diff --git a/libavcodec/mpeg12.c b/libavcodec/mpeg12.c
index b0e638bfcd..5d5f39388f 100644
--- a/libavcodec/mpeg12.c
+++ b/libavcodec/mpeg12.c
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 #include "mpeg12codecs.h"
 #include "mpeg12data.h"
 #include "mpeg12dec.h"
+#include "rl.h"
 #include "startcode.h"
 
 static const uint8_t table_mb_ptype[7][2] = {
diff --git a/libavcodec/mpeg12data.c b/libavcodec/mpeg12data.c
index 1e3410bf2f..a55fa463a4 100644
--- a/libavcodec/mpeg12data.c
+++ b/libavcodec/mpeg12data.c
@@ -164,14 +164,6 @@ const int8_t ff_mpeg12_run[MPEG12_RL_NB_ELEMS] = {
  25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31,
 };
 
-RLTable ff_rl_mpeg1 = {
-    111,
-    111,
-    ff_mpeg1_vlc_table,
-    ff_mpeg12_run,
-    ff_mpeg12_level,
-};
-
 const uint8_t ff_mpeg12_mbAddrIncrTable[36][2] = {
     {0x1, 1},
     {0x3, 3},
diff --git a/libavcodec/mpeg12vlc.h b/libavcodec/mpeg12vlc.h
index 15275c5269..3ed35968f6 100644
--- a/libavcodec/mpeg12vlc.h
+++ b/libavcodec/mpeg12vlc.h
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
 #ifndef AVCODEC_MPEG12VLC_H
 #define AVCODEC_MPEG12VLC_H
 
-#include "rl.h"
 #include "vlc.h"
 
 #define DC_VLC_BITS 9
@@ -52,8 +51,6 @@ void ff_mpeg12_init_vlcs(void);
 
 #define MPEG12_RL_NB_ELEMS 111
 
-extern RLTable ff_rl_mpeg1;
-
 extern const int8_t ff_mpeg12_level[MPEG12_RL_NB_ELEMS];
 extern const int8_t ff_mpeg12_run[MPEG12_RL_NB_ELEMS];