diff --git a/apps/renderer.c b/apps/renderer.c
index 70e68c757d73716e18d248822b1f7dfc1b1f39d7..c494ee0f139be0554f46fc48abb267d164e4d8e0 100644
--- a/apps/renderer.c
+++ b/apps/renderer.c
@@ -172,7 +172,9 @@ 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];
@@ -223,7 +225,9 @@ typedef enum
     CmdLnOptionId_listFormats,
     CmdLnOptionId_inputGain,
     CmdLnOptionId_outputMetadata,
+#ifndef FIX_1494_SET_SPLITBFI_UNUSED
     CmdLnOptionId_SplitRendBFIFile,
+#endif
     CmdLnOptionId_referenceVectorFile,
     CmdLnOptionId_exteriorOrientationFile,
     CmdLnOptionId_framing,
@@ -282,12 +286,14 @@ 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",
@@ -763,7 +769,9 @@ 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;
@@ -893,11 +901,13 @@ 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 ) )
     {
         if ( RotationFileReader_open( args.externalOrientationFilePath, &externalOrientationFileReader ) != IVAS_ERR_OK )
@@ -2183,7 +2193,9 @@ 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 )
     {
@@ -2785,7 +2797,9 @@ 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 );
@@ -2892,10 +2906,12 @@ 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 a244037882e84546ecae3ae50084b5843083e95f..e2ae51715a909291aa64d080cf92a42fefaa4664 100644
--- a/lib_com/options.h
+++ b/lib_com/options.h
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@
 #define FIX_2290_COPY_OF_UNINIT_DATA                    /* VA: prevent the copy of un-initialized data */
 #define CLEANUP_ACELP_ENC                               /* VA: basop issue 2304: Remove duplicated code in excitation encoding in the ACELP core */
 #define CLEANUP_VBR_CAM_ENC                             /* VA: basop issue 2299: Remove unused core-encoder VBR and CAM code */
+#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.h b/lib_rend/lib_rend.h
index 5e202001aad1ab4fcbbfc244c05d4afc98fe725a..ff8ce19bd6ff7dbe13cd86a7f5caac21848bf500 100644
--- a/lib_rend/lib_rend.h
+++ b/lib_rend/lib_rend.h
@@ -344,9 +344,11 @@ 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,
     const Word16 bfi);
+#endif
 
 ivas_error IVAS_REND_SetExternalOrientation(
     IVAS_REND_HANDLE hIvasRend,                     /* i/o: Renderer handle                                                 */
diff --git a/lib_rend/lib_rend_fx.c b/lib_rend/lib_rend_fx.c
index eaed6ebf5dc4edbc6380504fb6c90b5517bc20a1..c0882c6646facc1ba5ca1f38c90ad4a84c76e5c4 100644
--- a/lib_rend/lib_rend_fx.c
+++ b/lib_rend/lib_rend_fx.c
@@ -94,7 +94,9 @@ typedef struct
     const EFAP_WRAPPER *pEfapOutWrapper;
     IVAS_REND_HeadRotData *pHeadRotData; // for now removing the const qualifier TODO: will modify later
     const RENDER_CONFIG_HANDLE *hhRendererConfig;
+#ifndef FIX_1494_SET_SPLITBFI_UNUSED
     const Word16 *pSplitRendBFI;
+#endif
     const SPLIT_REND_WRAPPER *pSplitRendWrapper;
     const COMBINED_ORIENTATION_HANDLE *pCombinedOrientationData;
     const IVAS_DefaultReverbSize *pSelectedRoomReverbSize;
@@ -216,7 +218,9 @@ struct IVAS_REND
     EFAP_WRAPPER efapOutWrapper;
     IVAS_LSSETUP_CUSTOM_STRUCT customLsOut;
 
+#ifndef FIX_1494_SET_SPLITBFI_UNUSED
     Word16 splitRendBFI;
+#endif
     SPLIT_REND_WRAPPER *splitRendWrapper;
     IVAS_REND_AudioBuffer splitRendEncBuffer;
     IVAS_REND_HeadRotData headRotData;
@@ -1365,7 +1369,9 @@ 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;
@@ -5758,6 +5764,7 @@ ivas_error IVAS_REND_DisableHeadRotation(
     return IVAS_ERR_OK;
 }
 
+#ifndef FIX_1494_SET_SPLITBFI_UNUSED
 
 /*-------------------------------------------------------------------*
  * IVAS_REND_SetSplitRendBFI()
@@ -5775,6 +5782,8 @@ ivas_error IVAS_REND_SetSplitRendBFI(
     return IVAS_ERR_OK;
 }
 
+#endif
+
 
 /*-------------------------------------------------------------------*
  * IVAS_REND_SetOrientationTrackingMode()