diff --git a/libavcodec/bmp.c b/libavcodec/bmp.c
index 270452fe66..0c9e97310d 100644
--- a/libavcodec/bmp.c
+++ b/libavcodec/bmp.c
@@ -345,6 +345,5 @@ AVCodec bmp_decoder = {
     bmp_decode_end,
     bmp_decode_frame,
     CODEC_CAP_DR1,
-    .max_lowres = 5,
     .long_name = NULL_IF_CONFIG_SMALL("BMP image"),
 };