diff --git a/libavformat/fitsdec.c b/libavformat/fitsdec.c
index 54412c60ff..c463fc4ca1 100644
--- a/libavformat/fitsdec.c
+++ b/libavformat/fitsdec.c
@@ -231,5 +231,4 @@ const AVInputFormat ff_fits_demuxer = {
     .read_header    = fits_read_header,
     .read_packet    = fits_read_packet,
     .priv_class     = &fits_demuxer_class,
-    .raw_codec_id   = AV_CODEC_ID_FITS,
 };