diff --git a/libavcodec/h264.c b/libavcodec/h264.c
index 2aea35e09d..be0dca4959 100644
--- a/libavcodec/h264.c
+++ b/libavcodec/h264.c
@@ -1499,7 +1499,6 @@ again:
                 init_get_bits(&hx->gb, ptr, bit_length);
                 hx->intra_gb_ptr      =
                 hx->inter_gb_ptr      = &hx->gb;
-                hx->data_partitioning = 0;
 
                 if ((err = ff_h264_decode_slice_header(hx, h)))
                     break;
@@ -1552,46 +1551,11 @@ again:
                 }
                 break;
             case NAL_DPA:
-                if (h->avctx->flags & CODEC_FLAG2_CHUNKS) {
-                    av_log(h->avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR,
-                           "Decoding in chunks is not supported for "
-                           "partitioned slices.\n");
-                    return AVERROR(ENOSYS);
-                }
-
-                init_get_bits(&hx->gb, ptr, bit_length);
-                hx->intra_gb_ptr =
-                hx->inter_gb_ptr = NULL;
-
-                if ((err = ff_h264_decode_slice_header(hx, h)) < 0) {
-                    /* make sure data_partitioning is cleared if it was set
-                     * before, so we don't try decoding a slice without a valid
-                     * slice header later */
-                    h->data_partitioning = 0;
-                    break;
-                }
-
-                hx->data_partitioning = 1;
-                break;
             case NAL_DPB:
-                init_get_bits(&hx->intra_gb, ptr, bit_length);
-                hx->intra_gb_ptr = &hx->intra_gb;
-                break;
             case NAL_DPC:
-                init_get_bits(&hx->inter_gb, ptr, bit_length);
-                hx->inter_gb_ptr = &hx->inter_gb;
-
-                if (hx->redundant_pic_count == 0 &&
-                    hx->intra_gb_ptr &&
-                    hx->data_partitioning &&
-                    h->cur_pic_ptr && h->context_initialized &&
-                    (avctx->skip_frame < AVDISCARD_NONREF || hx->nal_ref_idc) &&
-                    (avctx->skip_frame < AVDISCARD_BIDIR  ||
-                     hx->slice_type_nos != AV_PICTURE_TYPE_B) &&
-                    (avctx->skip_frame < AVDISCARD_NONKEY ||
-                     hx->slice_type_nos == AV_PICTURE_TYPE_I) &&
-                    avctx->skip_frame < AVDISCARD_ALL)
-                    context_count++;
+                avpriv_request_sample(avctx, "data partitioning");
+                ret = AVERROR(ENOSYS);
+                goto end;
                 break;
             case NAL_SEI:
                 init_get_bits(&h->gb, ptr, bit_length);
@@ -1718,9 +1682,6 @@ static int h264_decode_frame(AVCodecContext *avctx, void *data,
     int ret;
 
     h->flags = avctx->flags;
-    /* reset data partitioning here, to ensure GetBitContexts from previous
-     * packets do not get used. */
-    h->data_partitioning = 0;
 
     /* end of stream, output what is still in the buffers */
 out:
diff --git a/libavcodec/h264.h b/libavcodec/h264.h
index ad365498b2..37e4cf41ff 100644
--- a/libavcodec/h264.h
+++ b/libavcodec/h264.h
@@ -324,7 +324,6 @@ typedef struct H264Context {
 
     int qscale;
     int droppable;
-    int data_partitioning;
     int coded_picture_number;
     int low_delay;
 
diff --git a/libavcodec/h264_slice.c b/libavcodec/h264_slice.c
index e291aab6d6..4eb2767a5c 100644
--- a/libavcodec/h264_slice.c
+++ b/libavcodec/h264_slice.c
@@ -1127,7 +1127,6 @@ static int h264_slice_header_init(H264Context *h, int reinit)
             c->chroma_y_shift    = h->chroma_y_shift;
             c->qscale            = h->qscale;
             c->droppable         = h->droppable;
-            c->data_partitioning = h->data_partitioning;
             c->low_delay         = h->low_delay;
             c->mb_width          = h->mb_width;
             c->mb_height         = h->mb_height;