diff --git a/libavcodec/mpeg12dec.c b/libavcodec/mpeg12dec.c
index 7510da454a..ccf9847973 100644
--- a/libavcodec/mpeg12dec.c
+++ b/libavcodec/mpeg12dec.c
@@ -2038,7 +2038,6 @@ static int vcr2_init_sequence(AVCodecContext *avctx)
     if (s->codec_tag == AV_RL32("BW10")) {
         s->codec_id              = s->avctx->codec_id = AV_CODEC_ID_MPEG1VIDEO;
     } else {
-        exchange_uv(s); // common init reset pblocks, so we swap them here
         s->swap_uv = 1; // in case of xvmc we need to swap uv for each MB
         s->codec_id              = s->avctx->codec_id = AV_CODEC_ID_MPEG2VIDEO;
     }