diff --git a/libavcodec/decode.c b/libavcodec/decode.c
index cd98c98a97..75bc7ad98e 100644
--- a/libavcodec/decode.c
+++ b/libavcodec/decode.c
@@ -1425,8 +1425,6 @@ static int video_get_buffer(AVCodecContext *s, AVFrame *pic)
         pic->data[i] = NULL;
         pic->linesize[i] = 0;
     }
-    if (desc->flags & AV_PIX_FMT_FLAG_PAL)
-        avpriv_set_systematic_pal2((uint32_t *)pic->data[1], pic->format);
 
     if (s->debug & FF_DEBUG_BUFFERS)
         av_log(s, AV_LOG_DEBUG, "default_get_buffer called on pic %p\n", pic);