diff --git a/libavcodec/qpeg.c b/libavcodec/qpeg.c
index da2d3b9d16..8e1a2b5f95 100644
--- a/libavcodec/qpeg.c
+++ b/libavcodec/qpeg.c
@@ -325,8 +325,6 @@ static av_cold int decode_end(AVCodecContext *avctx)
 static av_cold int decode_init(AVCodecContext *avctx){
     QpegContext * const a = avctx->priv_data;
 
-    avcodec_get_frame_defaults(&a->pic);
-    avcodec_get_frame_defaults(&a->ref);
     a->avctx = avctx;
     avctx->pix_fmt= AV_PIX_FMT_PAL8;