diff --git a/mythtv/libs/libmythtv/avformatdecoder.cpp b/mythtv/libs/libmythtv/avformatdecoder.cpp
index 742e0e0523b..ef3878b6306 100644
--- a/mythtv/libs/libmythtv/avformatdecoder.cpp
+++ b/mythtv/libs/libmythtv/avformatdecoder.cpp
@@ -1433,7 +1433,6 @@ float AvFormatDecoder::normalized_fps(AVStream *stream, AVCodecContext *enc)
             QString("Selected FPS is %1 (avg %2 codec %3 "
                     "container %4 estimated %5)").arg(fps).arg(avg_fps)
                 .arg(codec_fps).arg(container_fps).arg(estimated_fps));
-        m_fps = fps;
     }
 
     return fps;