diff --git a/audio/decode/ad_lavc.c b/audio/decode/ad_lavc.c
index 276ce69739..c4d3a2ae7b 100644
--- a/audio/decode/ad_lavc.c
+++ b/audio/decode/ad_lavc.c
@@ -100,7 +100,6 @@ static int init(struct dec_audio *da, const char *decoder)
     lavc_context = avcodec_alloc_context3(lavc_codec);
     ctx->avctx = lavc_context;
     ctx->avframe = av_frame_alloc();
-    lavc_context->refcounted_frames = 1;
     lavc_context->codec_type = AVMEDIA_TYPE_AUDIO;
     lavc_context->codec_id = lavc_codec->id;
 
diff --git a/video/decode/vd_lavc.c b/video/decode/vd_lavc.c
index 4a25060081..cd3c611ebd 100644
--- a/video/decode/vd_lavc.c
+++ b/video/decode/vd_lavc.c
@@ -501,7 +501,6 @@ static void init_avctx(struct dec_video *vd, const char *decoder,
     avctx->pkt_timebase = ctx->codec_timebase;
 #endif
 
-    avctx->refcounted_frames = 1;
     ctx->pic = av_frame_alloc();
     if (!ctx->pic)
         goto error;