RENDERER_MAX_CLI_ARG_LENGTH - 1 );
             break;
+#ifndef FIX_1494_SET_SPLITBFI_UNUSED
         case CmdLnOptionId_SplitRendBFIFile:
             assert( numOptionValues == 1 );
             strncpy( args->splitRendBFIFilePath, optionValues[0], RENDERER_MAX_CLI_ARG_LENGTH - 1 );
             break;
+#endif
         case CmdLnOptionId_referenceVectorFile:
             assert( numOptionValues == 1 );
             strncpy( args->referenceVectorFilePath, optionValues[0], RENDERER_MAX_CLI_ARG_LENGTH - 1 );
diff --git a/lib_com/options.h b/lib_com/options.h
index 08c4d0f8f929453f53adee3e82672cf9b009b83a..e8ba805e43cff7efbbfcddf3c267bfeb8a3c134f 100644
--- a/lib_com/options.h
+++ b/lib_com/options.h
@@ -183,6 +183,7 @@
 #define FIX_1827_REMOVE_UNUSED_PSNOISEGEN_ISAR          /* Dolby: remove unused noise generator from ISAR */
 #define FIX_1487_ACCESS_OF_UNINIT_VAL_FROM_ARR_ISM_DTX  /* FhG/VA: init nb_bits_metadata to zero */
 #define FIX_1477_OOB_INDEX_IN_D_ACELP_INDEXING          /* FhG: fix oob indexing */
+#define FIX_1494_SET_SPLITBFI_UNUSED                    /* Dolby: Fix issue 1494, remove unused function setting BFI flag in ISAR renderer */
 
 /* #################### End BE switches ################################## */
 
diff --git a/lib_rend/lib_rend.c b/lib_rend/lib_rend.c
index 0dc002362710ccbf2cda5cebf5069b5bacf99300..be7d4ff6016023c709c3f69a451a4592c717f15e 100644
--- a/lib_rend/lib_rend.c
+++ b/lib_rend/lib_rend.c
@@ -89,7 +89,9 @@ typedef struct
     const EFAP_WRAPPER *pEfapOutWrapper;
     const IVAS_REND_HeadRotData *pHeadRotData;
     const RENDER_CONFIG_HANDLE *hhRendererConfig;
+#ifndef FIX_1494_SET_SPLITBFI_UNUSED
     const int16_t *pSplitRendBFI;
+#endif
     const SPLIT_REND_WRAPPER *pSplitRendWrapper;
     const COMBINED_ORIENTATION_HANDLE *pCombinedOrientationData;
     const IVAS_DefaultReverbSize *pSelectedRoomReverbSize;
@@ -213,7 +215,9 @@ struct IVAS_REND
     EFAP_WRAPPER efapOutWrapper;
     IVAS_LSSETUP_CUSTOM_STRUCT customLsOut;
 
+#ifndef FIX_1494_SET_SPLITBFI_UNUSED
     int16_t splitRendBFI;
+#endif
     SPLIT_REND_WRAPPER *splitRendWrapper;
     IVAS_REND_AudioBuffer splitRendEncBuffer;
 
@@ -1236,7 +1240,9 @@ static rendering_context getRendCtx(
     ctx.pEfapOutWrapper = &hIvasRend->efapOutWrapper;
     ctx.pHeadRotData = &hIvasRend->headRotData;
     ctx.hhRendererConfig = &hIvasRend->hRendererConfig;
+#ifndef FIX_1494_SET_SPLITBFI_UNUSED
     ctx.pSplitRendBFI = &hIvasRend->splitRendBFI;
+#endif
     ctx.pSplitRendWrapper = hIvasRend->splitRendWrapper;
     ctx.pCombinedOrientationData = &hIvasRend->hCombinedOrientationData;
     ctx.pSelectedRoomReverbSize = &hIvasRend->selectedRoomReverbSize;
@@ -5059,6 +5065,8 @@ ivas_error IVAS_REND_DisableHeadRotation(
 }
 
 
+#ifndef FIX_1494_SET_SPLITBFI_UNUSED
+
 /*-------------------------------------------------------------------*
  * IVAS_REND_SetSplitRendBFI()
  *
@@ -5075,6 +5083,8 @@ ivas_error IVAS_REND_SetSplitRendBFI(
     return IVAS_ERR_OK;
 }
 
+#endif
+
 
 /*-------------------------------------------------------------------*
  * IVAS_REND_SetOrientationTrackingMode()
diff --git a/lib_rend/lib_rend.h b/lib_rend/lib_rend.h
index 8ab8f33f1ce9bc0738589062d54abadc315129ab..2ea4a222b7b574299fee9ace0c5dfae5d42eb79d 100644
--- a/lib_rend/lib_rend.h
+++ b/lib_rend/lib_rend.h
@@ -338,10 +338,12 @@ ivas_error IVAS_REND_SetReferenceVector(
     const IVAS_VECTOR3 refPos                       /* i  : Reference position                                  */
 );
 
+#ifndef FIX_1494_SET_SPLITBFI_UNUSED
 ivas_error IVAS_REND_SetSplitRendBFI(
     IVAS_REND_HANDLE hIvasRend,                     /* i/o: Renderer handle                                     */
     const int16_t bfi                               /* i  : bad frame indicator                                 */
 );
+#endif
 
 ivas_error IVAS_REND_SetExternalOrientation(
     IVAS_REND_HANDLE hIvasRend,                     /* i/o: Renderer handle                                                         */