diff --git a/libavcodec/targa.c b/libavcodec/targa.c
index b1bcb97e0472ddc2f64b45013b5ac279e37d00ae..56e02c1b21b9cffde5a1ca5b358bb9b182ca4216 100644
--- a/libavcodec/targa.c
+++ b/libavcodec/targa.c
@@ -142,8 +142,6 @@ static int decode_frame(AVCodecContext *avctx,
         avctx->pix_fmt = ((compr & (~TGA_RLE)) == TGA_BW) ? PIX_FMT_GRAY8 : PIX_FMT_PAL8;
         break;
     case 15:
-        avctx->pix_fmt = PIX_FMT_RGB555LE;
-        break;
     case 16:
         avctx->pix_fmt = PIX_FMT_RGB555LE;
         break;