diff --git a/libmpcodecs/ad.c b/libmpcodecs/ad.c
index 01b9b26d9f..e8cd5d7286 100644
--- a/libmpcodecs/ad.c
+++ b/libmpcodecs/ad.c
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ ad_functions_t* mpcodecs_ad_drivers[] =
 #endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_LIBA52
   &mpcodecs_ad_liba52,
-  &mpcodecs_ad_hwac3,
 #endif
+  &mpcodecs_ad_hwac3,
   &mpcodecs_ad_hwmpa,
 #ifdef CONFIG_LIBAVCODEC
   &mpcodecs_ad_ffmpeg,
diff --git a/libmpcodecs/ad_hwac3.c b/libmpcodecs/ad_hwac3.c
index eb9dce072f..2309f2f3b5 100644
--- a/libmpcodecs/ad_hwac3.c
+++ b/libmpcodecs/ad_hwac3.c
@@ -135,12 +135,6 @@ static int ac3dts_fillbuff(sh_audio_t *sh_audio)
   demux_read_data(sh_audio->ds, sh_audio->a_in_buffer + 12, length - 12);
   sh_audio->a_in_buffer_len = length;
 
-  // TODO: is DTS also checksummed?
-#ifdef CONFIG_LIBA52_INTERNAL
-  if(isdts == 0 && crc16_block(sh_audio->a_in_buffer + 2, length - 2) != 0)
-    mp_msg(MSGT_DECAUDIO, MSGL_STATUS, "a52: CRC check failed!  \n");
-#endif
-
   return length;
 }