diff --git a/demux/demux.c b/demux/demux.c
index cf94805384..cac4874e8b 100644
--- a/demux/demux.c
+++ b/demux/demux.c
@@ -1732,8 +1732,8 @@ static void execute_trackswitch(struct demux_internal *in)
 
     pthread_mutex_unlock(&in->lock);
 
-    if (in->d_thread->desc->control)
-        in->d_thread->desc->control(in->d_thread, DEMUXER_CTRL_SWITCHED_TRACKS, 0);
+    if (in->d_thread->desc->switched_tracks)
+        in->d_thread->desc->switched_tracks(in->d_thread);
 
     pthread_mutex_lock(&in->lock);
 }
diff --git a/demux/demux.h b/demux/demux.h
index ed013a043c..3674f7ea34 100644
--- a/demux/demux.h
+++ b/demux/demux.h
@@ -30,10 +30,6 @@
 #include "packet.h"
 #include "stheader.h"
 
-enum demux_ctrl {
-    DEMUXER_CTRL_SWITCHED_TRACKS = 1,
-};
-
 #define MAX_SEEK_RANGES 10
 
 struct demux_seek_range {
@@ -107,7 +103,7 @@ typedef struct demuxer_desc {
     bool (*read_packet)(struct demuxer *demuxer, struct demux_packet **pkt);
     void (*close)(struct demuxer *demuxer);
     void (*seek)(struct demuxer *demuxer, double rel_seek_secs, int flags);
-    int (*control)(struct demuxer *demuxer, int cmd, void *arg);
+    void (*switched_tracks)(struct demuxer *demuxer);
     // See timeline.c
     void (*load_timeline)(struct timeline *tl);
 } demuxer_desc_t;
diff --git a/demux/demux_lavf.c b/demux/demux_lavf.c
index eae78f9b4c..d6e14b8617 100644
--- a/demux/demux_lavf.c
+++ b/demux/demux_lavf.c
@@ -1185,15 +1185,9 @@ static void demux_seek_lavf(demuxer_t *demuxer, double seek_pts, int flags)
     update_read_stats(demuxer);
 }
 
-static int demux_lavf_control(demuxer_t *demuxer, int cmd, void *arg)
+static void demux_lavf_switched_tracks(struct demuxer *demuxer)
 {
-    switch (cmd) {
-    case DEMUXER_CTRL_SWITCHED_TRACKS:
-        select_tracks(demuxer, 0);
-        return CONTROL_OK;
-    default:
-        return CONTROL_UNKNOWN;
-    }
+    select_tracks(demuxer, 0);
 }
 
 static void demux_close_lavf(demuxer_t *demuxer)
@@ -1235,5 +1229,5 @@ const demuxer_desc_t demuxer_desc_lavf = {
     .open = demux_open_lavf,
     .close = demux_close_lavf,
     .seek = demux_seek_lavf,
-    .control = demux_lavf_control,
+    .switched_tracks = demux_lavf_switched_tracks,
 };
diff --git a/demux/demux_timeline.c b/demux/demux_timeline.c
index d0c1740e9e..49046222d9 100644
--- a/demux/demux_timeline.c
+++ b/demux/demux_timeline.c
@@ -435,14 +435,9 @@ static void d_close(struct demuxer *demuxer)
     demux_free(master);
 }
 
-static int d_control(struct demuxer *demuxer, int cmd, void *arg)
+static void d_switched_tracks(struct demuxer *demuxer)
 {
-    if (cmd == DEMUXER_CTRL_SWITCHED_TRACKS) {
-        reselect_streams(demuxer);
-        return CONTROL_OK;
-    }
-
-    return CONTROL_UNKNOWN;
+    reselect_streams(demuxer);
 }
 
 const demuxer_desc_t demuxer_desc_timeline = {
@@ -452,5 +447,5 @@ const demuxer_desc_t demuxer_desc_timeline = {
     .open = d_open,
     .close = d_close,
     .seek = d_seek,
-    .control = d_control,
+    .switched_tracks = d_switched_tracks,
 };