diff --git a/src/media/media_decoder.cpp b/src/media/media_decoder.cpp
index f62c6111fc90b73fcd19952652b1bd70ad23f5c8..e63aa52ff1f0ebe0c82a1c782114539febf989df 100644
--- a/src/media/media_decoder.cpp
+++ b/src/media/media_decoder.cpp
@@ -265,7 +265,6 @@ int MediaDecoder::setupFromVideoData()
         return -1;
     }
 
-    decoderCtx_->thread_count = 1;
     if (emulateRate_) {
         RING_DBG("Using framerate emulation");
         startTime_ = av_gettime();