diff --git a/libavformat/seek.c b/libavformat/seek.c
index 0ae99eb211..07c3f79522 100644
--- a/libavformat/seek.c
+++ b/libavformat/seek.c
@@ -428,13 +428,11 @@ AVParserState *ff_store_parser_state(AVFormatContext *s)
         ss->parser        = st->parser;
         ss->last_IP_pts   = st->last_IP_pts;
         ss->cur_dts       = st->cur_dts;
-        ss->reference_dts = st->reference_dts;
         ss->probe_packets = st->probe_packets;
 
         st->parser        = NULL;
         st->last_IP_pts   = AV_NOPTS_VALUE;
         st->cur_dts       = AV_NOPTS_VALUE;
-        st->reference_dts = AV_NOPTS_VALUE;
         st->probe_packets = MAX_PROBE_PACKETS;
     }
 
@@ -467,7 +465,6 @@ void ff_restore_parser_state(AVFormatContext *s, AVParserState *state)
         st->parser        = ss->parser;
         st->last_IP_pts   = ss->last_IP_pts;
         st->cur_dts       = ss->cur_dts;
-        st->reference_dts = ss->reference_dts;
         st->probe_packets = ss->probe_packets;
     }
 
diff --git a/libavformat/seek.h b/libavformat/seek.h
index b27cb42a9d..3fa7ae36d9 100644
--- a/libavformat/seek.h
+++ b/libavformat/seek.h
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ typedef struct AVParserStreamState {
     AVCodecParserContext   *parser;
     int64_t                 last_IP_pts;
     int64_t                 cur_dts;
-    int64_t                 reference_dts;
     int                     probe_packets;
 } AVParserStreamState;
 
diff --git a/libavformat/utils.c b/libavformat/utils.c
index 265813693a..3bb837a7b2 100644
--- a/libavformat/utils.c
+++ b/libavformat/utils.c
@@ -1091,27 +1091,6 @@ static void compute_pkt_fields(AVFormatContext *s, AVStream *st,
             pkt->dts += offset;
     }
 
-    if (pc && pc->dts_sync_point >= 0) {
-        // we have synchronization info from the parser
-        int64_t den = st->codec->time_base.den * (int64_t) st->time_base.num;
-        if (den > 0) {
-            int64_t num = st->codec->time_base.num * (int64_t) st->time_base.den;
-            if (pkt->dts != AV_NOPTS_VALUE) {
-                // got DTS from the stream, update reference timestamp
-                st->reference_dts = pkt->dts - pc->dts_ref_dts_delta * num / den;
-            } else if (st->reference_dts != AV_NOPTS_VALUE) {
-                // compute DTS based on reference timestamp
-                pkt->dts = st->reference_dts + pc->dts_ref_dts_delta * num / den;
-            }
-
-            if (st->reference_dts != AV_NOPTS_VALUE && pkt->pts == AV_NOPTS_VALUE)
-                pkt->pts = pkt->dts + pc->pts_dts_delta * num / den;
-
-            if (pc->dts_sync_point > 0)
-                st->reference_dts = pkt->dts; // new reference
-        }
-    }
-
     /* This may be redundant, but it should not hurt. */
     if(pkt->dts != AV_NOPTS_VALUE && pkt->pts != AV_NOPTS_VALUE && pkt->pts > pkt->dts)
         presentation_delayed = 1;
@@ -1581,7 +1560,6 @@ void ff_read_frame_flush(AVFormatContext *s)
         st->last_IP_pts = AV_NOPTS_VALUE;
         if(st->first_dts == AV_NOPTS_VALUE) st->cur_dts = RELATIVE_TS_BASE;
         else                                st->cur_dts = AV_NOPTS_VALUE; /* we set the current DTS to an unspecified origin */
-        st->reference_dts = AV_NOPTS_VALUE;
 
         st->probe_packets = MAX_PROBE_PACKETS;
 
@@ -2365,7 +2343,6 @@ static void estimate_timings_from_pts(AVFormatContext *ic, int64_t old_offset)
         st= ic->streams[i];
         st->cur_dts= st->first_dts;
         st->last_IP_pts = AV_NOPTS_VALUE;
-        st->reference_dts = AV_NOPTS_VALUE;
     }
 }
 
@@ -3388,7 +3365,6 @@ AVStream *avformat_new_stream(AVFormatContext *s, const AVCodec *c)
     st->last_IP_pts = AV_NOPTS_VALUE;
     for(i=0; i<MAX_REORDER_DELAY+1; i++)
         st->pts_buffer[i]= AV_NOPTS_VALUE;
-    st->reference_dts = AV_NOPTS_VALUE;
 
     st->sample_aspect_ratio = (AVRational){0,1};