diff --git a/fftools/ffmpeg.c b/fftools/ffmpeg.c
index fd2ce1c2d0..14f55cbec7 100644
--- a/fftools/ffmpeg.c
+++ b/fftools/ffmpeg.c
@@ -944,7 +944,7 @@ static int choose_output(OutputStream **post)
                    INT64_MIN : ost->last_mux_dts;
         }
 
-        if (!ost->initialized && !ost->inputs_done && !ost->finished) {
+        if (!ost->initialized && !ost->finished) {
             ost_min = ost;
             break;
         }
diff --git a/fftools/ffmpeg.h b/fftools/ffmpeg.h
index b059ecbb9f..2e8f1db9b6 100644
--- a/fftools/ffmpeg.h
+++ b/fftools/ffmpeg.h
@@ -583,8 +583,6 @@ typedef struct OutputStream {
     // parameters are set in the AVStream.
     int initialized;
 
-    int inputs_done;
-
     const char *attachment_filename;
 
     int keep_pix_fmt;
diff --git a/fftools/ffmpeg_filter.c b/fftools/ffmpeg_filter.c
index b71a84185a..cfe5bc1d70 100644
--- a/fftools/ffmpeg_filter.c
+++ b/fftools/ffmpeg_filter.c
@@ -2081,11 +2081,11 @@ int fg_transcode_step(FilterGraph *graph, InputStream **best_ist)
             }
         }
 
-        // graph not configured, but all inputs are either initialized or EOF
-        for (int i = 0; i < graph->nb_outputs; i++)
-            graph->outputs[i]->ost->inputs_done = 1;
-
-        return 0;
+        // This state - graph is not configured, but all inputs are either
+        // initialized or EOF - should be unreachable because sending EOF to a
+        // filter without even a fallback format should fail
+        av_assert0(0);
+        return AVERROR_BUG;
     }
 
     *best_ist = NULL;