diff --git a/libavcodec/g723_1.c b/libavcodec/g723_1.c
index a8ca75f99a..ae7379917e 100644
--- a/libavcodec/g723_1.c
+++ b/libavcodec/g723_1.c
@@ -259,12 +259,8 @@ static int scale_vector(int16_t *dst, const int16_t *vector, int length)
 
     bits  = normalize_bits(max, 15);
 
-    if (bits == 15)
-        for (i = 0; i < length; i++)
-            dst[i] = vector[i] * 0x7fff >> 3;
-    else
-        for (i = 0; i < length; i++)
-            dst[i] = vector[i] << bits >> 3;
+    for (i = 0; i < length; i++)
+        dst[i] = vector[i] << bits >> 3;
 
     return bits - 3;
 }