diff --git a/libavcodec/hevc.c b/libavcodec/hevc.c
index bf2d8b5e7f..f8cf7831d4 100644
--- a/libavcodec/hevc.c
+++ b/libavcodec/hevc.c
@@ -1113,20 +1113,20 @@ static int hls_transform_tree(HEVCContext *s, int x0, int y0,
 
     lc->tt.cbf_luma = 1;
 
-    lc->tt.inter_split_flag = s->sps->max_transform_hierarchy_depth_inter == 0 &&
-                              lc->cu.pred_mode == MODE_INTER &&
-                              lc->cu.part_mode != PART_2Nx2N &&
-                              trafo_depth == 0;
-
     if (log2_trafo_size <= s->sps->log2_max_trafo_size &&
         log2_trafo_size >  s->sps->log2_min_tb_size    &&
         trafo_depth     < lc->cu.max_trafo_depth       &&
         !(lc->cu.intra_split_flag && trafo_depth == 0)) {
         split_transform_flag = ff_hevc_split_transform_flag_decode(s, log2_trafo_size);
     } else {
+        int inter_split = s->sps->max_transform_hierarchy_depth_inter == 0 &&
+                          lc->cu.pred_mode == MODE_INTER &&
+                          lc->cu.part_mode != PART_2Nx2N &&
+                          trafo_depth == 0;
+
         split_transform_flag = log2_trafo_size > s->sps->log2_max_trafo_size ||
                                (lc->cu.intra_split_flag && trafo_depth == 0) ||
-                               lc->tt.inter_split_flag;
+                               inter_split;
     }
 
     if (log2_trafo_size > 2 || s->sps->chroma_format_idc == 3) {
diff --git a/libavcodec/hevc.h b/libavcodec/hevc.h
index cd38c461e6..d2a732d620 100644
--- a/libavcodec/hevc.h
+++ b/libavcodec/hevc.h
@@ -685,9 +685,6 @@ typedef struct PredictionUnit {
 
 typedef struct TransformTree {
     uint8_t cbf_luma;
-
-    // Inferred parameters
-    uint8_t inter_split_flag;
 } TransformTree;
 
 typedef struct TransformUnit {