diff --git a/libavcodec/h264_loopfilter.c b/libavcodec/h264_loopfilter.c
index 5ad424c746..5b0a5a9554 100644
--- a/libavcodec/h264_loopfilter.c
+++ b/libavcodec/h264_loopfilter.c
@@ -613,8 +613,6 @@ void ff_h264_filter_mb( H264Context *h, int mb_x, int mb_y, uint8_t *img_y, uint
     int list;
 
     if (FRAME_MBAFF
-            // left mb is in picture
-            && h->slice_table[mb_xy-1] != 0xFFFF
             // and current and left pair do not have the same interlaced type
             && IS_INTERLACED(mb_type^h->left_type[0])
             // and left mb is in the same slice if deblocking_filter == 2