diff --git a/libavcodec/h261dec.c b/libavcodec/h261dec.c
index 50bfec94dd..5e45fc7b9e 100644
--- a/libavcodec/h261dec.c
+++ b/libavcodec/h261dec.c
@@ -478,7 +478,6 @@ static int h261_decode_picture_header(H261Context *h)
     s->picture_number = (s->picture_number & ~31) + i;
 
     s->avctx->time_base      = (AVRational) { 1001, 30000 };
-    s->current_picture.f.pts = s->picture_number;
 
     /* PTYPE starts here */
     skip_bits1(&s->gb); /* split screen off */
diff --git a/libavcodec/ituh263dec.c b/libavcodec/ituh263dec.c
index 08aeb30aeb..2cad21d459 100644
--- a/libavcodec/ituh263dec.c
+++ b/libavcodec/ituh263dec.c
@@ -895,7 +895,6 @@ int ff_h263_decode_picture_header(MpegEncContext *s)
     i = get_bits(&s->gb, 8); /* picture timestamp */
     if( (s->picture_number&~0xFF)+i < s->picture_number)
         i+= 256;
-    s->current_picture_ptr->f.pts =
     s->picture_number= (s->picture_number&~0xFF) + i;
 
     /* PTYPE starts here */
diff --git a/libavcodec/mpeg4videodec.c b/libavcodec/mpeg4videodec.c
index dd97bd791b..6de1735e3c 100644
--- a/libavcodec/mpeg4videodec.c
+++ b/libavcodec/mpeg4videodec.c
@@ -1948,6 +1948,7 @@ static int decode_user_data(MpegEncContext *s, GetBitContext *gb){
 
 static int decode_vop_header(MpegEncContext *s, GetBitContext *gb){
     int time_incr, time_increment;
+    int64_t pts;
 
     s->pict_type = get_bits(gb, 2) + AV_PICTURE_TYPE_I;        /* pict type: I = 0 , P = 1 */
     if(s->pict_type==AV_PICTURE_TYPE_B && s->low_delay && s->vol_control_parameters==0 && !(s->flags & CODEC_FLAG_LOW_DELAY)){
@@ -2023,12 +2024,12 @@ static int decode_vop_header(MpegEncContext *s, GetBitContext *gb){
     }
 
     if(s->avctx->time_base.num)
-        s->current_picture_ptr->f.pts = ROUNDED_DIV(s->time, s->avctx->time_base.num);
+        pts = ROUNDED_DIV(s->time, s->avctx->time_base.num);
     else
-        s->current_picture_ptr->f.pts = AV_NOPTS_VALUE;
+        pts = AV_NOPTS_VALUE;
     if(s->avctx->debug&FF_DEBUG_PTS)
         av_log(s->avctx, AV_LOG_DEBUG, "MPEG4 PTS: %"PRId64"\n",
-               s->current_picture_ptr->f.pts);
+               pts);
 
     check_marker(gb, "before vop_coded");