diff --git a/doc/examples/filtering_audio.c b/doc/examples/filtering_audio.c
index 1d66ca33e3..1568f60b29 100644
--- a/doc/examples/filtering_audio.c
+++ b/doc/examples/filtering_audio.c
@@ -230,7 +230,6 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
         }
 
         if (packet.stream_index == audio_stream_index) {
-            avcodec_get_frame_defaults(frame);
             got_frame = 0;
             ret = avcodec_decode_audio4(dec_ctx, frame, &got_frame, &packet);
             if (ret < 0) {
diff --git a/doc/examples/filtering_video.c b/doc/examples/filtering_video.c
index 790c6418ed..0ac1cd479b 100644
--- a/doc/examples/filtering_video.c
+++ b/doc/examples/filtering_video.c
@@ -215,7 +215,6 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
             break;
 
         if (packet.stream_index == video_stream_index) {
-            avcodec_get_frame_defaults(frame);
             got_frame = 0;
             ret = avcodec_decode_video2(dec_ctx, frame, &got_frame, &packet);
             if (ret < 0) {