diff --git a/libavcodec/mpegvideo_enc.c b/libavcodec/mpegvideo_enc.c
index f88e0096b47b557c108b083d74abb116b3e0335f..35c78394ef50bdce71981e0e7a88defd1b2bc77d 100644
--- a/libavcodec/mpegvideo_enc.c
+++ b/libavcodec/mpegvideo_enc.c
@@ -722,8 +722,6 @@ FF_ENABLE_DEPRECATION_WARNINGS
     ff_pixblockdsp_init(&s->pdsp, avctx);
     ff_qpeldsp_init(&s->qdsp);
 
-    s->avctx->coded_frame = s->current_picture.f;
-
     if (s->msmpeg4_version) {
         FF_ALLOCZ_OR_GOTO(s->avctx, s->ac_stats,
                           2 * 2 * (MAX_LEVEL + 1) *