diff --git a/libavcodec/h264.c b/libavcodec/h264.c
index 90c4ca803184859ae21a126a36fe3a53bbb13a2a..9dc909566a0b168d9b32fe3066a502cbe6b1d972 100644
--- a/libavcodec/h264.c
+++ b/libavcodec/h264.c
@@ -1213,9 +1213,6 @@ static void free_tables(H264Context *h, int free_rbsp)
     av_freep(&h->mb2b_xy);
     av_freep(&h->mb2br_xy);
 
-    for (i = 0; i < 3; i++)
-        av_freep(&h->visualization_buffer[i]);
-
     av_buffer_pool_uninit(&h->qscale_table_pool);
     av_buffer_pool_uninit(&h->mb_type_pool);
     av_buffer_pool_uninit(&h->motion_val_pool);
diff --git a/libavcodec/h264.h b/libavcodec/h264.h
index 0d08d34013cf9ad26aa7a2471f146a2c285647df..916f1043d1e3911e3277505ef5a53d3c46336603 100644
--- a/libavcodec/h264.h
+++ b/libavcodec/h264.h
@@ -696,8 +696,6 @@ typedef struct H264Context {
     uint8_t *edge_emu_buffer;
     int16_t *dc_val_base;
 
-    uint8_t *visualization_buffer[3]; ///< temporary buffer vor MV visualization
-
     AVBufferPool *qscale_table_pool;
     AVBufferPool *mb_type_pool;
     AVBufferPool *motion_val_pool;