diff --git a/player/loadfile.c b/player/loadfile.c
index 18a225568e..f3861e25eb 100644
--- a/player/loadfile.c
+++ b/player/loadfile.c
@@ -64,8 +64,6 @@ static void reselect_demux_streams(struct MPContext *mpctx);
 
 static void uninit_sub(struct MPContext *mpctx, int order)
 {
-    if (mpctx->d_sub[order])
-        sub_reset(mpctx->d_sub[order]);
     mpctx->d_sub[order] = NULL; // Note: not free'd.
     int obj = order ? OSDTYPE_SUB2 : OSDTYPE_SUB;
     osd_set_sub(mpctx->osd, obj, NULL);
diff --git a/player/sub.c b/player/sub.c
index d6903c146e..efd2f68464 100644
--- a/player/sub.c
+++ b/player/sub.c
@@ -237,7 +237,5 @@ void reinit_subs(struct MPContext *mpctx, int order)
     if (order == 1 && sub_has_get_text(dec_sub))
         state.render_bitmap_subs = false;
 
-    reset_subtitles(mpctx, order);
-
     osd_set_sub(mpctx->osd, obj, &state);
 }
diff --git a/sub/sd_lavc.c b/sub/sd_lavc.c
index f47bd94f19..72a6915287 100644
--- a/sub/sd_lavc.c
+++ b/sub/sd_lavc.c
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ struct sd_lavc_priv {
     struct sub_bitmap *outbitmaps;
     int64_t displayed_id;
     int64_t new_id;
-    bool unknown_pts;           // at least one sub with MP_NOPTS_VALUE start
     struct mp_image_params video_params;
 };
 
@@ -199,10 +198,8 @@ static void decode(struct sd *sd, struct demux_packet *packet)
     if (duration == 0)
         duration = -1;
 
-    if (pts == MP_NOPTS_VALUE) {
+    if (pts == MP_NOPTS_VALUE)
         MP_WARN(sd, "Subtitle with unknown start time.\n");
-        priv->unknown_pts = true;
-    }
 
     av_init_packet(&pkt);
     pkt.data = packet->buffer;
@@ -317,11 +314,8 @@ static void reset(struct sd *sd)
 {
     struct sd_lavc_priv *priv = sd->priv;
 
-    if (priv->unknown_pts) {
-        for (int n = 0; n < MAX_QUEUE; n++)
-            clear_sub(&priv->subs[n]);
-        priv->unknown_pts = false;
-    }
+    for (int n = 0; n < MAX_QUEUE; n++)
+        clear_sub(&priv->subs[n]);
     // lavc might not do this right for all codecs; may need close+reopen
     avcodec_flush_buffers(priv->avctx);
 }