diff --git a/libavcodec/huffyuv.c b/libavcodec/huffyuv.c
index aaba313bf1..723ab6b92b 100644
--- a/libavcodec/huffyuv.c
+++ b/libavcodec/huffyuv.c
@@ -28,12 +28,11 @@
  * huffyuv codec for libavcodec.
  */
 
+#include <stddef.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
 
-#include "libavutil/attributes.h"
-#include "libavutil/error.h"
 #include "libavutil/log.h"
-#include "libavutil/mem.h"
+#include "libavutil/macros.h"
 
 #include "huffyuv.h"
 
@@ -59,26 +58,3 @@ int ff_huffyuv_generate_bits_table(uint32_t *dst, const uint8_t *len_table, int
     }
     return 0;
 }
-
-av_cold int ff_huffyuv_alloc_temp(uint8_t *temp[3], uint16_t *temp16[3], int width)
-{
-    int i;
-
-    for (i=0; i<3; i++) {
-        temp[i] = av_malloc(4 * width + 16);
-        if (!temp[i])
-            return AVERROR(ENOMEM);
-        temp16[i] = (uint16_t*)temp[i];
-    }
-    return 0;
-}
-
-av_cold void ff_huffyuv_common_end(uint8_t *temp[3], uint16_t *temp16[3])
-{
-    int i;
-
-    for(i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
-        av_freep(&temp[i]);
-        temp16[i] = NULL;
-    }
-}
diff --git a/libavcodec/huffyuv.h b/libavcodec/huffyuv.h
index 22a766611e..62866b7a48 100644
--- a/libavcodec/huffyuv.h
+++ b/libavcodec/huffyuv.h
@@ -55,8 +55,6 @@ typedef enum Predictor {
     MEDIAN,
 } Predictor;
 
-void ff_huffyuv_common_end(uint8_t *temp[3], uint16_t *temp16[3]);
-int  ff_huffyuv_alloc_temp(uint8_t *temp[3], uint16_t *temp16[3], int width);
 int ff_huffyuv_generate_bits_table(uint32_t *dst, const uint8_t *len_table, int n);
 
 #endif /* AVCODEC_HUFFYUV_H */
diff --git a/libavcodec/huffyuvdec.c b/libavcodec/huffyuvdec.c
index 29e5419d91..e390380867 100644
--- a/libavcodec/huffyuvdec.c
+++ b/libavcodec/huffyuvdec.c
@@ -323,7 +323,11 @@ static av_cold int decode_end(AVCodecContext *avctx)
     HYuvDecContext *s = avctx->priv_data;
     int i;
 
-    ff_huffyuv_common_end(s->temp, s->temp16);
+    for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
+        av_freep(&s->temp[i]);
+        s->temp16[i] = NULL;
+    }
+
     av_freep(&s->bitstream_buffer);
 
     for (i = 0; i < 8; i++)
@@ -599,8 +603,12 @@ static av_cold int decode_init(AVCodecContext *avctx)
         return AVERROR_INVALIDDATA;
     }
 
-    if ((ret = ff_huffyuv_alloc_temp(s->temp, s->temp16, avctx->width)) < 0)
-        return ret;
+    for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
+        s->temp[i] = av_malloc(4 * avctx->width + 16);
+        if (!s->temp[i])
+            return AVERROR(ENOMEM);
+        s->temp16[i] = (uint16_t*)s->temp[i];
+    }
 
     return 0;
 }
diff --git a/libavcodec/huffyuvenc.c b/libavcodec/huffyuvenc.c
index 0222565245..8329666fc0 100644
--- a/libavcodec/huffyuvenc.c
+++ b/libavcodec/huffyuvenc.c
@@ -430,12 +430,15 @@ static av_cold int encode_init(AVCodecContext *avctx)
                 s->stats[i][j]= 0;
     }
 
-    ret = ff_huffyuv_alloc_temp(s->temp, s->temp16, avctx->width);
-    if (ret < 0)
-        return ret;
-
     s->picture_number=0;
 
+    for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
+        s->temp[i] = av_malloc(4 * avctx->width + 16);
+        if (!s->temp[i])
+            return AVERROR(ENOMEM);
+        s->temp16[i] = (uint16_t*)s->temp[i];
+    }
+
     return 0;
 }
 static int encode_422_bitstream(HYuvEncContext *s, int offset, int count)
@@ -1035,10 +1038,13 @@ static av_cold int encode_end(AVCodecContext *avctx)
 {
     HYuvEncContext *s = avctx->priv_data;
 
-    ff_huffyuv_common_end(s->temp, s->temp16);
-
     av_freep(&avctx->stats_out);
 
+    for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
+        av_freep(&s->temp[i]);
+        s->temp16[i] = NULL;
+    }
+
     return 0;
 }