diff --git a/video/decode/hw_mediacodec.c b/video/decode/hw_mediacodec.c
index b1a06c19ed..0f52695857 100644
--- a/video/decode/hw_mediacodec.c
+++ b/video/decode/hw_mediacodec.c
@@ -31,12 +31,7 @@ static int probe(struct lavc_ctx *ctx, struct vd_lavc_hwdec *hwdec,
     return 0;
 }
 
-static int init(struct lavc_ctx *ctx)
-{
-    return 0;
-}
-
-static int init_decoder(struct lavc_ctx *ctx, int w, int h)
+static int init_decoder(struct lavc_ctx *ctx)
 {
     av_mediacodec_default_free(ctx->avctx);
 
@@ -59,7 +54,6 @@ const struct vd_lavc_hwdec mp_vd_lavc_mediacodec = {
     .image_format = IMGFMT_MEDIACODEC,
     .lavc_suffix = "_mediacodec",
     .probe = probe,
-    .init = init,
     .init_decoder = init_decoder,
     .uninit = uninit,
 };
diff --git a/video/decode/lavc.h b/video/decode/lavc.h
index cf5485d3b6..70ff4cde97 100644
--- a/video/decode/lavc.h
+++ b/video/decode/lavc.h
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ typedef struct lavc_ctx {
     AVFrame *pic;
     struct vd_lavc_hwdec *hwdec;
     AVRational codec_timebase;
-    enum AVPixelFormat pix_fmt;
     enum AVDiscard skip_frame;
     bool flushing;
     const char *decoder;
@@ -62,11 +61,6 @@ typedef struct lavc_ctx {
     struct mp_hwdec_ctx *hwdec_dev;
     bool owns_hwdec_dev;
 
-    int hwdec_fmt;
-    int hwdec_w;
-    int hwdec_h;
-    int hwdec_profile;
-
     bool hwdec_request_reinit;
     int hwdec_fail_count;
 
@@ -102,7 +96,7 @@ struct vd_lavc_hwdec {
     int (*probe)(struct lavc_ctx *ctx, struct vd_lavc_hwdec *hwdec,
                  const char *codec);
     int (*init)(struct lavc_ctx *ctx);
-    int (*init_decoder)(struct lavc_ctx *ctx, int w, int h);
+    int (*init_decoder)(struct lavc_ctx *ctx);
     void (*uninit)(struct lavc_ctx *ctx);
     // Process the image returned by the libavcodec decoder.
     struct mp_image *(*process_image)(struct lavc_ctx *ctx, struct mp_image *img);
diff --git a/video/decode/vd_lavc.c b/video/decode/vd_lavc.c
index 75cf8a6416..c455dbdab6 100644
--- a/video/decode/vd_lavc.c
+++ b/video/decode/vd_lavc.c
@@ -562,9 +562,7 @@ static void init_avctx(struct dec_video *vd, const char *decoder,
     if (strstr(decoder, "_mmal"))
         ctx->codec_timebase = (AVRational){1, 1000000};
 
-    ctx->pix_fmt = AV_PIX_FMT_NONE;
     ctx->hwdec = hwdec;
-    ctx->hwdec_fmt = 0;
     ctx->hwdec_failed = false;
     ctx->hwdec_request_reinit = false;
     ctx->avctx = avcodec_alloc_context3(lavc_codec);
@@ -590,8 +588,6 @@ static void init_avctx(struct dec_video *vd, const char *decoder,
             avctx->hwaccel_flags |= AV_HWACCEL_FLAG_ALLOW_PROFILE_MISMATCH;
         if (ctx->hwdec->image_format)
             avctx->get_format = get_format_hwdec;
-        if (ctx->hwdec->init && ctx->hwdec->init(ctx) < 0)
-            goto error;
         if (ctx->hwdec->generic_hwaccel) {
             ctx->hwdec_dev = hwdec_create_dev(vd, ctx->hwdec, false);
             if (!ctx->hwdec_dev)
@@ -818,28 +814,10 @@ static enum AVPixelFormat get_format_hwdec(struct AVCodecContext *avctx,
             if (ctx->hwdec->generic_hwaccel) {
                 if (init_generic_hwaccel(vd, fmt[i]) < 0)
                     break;
-                select = fmt[i];
-                break;
-            }
-            // There could be more reasons for a change, and it's possible
-            // that we miss some. (Might also depend on the hwaccel type.)
-            bool change =
-                ctx->hwdec_w != avctx->coded_width ||
-                ctx->hwdec_h != avctx->coded_height ||
-                ctx->hwdec_fmt != ctx->hwdec->image_format ||
-                ctx->hwdec_profile != avctx->profile ||
-                ctx->hwdec_request_reinit;
-            ctx->hwdec_w = avctx->coded_width;
-            ctx->hwdec_h = avctx->coded_height;
-            ctx->hwdec_fmt = ctx->hwdec->image_format;
-            ctx->hwdec_profile = avctx->profile;
-            ctx->hwdec_request_reinit = false;
-            if (change && ctx->hwdec->init_decoder) {
-                if (ctx->hwdec->init_decoder(ctx, ctx->hwdec_w, ctx->hwdec_h) < 0)
-                {
-                    ctx->hwdec_fmt = 0;
+            } else {
+                ctx->hwdec_request_reinit = false;
+                if (ctx->hwdec->init_decoder && ctx->hwdec->init_decoder(ctx) < 0)
                     break;
-                }
             }
             select = fmt[i];
             break;