diff --git a/libmpcodecs/vf.h b/libmpcodecs/vf.h
index 099135c5da..d0e3c1cba4 100644
--- a/libmpcodecs/vf.h
+++ b/libmpcodecs/vf.h
@@ -81,7 +81,6 @@ typedef struct vf_seteq_s
 #define VFCTRL_GET_EQUALIZER 8 /* gset color options (brightness,contrast etc) */
 #define VFCTRL_DRAW_OSD 7
 #define VFCTRL_CHANGE_RECTANGLE 9 /* Change the rectangle boundaries */
-#define VFCTRL_FLIP_PAGE 10 /* Tell the vo to flip pages */
 #define VFCTRL_DUPLICATE_FRAME 11 /* For encoding - encode zero-change frame */
 #define VFCTRL_SKIP_NEXT_FRAME 12 /* For encoding - drop the next frame that passes thru */
 #define VFCTRL_FLUSH_FRAMES    13 /* For encoding - flush delayed frames */
diff --git a/libmpcodecs/vf_tfields.c b/libmpcodecs/vf_tfields.c
index 395e55a323..28529d319b 100644
--- a/libmpcodecs/vf_tfields.c
+++ b/libmpcodecs/vf_tfields.c
@@ -368,8 +368,6 @@ static int continue_buffered_image(struct vf_instance *vf)
 			ret |= vf_next_put_image(vf, dmpi, pts);
 			if (!under_mencoder)
 				break;
-			else
-				if (!i) vf_next_control(vf, VFCTRL_FLIP_PAGE, NULL);
 		}
 		break;
 	case 1:
@@ -398,8 +396,6 @@ static int continue_buffered_image(struct vf_instance *vf)
 			ret |= vf_next_put_image(vf, dmpi, pts);
 			if (!under_mencoder)
 				break;
-			else
-				if (!i) vf_next_control(vf, VFCTRL_FLIP_PAGE, NULL);
 		}
 		break;
 	case 2:
@@ -424,8 +420,6 @@ static int continue_buffered_image(struct vf_instance *vf)
 			ret |= vf_next_put_image(vf, dmpi, pts);
 			if (!under_mencoder)
 				break;
-			else
-				if (!i) vf_next_control(vf, VFCTRL_FLIP_PAGE, NULL);
 		}
 		break;
 	}
diff --git a/libmpcodecs/vf_vo.c b/libmpcodecs/vf_vo.c
index c782a5517b..7416e5f1d4 100644
--- a/libmpcodecs/vf_vo.c
+++ b/libmpcodecs/vf_vo.c
@@ -94,12 +94,6 @@ static int control(struct vf_instance* vf, int request, void* data)
 	return CONTROL_TRUE;
     case VFCTRL_REDRAW_OSD:
         return vo_control(video_out, VOCTRL_REDRAW_OSD, data) == true;
-    case VFCTRL_FLIP_PAGE:
-    {
-	if(!video_out->config_ok) return CONTROL_FALSE; // vo not configured?
-	vo_flip_page(video_out);
-	return CONTROL_TRUE;
-    }
     case VFCTRL_SET_EQUALIZER:
     {
 	vf_equalizer_t *eq=data;
diff --git a/libmpcodecs/vf_yadif.c b/libmpcodecs/vf_yadif.c
index 8c73ebacef..477ea03c9b 100644
--- a/libmpcodecs/vf_yadif.c
+++ b/libmpcodecs/vf_yadif.c
@@ -436,8 +436,6 @@ static int continue_buffered_image(struct vf_instance *vf)
         ret |= vf_next_put_image(vf, dmpi, pts /*FIXME*/);
         if (!under_mencoder)
             break;
-        if(i<(vf->priv->mode&1))
-            vf_next_control(vf, VFCTRL_FLIP_PAGE, NULL);
     }
     vf->priv->buffered_i = 1;
     return ret;