diff --git a/libavformat/flac_picture.c b/libavformat/flac_picture.c
index b33fee75b4..20df0192d4 100644
--- a/libavformat/flac_picture.c
+++ b/libavformat/flac_picture.c
@@ -91,8 +91,6 @@ int ff_flac_parse_picture(AVFormatContext *s, uint8_t **bufp, int buf_size,
     if (id == AV_CODEC_ID_NONE) {
         av_log(s, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Unknown attached picture mimetype: %s.\n",
                mimetype);
-        if (s->error_recognition & AV_EF_EXPLODE)
-            return AVERROR_INVALIDDATA;
         return 0;
     }