diff --git a/libavcodec/hevc/hevcdec.c b/libavcodec/hevc/hevcdec.c
index 6dda923df5..d599373c9d 100644
--- a/libavcodec/hevc/hevcdec.c
+++ b/libavcodec/hevc/hevcdec.c
@@ -984,13 +984,9 @@ static int hls_slice_header(HEVCContext *s, GetBitContext *gb)
                 unsigned val = get_bits_long(gb, offset_len);
                 sh->entry_point_offset[i] = val + 1; // +1; // +1 to get the size
             }
-            if (s->threads_number > 1 && (pps->num_tile_rows > 1 || pps->num_tile_columns > 1)) {
-                s->enable_parallel_tiles = 0; // TODO: you can enable tiles in parallel here
+            if (s->threads_number > 1 && (pps->num_tile_rows > 1 || pps->num_tile_columns > 1))
                 s->threads_number = 1;
-            } else
-                s->enable_parallel_tiles = 0;
-        } else
-            s->enable_parallel_tiles = 0;
+        }
     }
 
     if (pps->slice_header_extension_present_flag) {
@@ -3697,7 +3693,6 @@ static av_cold int hevc_decode_init(AVCodecContext *avctx)
     if (ret < 0)
         return ret;
 
-    s->enable_parallel_tiles = 0;
     s->sei.picture_timing.picture_struct = 0;
     s->eos = 1;
 
diff --git a/libavcodec/hevc/hevcdec.h b/libavcodec/hevc/hevcdec.h
index 3b7442e5c1..c58ce05639 100644
--- a/libavcodec/hevc/hevcdec.h
+++ b/libavcodec/hevc/hevcdec.h
@@ -532,7 +532,6 @@ typedef struct HEVCContext {
     /** The target for the common_cabac_state of the local contexts. */
     HEVCCABACState cabac;
 
-    int enable_parallel_tiles;
     atomic_int wpp_err;
 
     const uint8_t *data;