diff --git a/libavformat/rtsp.c b/libavformat/rtsp.c
index dabfc61db9..18538c78cf 100644
--- a/libavformat/rtsp.c
+++ b/libavformat/rtsp.c
@@ -1897,8 +1897,6 @@ static int rtsp_read_pause(AVFormatContext *s)
     RTSPState *rt = s->priv_data;
     RTSPMessageHeader reply1, *reply = &reply1;
 
-    rt = s->priv_data;
-
     if (rt->state != RTSP_STATE_STREAMING)
         return 0;
     else if (!(rt->server_type == RTSP_SERVER_REAL && rt->need_subscription)) {