diff --git a/lib_com/options.h b/lib_com/options.h
index 0e77976572902dd1feedb3854e4da9a003f87f99..b3b1d5383f4c6c4cf3ba35c2a1f8ec605826ef5a 100644
--- a/lib_com/options.h
+++ b/lib_com/options.h
@@ -215,6 +215,7 @@
 #define FIX_587_DEFAULT_REVERB                          /* Philips: issue 587: inconsistent default reverb parameters across renderers */
 #define NONBE_1214_PLC_LSF_MEMORY                       /* VA: issue 1224: reset ACELP PLC FEC memory in case of switching from MDCT stereo to TD/DFT stereo */
 #define NONBE_1293_SR_HRTF                              /* VA: issue 1293: add support of external HRTFs in split rendering */
+#define FIX_1249_REMOVE_OBSOLETE_ALLRAD_MATRIX          /* VA: issue 1249: remove obsolete code around ALLRAD decoder matrix */
 #define NONBE_1220_OMASA_JBM_BRATE_SW_FLUSH             /* VA: issue 1220: fix bug in renderer flush in OMASA 1ISM JBM bitrate switching */
 #define FIX_1369_HQ_LR_OVERFLOW                         /* FhG: fix BASOP overflow in hq_lr_enc(), brings floating-point code inline with FX */
 #define FIX_1139_REV_COLORATION_SHORT_T60               /* Nokia,FhG: Fix issue 1139, prevent sound coloration artefacts at very low reverberation times */
diff --git a/lib_dec/ivas_init_dec.c b/lib_dec/ivas_init_dec.c
index 9442638443a0452f387178223032a65090669474..8d00ef2b9802eab2fa36f1de30018c6dce8a2746 100644
--- a/lib_dec/ivas_init_dec.c
+++ b/lib_dec/ivas_init_dec.c
@@ -1643,7 +1643,7 @@ ivas_error ivas_init_decoder(
         {
             return error;
         }
-
+#ifndef FIX_1249_REMOVE_OBSOLETE_ALLRAD_MATRIX
         if ( st_ivas->renderer_type == RENDERER_SBA_LINEAR_DEC && st_ivas->hOutSetup.is_loudspeaker_setup )
         {
             if ( ( error = ivas_sba_get_hoa_dec_matrix( st_ivas->hOutSetup, &st_ivas->hoa_dec_mtx, st_ivas->hIntSetup.ambisonics_order ) ) != IVAS_ERR_OK )
@@ -1651,6 +1651,7 @@ ivas_error ivas_init_decoder(
                 return error;
             }
         }
+#endif
 
         if ( ( error = ivas_dirac_sba_config( st_ivas->hQMetaData, &st_ivas->element_mode_init, ivas_total_brate, st_ivas->sba_analysis_order, ivas_get_hodirac_flag( ivas_total_brate, st_ivas->sba_analysis_order ) ? IVAS_MAX_NUM_BANDS : ( IVAS_MAX_NUM_BANDS - SPAR_DIRAC_SPLIT_START_BAND ),
                                               st_ivas->ivas_format ) ) != IVAS_ERR_OK )
@@ -1801,7 +1802,7 @@ ivas_error ivas_init_decoder(
         {
             return error;
         }
-
+#ifndef FIX_1249_REMOVE_OBSOLETE_ALLRAD_MATRIX
         if ( st_ivas->renderer_type == RENDERER_SBA_LINEAR_DEC && st_ivas->hOutSetup.is_loudspeaker_setup )
         {
             if ( ( error = ivas_sba_get_hoa_dec_matrix( st_ivas->hOutSetup, &st_ivas->hoa_dec_mtx, st_ivas->hIntSetup.ambisonics_order ) ) != IVAS_ERR_OK )
@@ -1809,6 +1810,7 @@ ivas_error ivas_init_decoder(
                 return error;
             }
         }
+#endif
 
         if ( ( error = ivas_dirac_sba_config( st_ivas->hQMetaData, &st_ivas->element_mode_init, ivas_total_brate, st_ivas->sba_analysis_order, ivas_get_hodirac_flag( ivas_total_brate, st_ivas->sba_analysis_order ) ? IVAS_MAX_NUM_BANDS : ( IVAS_MAX_NUM_BANDS - SPAR_DIRAC_SPLIT_START_BAND ),
                                               st_ivas->ivas_format ) ) != IVAS_ERR_OK )
diff --git a/lib_dec/ivas_output_config.c b/lib_dec/ivas_output_config.c
index 6aea937ceedee3ad97af0af1ab89b53682cb802e..801cc58e64bb090841df95a403585cedcba9094c 100644
--- a/lib_dec/ivas_output_config.c
+++ b/lib_dec/ivas_output_config.c
@@ -338,6 +338,12 @@ void ivas_renderer_select(
             {
                 *internal_config = output_config;
             }
+#ifdef FIX_1249_REMOVE_OBSOLETE_ALLRAD_MATRIX
+            else
+            {
+                *internal_config = IVAS_AUDIO_CONFIG_HOA3;
+            }
+#else
             else if ( output_config == IVAS_AUDIO_CONFIG_MONO || output_config == IVAS_AUDIO_CONFIG_STEREO )
             {
                 *internal_config = IVAS_AUDIO_CONFIG_FOA;
@@ -350,6 +356,7 @@ void ivas_renderer_select(
             {
                 *internal_config = IVAS_AUDIO_CONFIG_HOA3;
             }
+#endif
             *renderer_type = RENDERER_SBA_LINEAR_DEC;
         }
         else if ( ( ivas_format == MASA_FORMAT && output_config == IVAS_AUDIO_CONFIG_MONO && st_ivas->nchan_transport == 1 ) ||
@@ -369,10 +376,12 @@ void ivas_renderer_select(
         {
             *renderer_type = RENDERER_DISABLE;
         }
+#ifndef FIX_1249_REMOVE_OBSOLETE_ALLRAD_MATRIX
         else if ( ivas_format == SBA_FORMAT && output_config == IVAS_AUDIO_CONFIG_MONO )
         {
             *renderer_type = RENDERER_SBA_LINEAR_DEC;
         }
+#endif
         else if ( ivas_format == SBA_ISM_FORMAT && output_config == IVAS_AUDIO_CONFIG_STEREO )
         {
             *renderer_type = RENDERER_OSBA_STEREO;