diff --git a/libavcodec/8svx.c b/libavcodec/8svx.c
index 9d6babf127..4f95d9034e 100644
--- a/libavcodec/8svx.c
+++ b/libavcodec/8svx.c
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ static const int16_t fibonacci[16]   = { -34<<8, -21<<8, -13<<8,  -8<<8, -5<<8,
 static const int16_t exponential[16] = { -128<<8, -64<<8, -32<<8, -16<<8, -8<<8, -4<<8, -2<<8, -1<<8,
                                           0, 1<<8, 2<<8, 4<<8, 8<<8, 16<<8, 32<<8, 64<<8 };
 
-/** decode a frame */
 static int eightsvx_decode_frame(AVCodecContext *avctx, void *data, int *data_size,
                                  AVPacket *avpkt)
 {
@@ -80,7 +79,6 @@ static int eightsvx_decode_frame(AVCodecContext *avctx, void *data, int *data_si
     return consumed;
 }
 
-/** initialize 8svx decoder */
 static av_cold int eightsvx_decode_init(AVCodecContext *avctx)
 {
     EightSvxContext *esc = avctx->priv_data;