diff --git a/libavcodec/utils.c b/libavcodec/utils.c
index 05e4218fd1..1e3c528b90 100644
--- a/libavcodec/utils.c
+++ b/libavcodec/utils.c
@@ -743,8 +743,6 @@ void avcodec_get_context_defaults(AVCodecContext *s){
     s->release_buffer= avcodec_default_release_buffer;
     s->get_format= avcodec_default_get_format;
     s->execute= avcodec_default_execute;
-    s->lmin= FF_QP2LAMBDA * s->qmin;
-    s->lmax= FF_QP2LAMBDA * s->qmax;
     s->sample_aspect_ratio= (AVRational){0,1};
     s->pix_fmt= PIX_FMT_NONE;
     s->sample_fmt= SAMPLE_FMT_S16; // FIXME: set to NONE