diff --git a/libavcodec/mpegvideo.h b/libavcodec/mpegvideo.h
index 97a5236245..b4a3b3ee4a 100644
--- a/libavcodec/mpegvideo.h
+++ b/libavcodec/mpegvideo.h
@@ -93,7 +93,6 @@ struct MpegEncContext;
  */
 typedef struct Picture{
     struct AVFrame *f;
-    uint8_t avframe_padding[1024]; // hack to allow linking to a avutil with larger AVFrame
     ThreadFrame tf;
 
     AVBufferRef *qscale_table_buf;