diff --git a/libavcodec/libaomenc.c b/libavcodec/libaomenc.c
index 7f47707a09..e06697c1bf 100644
--- a/libavcodec/libaomenc.c
+++ b/libavcodec/libaomenc.c
@@ -572,15 +572,11 @@ static av_cold int aom_init(AVCodecContext *avctx,
         enccfg.rc_target_bitrate = av_rescale_rnd(avctx->bit_rate, 1, 1000,
                                                   AV_ROUND_NEAR_INF);
     } else if (enccfg.rc_end_usage != AOM_Q) {
-        if (enccfg.rc_end_usage == AOM_CQ) {
-            enccfg.rc_target_bitrate = 1000000;
-        } else {
-            enccfg.rc_end_usage = AOM_Q;
-            ctx->crf = 32;
-            av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_WARNING,
-                   "Neither bitrate nor constrained quality specified, using default CRF of %d\n",
-                   ctx->crf);
-        }
+        enccfg.rc_end_usage = AOM_Q;
+        ctx->crf = 32;
+        av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_WARNING,
+               "Neither bitrate nor constrained quality specified, using default CRF of %d\n",
+               ctx->crf);
     }
 
     if (avctx->qmin >= 0)