diff --git a/libavcodec/h264_slice.c b/libavcodec/h264_slice.c
index da2d911ebc..65e8c73b52 100644
--- a/libavcodec/h264_slice.c
+++ b/libavcodec/h264_slice.c
@@ -779,9 +779,6 @@ static int h264_frame_start(H264Context *h)
         h->block_offset[48 + 32 + i] = (4 * ((scan8[i] - scan8[0]) & 7) << pixel_shift) + 8 * h->uvlinesize * ((scan8[i] - scan8[0]) >> 3);
     }
 
-    // s->decode = (h->flags & CODEC_FLAG_PSNR) || !s->encoding ||
-    //             h->cur_pic.reference /* || h->contains_intra */ || 1;
-
     /* We mark the current picture as non-reference after allocating it, so
      * that if we break out due to an error it can be released automatically
      * in the next ff_MPV_frame_start().