diff --git a/fftools/ffmpeg.c b/fftools/ffmpeg.c
index a498a68b20..c55d67f8f9 100644
--- a/fftools/ffmpeg.c
+++ b/fftools/ffmpeg.c
@@ -1713,7 +1713,6 @@ static int process_input_packet(InputStream *ist, const AVPacket *pkt, int no_eo
             }
             break;
         }
-        ist->pts = ist->dts;
     } else if (!ist->decoding_needed)
         eof_reached = 1;