diff --git a/ffprobe.c b/ffprobe.c
index bb81b53577..d07a58b1c2 100644
--- a/ffprobe.c
+++ b/ffprobe.c
@@ -1580,7 +1580,6 @@ static av_always_inline int process_frame(WriterContext *w,
     AVCodecContext *dec_ctx = fmt_ctx->streams[pkt->stream_index]->codec;
     int ret = 0, got_frame = 0;
 
-    avcodec_get_frame_defaults(frame);
     if (dec_ctx->codec) {
         switch (dec_ctx->codec_type) {
         case AVMEDIA_TYPE_VIDEO: