diff --git a/libavcodec/intrax8.c b/libavcodec/intrax8.c
index 3bd8807f8d..4e30a9ec23 100644
--- a/libavcodec/intrax8.c
+++ b/libavcodec/intrax8.c
@@ -828,9 +828,6 @@ int ff_intrax8_decode_picture(IntraX8Context *const w, Picture *pict,
                 w->dest[1] += 8;
                 w->dest[2] += 8;
 
-                /* emulate MB info in the relevant tables */
-                s->mbskip_table[mb_xy]                 = 0;
-                s->mbintra_table[mb_xy]                = 1;
                 pict->qscale_table[mb_xy] = w->quant;
                 mb_xy++;
             }