diff --git a/external/rtmidi-javacpp b/external/rtmidi-javacpp
index 71ec96be8..3b0ff54bb 160000
--- a/external/rtmidi-javacpp
+++ b/external/rtmidi-javacpp
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 71ec96be809a287c65c98743f76575119c107835
+Subproject commit 3b0ff54bb6a3f75ebbf636e34da8883c14fdee1b
diff --git a/ktmidi-jvm-desktop/src/jvmMain/kotlin/dev/atsushieno/alsakt/AlsaSequencer.kt b/ktmidi-jvm-desktop/src/jvmMain/kotlin/dev/atsushieno/alsakt/AlsaSequencer.kt
index 79656d534..0bf22c018 100644
--- a/ktmidi-jvm-desktop/src/jvmMain/kotlin/dev/atsushieno/alsakt/AlsaSequencer.kt
+++ b/ktmidi-jvm-desktop/src/jvmMain/kotlin/dev/atsushieno/alsakt/AlsaSequencer.kt
@@ -420,22 +420,9 @@ class AlsaSequencer(
 
         const val QueueDirect = 253
 
-        private val config: snd_config_t
-
-        val DEFAULT_ALSA_CONF_PATHS = "/usr/local/share/alsa/alsa.conf:/usr/share/alsa/alsa.conf"
-        val ALSA_CONF_PATHS = System.getenv("ALSAKT_CONFIG_PATH")
-            ?: System.getenv("ALSA_CONFIG_PATH")
-            ?: DEFAULT_ALSA_CONF_PATHS
-
         init {
             Loader.load(snd_seq_t::class.java) // FIXME: this should not be required...
 
-            val cfg = snd_config_t()
-            Alsa.snd_config_top(cfg)
-            val upd = snd_config_update_t()
-            Alsa.snd_config_update_r(cfg, upd, ALSA_CONF_PATHS)
-            config = cfg
-
             seq_evt_size = sizeof(snd_seq_event_t::class.java)
             seq_evt_off_source_port =
                 snd_seq_event_t.offsetof(snd_seq_event_t::class.java, "source") +
@@ -452,7 +439,7 @@ class AlsaSequencer(
 
     init {
         val ptr = snd_seq_t()
-        val err = Alsa.snd_seq_open_lconf(ptr, driverName, ioType, ioMode, config)
+        val err = Alsa.snd_seq_open(ptr, driverName, ioType, ioMode)
         if (err != 0)
             throw AlsaException(err)
         seq = ptr