diff --git a/libavformat/aviobuf.c b/libavformat/aviobuf.c
index 15d91f91bc..80a5a565a4 100644
--- a/libavformat/aviobuf.c
+++ b/libavformat/aviobuf.c
@@ -719,13 +719,6 @@ int avio_read_partial(AVIOContext *s, unsigned char *buf, int size)
 
     len = s->buf_end - s->buf_ptr;
     if (len == 0) {
-        /* Reset the buf_end pointer to the start of the buffer, to make sure
-         * the fill_buffer call tries to read as much data as fits into the
-         * full buffer, instead of just what space is left after buf_end.
-         * This avoids returning partial packets at the end of the buffer,
-         * for packet based inputs.
-         */
-        s->buf_end = s->buf_ptr = s->buffer;
         fill_buffer(s);
         len = s->buf_end - s->buf_ptr;
     }