diff --git a/libavcodec/cabac.c b/libavcodec/cabac.c
index e1cd811b70..b6f56f05ec 100644
--- a/libavcodec/cabac.c
+++ b/libavcodec/cabac.c
@@ -102,19 +102,6 @@ static const uint8_t last_coeff_flag_offset_8x8[63] = {
  5, 5, 5, 5, 6, 6, 6, 6, 7, 7, 7, 7, 8, 8, 8
 };
 
-/**
- *
- * @param buf_size size of buf in bits
- */
-void ff_init_cabac_encoder(CABACContext *c, uint8_t *buf, int buf_size){
-    init_put_bits(&c->pb, buf, buf_size);
-
-    c->low= 0;
-    c->range= 0x1FE;
-    c->outstanding_count= 0;
-    c->pb.bit_left++; //avoids firstBitFlag
-}
-
 /**
  *
  * @param buf_size size of buf in bits
diff --git a/libavcodec/cabac.h b/libavcodec/cabac.h
index 04495a6fe6..7401bc96a9 100644
--- a/libavcodec/cabac.h
+++ b/libavcodec/cabac.h
@@ -42,14 +42,11 @@
 typedef struct CABACContext{
     int low;
     int range;
-    int outstanding_count;
     const uint8_t *bytestream_start;
     const uint8_t *bytestream;
     const uint8_t *bytestream_end;
-    PutBitContext pb;
 }CABACContext;
 
-void ff_init_cabac_encoder(CABACContext *c, uint8_t *buf, int buf_size);
 void ff_init_cabac_decoder(CABACContext *c, const uint8_t *buf, int buf_size);
 void ff_init_cabac_states(void);