diff --git a/libavcodec/wmv2enc.c b/libavcodec/wmv2enc.c
index 8672d2277d..3ed8b5fb53 100644
--- a/libavcodec/wmv2enc.c
+++ b/libavcodec/wmv2enc.c
@@ -233,5 +233,4 @@ AVCodec ff_wmv2_encoder = {
     .close          = ff_mpv_encode_end,
     .pix_fmts       = (const enum AVPixelFormat[]) { AV_PIX_FMT_YUV420P,
                                                      AV_PIX_FMT_NONE },
-    .priv_class     = &wmv2_class,
 };