diff --git a/libavcodec/mpeg12dec.c b/libavcodec/mpeg12dec.c
index 447057af18..b053c53ab1 100644
--- a/libavcodec/mpeg12dec.c
+++ b/libavcodec/mpeg12dec.c
@@ -672,8 +672,6 @@ static int mpeg_decode_mb(MpegEncContext *s, int16_t block[12][64])
             s->current_picture.mb_type[s->mb_x + s->mb_y*s->mb_stride] =
                 mb_type | MB_TYPE_SKIP;
 
-//            assert(s->current_picture.mb_type[s->mb_x + s->mb_y * s->mb_stride - 1] & (MB_TYPE_16x16 | MB_TYPE_16x8));
-
             if ((s->mv[0][0][0] | s->mv[0][0][1] | s->mv[1][0][0] | s->mv[1][0][1]) == 0)
                 s->mb_skipped = 1;
         }