diff --git a/libavcodec/asvdec.c b/libavcodec/asvdec.c
index 7dafc115b3..be89544732 100644
--- a/libavcodec/asvdec.c
+++ b/libavcodec/asvdec.c
@@ -293,8 +293,6 @@ static int decode_frame(AVCodecContext *avctx, AVFrame *p,
 
     *got_frame = 1;
 
-    emms_c();
-
     return (get_bits_count(&a->gb) + 31) / 32 * 4;
 }