diff --git a/libavfilter/split.c b/libavfilter/split.c
index 742148536b..a54bef9db6 100644
--- a/libavfilter/split.c
+++ b/libavfilter/split.c
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ static void split_uninit(AVFilterContext *ctx)
         av_freep(&ctx->output_pads[i].name);
 }
 
-static int start_frame(AVFilterLink *inlink, AVFilterBufferRef *picref)
+static int filter_frame(AVFilterLink *inlink, AVFilterBufferRef *frame)
 {
     AVFilterContext *ctx = inlink->dst;
     int i, ret = AVERROR_EOF;
@@ -78,44 +78,17 @@ static int start_frame(AVFilterLink *inlink, AVFilterBufferRef *picref)
 
         if (ctx->outputs[i]->closed)
             continue;
-        buf_out = avfilter_ref_buffer(picref, ~AV_PERM_WRITE);
-        if (!buf_out)
-            return AVERROR(ENOMEM);
+        buf_out = avfilter_ref_buffer(frame, ~AV_PERM_WRITE);
+        if (!buf_out) {
+            ret = AVERROR(ENOMEM);
+            break;
+        }
 
-        ret = ff_start_frame(ctx->outputs[i], buf_out);
-        if (ret < 0)
-            break;
-    }
-    return ret;
-}
-
-static int draw_slice(AVFilterLink *inlink, int y, int h, int slice_dir)
-{
-    AVFilterContext *ctx = inlink->dst;
-    int i, ret = AVERROR_EOF;
-
-    for (i = 0; i < ctx->nb_outputs; i++) {
-        if (ctx->outputs[i]->closed)
-            continue;
-        ret = ff_draw_slice(ctx->outputs[i], y, h, slice_dir);
-        if (ret < 0)
-            break;
-    }
-    return ret;
-}
-
-static int end_frame(AVFilterLink *inlink)
-{
-    AVFilterContext *ctx = inlink->dst;
-    int i, ret = AVERROR_EOF;
-
-    for (i = 0; i < ctx->nb_outputs; i++) {
-        if (ctx->outputs[i]->closed)
-            continue;
-        ret = ff_end_frame(ctx->outputs[i]);
+        ret = ff_filter_frame(ctx->outputs[i], buf_out);
         if (ret < 0)
             break;
     }
+    avfilter_unref_bufferp(&frame);
     return ret;
 }
 
@@ -124,9 +97,7 @@ static const AVFilterPad avfilter_vf_split_inputs[] = {
         .name             = "default",
         .type             = AVMEDIA_TYPE_VIDEO,
         .get_video_buffer = ff_null_get_video_buffer,
-        .start_frame      = start_frame,
-        .draw_slice       = draw_slice,
-        .end_frame        = end_frame,
+        .filter_frame     = filter_frame,
     },
     { NULL }
 };
@@ -142,33 +113,12 @@ AVFilter avfilter_vf_split = {
     .outputs   = NULL,
 };
 
-static int filter_frame(AVFilterLink *inlink, AVFilterBufferRef *samplesref)
-{
-    AVFilterContext *ctx = inlink->dst;
-    int i, ret = 0;
-
-    for (i = 0; i < ctx->nb_outputs; i++) {
-        AVFilterBufferRef *buf_out = avfilter_ref_buffer(samplesref,
-                                                         ~AV_PERM_WRITE);
-        if (!buf_out) {
-            ret = AVERROR(ENOMEM);
-            break;
-        }
-
-        ret = ff_filter_frame(inlink->dst->outputs[i], buf_out);
-        if (ret < 0)
-            break;
-    }
-    avfilter_unref_buffer(samplesref);
-    return ret;
-}
-
 static const AVFilterPad avfilter_af_asplit_inputs[] = {
     {
         .name             = "default",
         .type             = AVMEDIA_TYPE_AUDIO,
         .get_audio_buffer = ff_null_get_audio_buffer,
-        .filter_frame     = filter_frame
+        .filter_frame     = filter_frame,
     },
     { NULL }
 };