diff --git a/libavcodec/vmdav.c b/libavcodec/vmdav.c
index 7006f61f2b..8cec24bf5d 100644
--- a/libavcodec/vmdav.c
+++ b/libavcodec/vmdav.c
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ static void vmd_decode(VmdVideoContext *s)
                     }
                 } while (ofs < frame_width);
                 if (ofs > frame_width) {
-                    av_log(s->avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "VMD video: offset > width (%d > %d)\n",
+                    av_log(s->avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "offset > width (%d > %d)\n",
                         ofs, frame_width);
                     break;
                 }
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ static void vmd_decode(VmdVideoContext *s)
                     }
                 } while (ofs < frame_width);
                 if (ofs > frame_width) {
-                    av_log(s->avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "VMD video: offset > width (%d > %d)\n",
+                    av_log(s->avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "offset > width (%d > %d)\n",
                         ofs, frame_width);
                 }
                 dp += s->frame.linesize[0];
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ static av_cold int vmdvideo_decode_init(AVCodecContext *avctx)
 
     /* make sure the VMD header made it */
     if (s->avctx->extradata_size != VMD_HEADER_SIZE) {
-        av_log(s->avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "VMD video: expected extradata size of %d\n",
+        av_log(s->avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "expected extradata size of %d\n",
             VMD_HEADER_SIZE);
         return -1;
     }
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ static int vmdvideo_decode_frame(AVCodecContext *avctx,
 
     s->frame.reference = 3;
     if (avctx->get_buffer(avctx, &s->frame)) {
-        av_log(s->avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "VMD Video: get_buffer() failed\n");
+        av_log(s->avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "get_buffer() failed\n");
         return -1;
     }