diff --git a/libavcodec/utils.c b/libavcodec/utils.c
index 9d17ee4edb..20b01f5df4 100644
--- a/libavcodec/utils.c
+++ b/libavcodec/utils.c
@@ -166,10 +166,8 @@ void avcodec_align_dimensions2(AVCodecContext *s, int *width, int *height,
     case PIX_FMT_GBRP9BE:
     case PIX_FMT_GBRP10LE:
     case PIX_FMT_GBRP10BE:
-        w_align= 16; //FIXME check for non mpeg style codecs and use less alignment
-        h_align= 16;
-        if(s->codec_id == CODEC_ID_MPEG2VIDEO || s->codec_id == CODEC_ID_MJPEG || s->codec_id == CODEC_ID_AMV || s->codec_id == CODEC_ID_THP || s->codec_id == CODEC_ID_H264)
-            h_align= 32; // interlaced is rounded up to 2 MBs
+        w_align = 16; //FIXME assume 16 pixel per macroblock
+        h_align = 16 * 2; // interlaced needs 2 macroblocks height
         break;
     case PIX_FMT_YUV411P:
     case PIX_FMT_UYYVYY411: