1 files changed, 0 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/libavcodec/avcodec.c b/libavcodec/avcodec.c
index b3940b97e0..2f3896dcc4 100644
--- a/libavcodec/avcodec.c
+++ b/libavcodec/avcodec.c
@@ -270,14 +270,6 @@ int attribute_align_arg avcodec_open2(AVCodecContext *avctx, const AVCodec *code
         ret = AVERROR(EINVAL);
         goto free_and_end;
     }
-    if (av_codec_is_decoder(codec) &&
-        codec->type == AVMEDIA_TYPE_AUDIO &&
-        !(codec->capabilities & AV_CODEC_CAP_CHANNEL_CONF) &&
-        avctx->channels == 0) {
-        av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Decoder requires channel count but channels not set\n");
-        ret = AVERROR(EINVAL);
-        goto free_and_end;
-    }
 
     if (avctx->sample_rate < 0) {
         av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Invalid sample rate: %d\n", avctx->sample_rate);