diff --git a/libavcodec/bmv.c b/libavcodec/bmv.c
index 715e6a3b62..c480815333 100644
--- a/libavcodec/bmv.c
+++ b/libavcodec/bmv.c
@@ -302,32 +302,23 @@ static av_cold int decode_end(AVCodecContext *avctx)
     return 0;
 }
 
-typedef struct BMVAudioDecContext {
-    AVFrame frame;
-} BMVAudioDecContext;
-
 static const int bmv_aud_mults[16] = {
     16512, 8256, 4128, 2064, 1032, 516, 258, 192, 129, 88, 64, 56, 48, 40, 36, 32
 };
 
 static av_cold int bmv_aud_decode_init(AVCodecContext *avctx)
 {
-    BMVAudioDecContext *c = avctx->priv_data;
-
     avctx->channels       = 2;
     avctx->channel_layout = AV_CH_LAYOUT_STEREO;
     avctx->sample_fmt     = AV_SAMPLE_FMT_S16;
 
-    avcodec_get_frame_defaults(&c->frame);
-    avctx->coded_frame = &c->frame;
-
     return 0;
 }
 
 static int bmv_aud_decode_frame(AVCodecContext *avctx, void *data,
                                 int *got_frame_ptr, AVPacket *avpkt)
 {
-    BMVAudioDecContext *c = avctx->priv_data;
+    AVFrame *frame     = data;
     const uint8_t *buf = avpkt->data;
     int buf_size = avpkt->size;
     int blocks = 0, total_blocks, i;
@@ -343,12 +334,12 @@ static int bmv_aud_decode_frame(AVCodecContext *avctx, void *data,
     }
 
     /* get output buffer */
-    c->frame.nb_samples = total_blocks * 32;
-    if ((ret = ff_get_buffer(avctx, &c->frame)) < 0) {
+    frame->nb_samples = total_blocks * 32;
+    if ((ret = ff_get_buffer(avctx, frame)) < 0) {
         av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "get_buffer() failed\n");
         return ret;
     }
-    output_samples = (int16_t *)c->frame.data[0];
+    output_samples = (int16_t *)frame->data[0];
 
     for (blocks = 0; blocks < total_blocks; blocks++) {
         uint8_t code = *buf++;
@@ -361,8 +352,7 @@ static int bmv_aud_decode_frame(AVCodecContext *avctx, void *data,
         }
     }
 
-    *got_frame_ptr   = 1;
-    *(AVFrame *)data = c->frame;
+    *got_frame_ptr = 1;
 
     return buf_size;
 }
@@ -383,7 +373,6 @@ AVCodec ff_bmv_audio_decoder = {
     .name           = "bmv_audio",
     .type           = AVMEDIA_TYPE_AUDIO,
     .id             = AV_CODEC_ID_BMV_AUDIO,
-    .priv_data_size = sizeof(BMVAudioDecContext),
     .init           = bmv_aud_decode_init,
     .decode         = bmv_aud_decode_frame,
     .capabilities   = CODEC_CAP_DR1,
diff --git a/libavcodec/cngdec.c b/libavcodec/cngdec.c
index d2b1257af9..edfdd3e44c 100644
--- a/libavcodec/cngdec.c
+++ b/libavcodec/cngdec.c
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
 #include "libavutil/lfg.h"
 
 typedef struct CNGContext {
-    AVFrame avframe;
     float *refl_coef, *target_refl_coef;
     float *lpc_coef;
     int order;
@@ -58,8 +57,6 @@ static av_cold int cng_decode_init(AVCodecContext *avctx)
     avctx->channels    = 1;
     avctx->sample_rate = 8000;
 
-    avcodec_get_frame_defaults(&p->avframe);
-    avctx->coded_frame  = &p->avframe;
     p->order            = 12;
     avctx->frame_size   = 640;
     p->refl_coef        = av_mallocz(p->order * sizeof(*p->refl_coef));
@@ -105,7 +102,7 @@ static void cng_decode_flush(AVCodecContext *avctx)
 static int cng_decode_frame(AVCodecContext *avctx, void *data,
                             int *got_frame_ptr, AVPacket *avpkt)
 {
-
+    AVFrame *frame = data;
     CNGContext *p = avctx->priv_data;
     int buf_size  = avpkt->size;
     int ret, i;
@@ -144,19 +141,18 @@ static int cng_decode_frame(AVCodecContext *avctx, void *data,
     ff_celp_lp_synthesis_filterf(p->filter_out + p->order, p->lpc_coef,
                                  p->excitation, avctx->frame_size, p->order);
 
-    p->avframe.nb_samples = avctx->frame_size;
-    if ((ret = ff_get_buffer(avctx, &p->avframe)) < 0) {
+    frame->nb_samples = avctx->frame_size;
+    if ((ret = ff_get_buffer(avctx, frame)) < 0) {
         av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "get_buffer() failed\n");
         return ret;
     }
-    buf_out = (int16_t *)p->avframe.data[0];
+    buf_out = (int16_t *)frame->data[0];
     for (i = 0; i < avctx->frame_size; i++)
         buf_out[i] = p->filter_out[i + p->order];
     memcpy(p->filter_out, p->filter_out + avctx->frame_size,
            p->order * sizeof(*p->filter_out));
 
-    *got_frame_ptr   = 1;
-    *(AVFrame *)data = p->avframe;
+    *got_frame_ptr = 1;
 
     return buf_size;
 }
diff --git a/libavcodec/cook.c b/libavcodec/cook.c
index 4117cee1f9..54b576f89f 100644
--- a/libavcodec/cook.c
+++ b/libavcodec/cook.c
@@ -123,7 +123,6 @@ typedef struct cook {
 
     AVCodecContext*     avctx;
     DSPContext          dsp;
-    AVFrame             frame;
     GetBitContext       gb;
     /* stream data */
     int                 num_vectors;
@@ -956,6 +955,7 @@ static int decode_subpacket(COOKContext *q, COOKSubpacket *p,
 static int cook_decode_frame(AVCodecContext *avctx, void *data,
                              int *got_frame_ptr, AVPacket *avpkt)
 {
+    AVFrame *frame     = data;
     const uint8_t *buf = avpkt->data;
     int buf_size = avpkt->size;
     COOKContext *q = avctx->priv_data;
@@ -969,12 +969,12 @@ static int cook_decode_frame(AVCodecContext *avctx, void *data,
 
     /* get output buffer */
     if (q->discarded_packets >= 2) {
-        q->frame.nb_samples = q->samples_per_channel;
-        if ((ret = ff_get_buffer(avctx, &q->frame)) < 0) {
+        frame->nb_samples = q->samples_per_channel;
+        if ((ret = ff_get_buffer(avctx, frame)) < 0) {
             av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "get_buffer() failed\n");
             return ret;
         }
-        samples = (float **)q->frame.extended_data;
+        samples = (float **)frame->extended_data;
     }
 
     /* estimate subpacket sizes */
@@ -1015,8 +1015,7 @@ static int cook_decode_frame(AVCodecContext *avctx, void *data,
         return avctx->block_align;
     }
 
-    *got_frame_ptr    = 1;
-    *(AVFrame *) data = q->frame;
+    *got_frame_ptr = 1;
 
     return avctx->block_align;
 }
@@ -1269,9 +1268,6 @@ static av_cold int cook_decode_init(AVCodecContext *avctx)
     else
         avctx->channel_layout = (avctx->channels == 2) ? AV_CH_LAYOUT_STEREO : AV_CH_LAYOUT_MONO;
 
-    avcodec_get_frame_defaults(&q->frame);
-    avctx->coded_frame = &q->frame;
-
 #ifdef DEBUG
     dump_cook_context(q);
 #endif
diff --git a/libavcodec/dcadec.c b/libavcodec/dcadec.c
index ff6375dd79..e2f37328aa 100644
--- a/libavcodec/dcadec.c
+++ b/libavcodec/dcadec.c
@@ -349,7 +349,6 @@ static av_always_inline int get_bitalloc(GetBitContext *gb, BitAlloc *ba,
 
 typedef struct {
     AVCodecContext *avctx;
-    AVFrame frame;
     /* Frame header */
     int frame_type;             ///< type of the current frame
     int samples_deficit;        ///< deficit sample count
@@ -2067,6 +2066,7 @@ static void dca_exss_parse_header(DCAContext *s)
 static int dca_decode_frame(AVCodecContext *avctx, void *data,
                             int *got_frame_ptr, AVPacket *avpkt)
 {
+    AVFrame *frame     = data;
     const uint8_t *buf = avpkt->data;
     int buf_size = avpkt->size;
     int channel_mask;
@@ -2354,17 +2354,17 @@ static int dca_decode_frame(AVCodecContext *avctx, void *data,
     }
 
     /* get output buffer */
-    s->frame.nb_samples = 256 * (s->sample_blocks / 8);
-    if ((ret = ff_get_buffer(avctx, &s->frame)) < 0) {
+    frame->nb_samples = 256 * (s->sample_blocks / 8);
+    if ((ret = ff_get_buffer(avctx, frame)) < 0) {
         av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "get_buffer() failed\n");
         return ret;
     }
-    samples_flt = (float  **) s->frame.extended_data;
+    samples_flt = (float **)frame->extended_data;
 
     /* allocate buffer for extra channels if downmixing */
     if (avctx->channels < full_channels) {
         ret = av_samples_get_buffer_size(NULL, full_channels - channels,
-                                         s->frame.nb_samples,
+                                         frame->nb_samples,
                                          avctx->sample_fmt, 0);
         if (ret < 0)
             return ret;
@@ -2377,7 +2377,7 @@ static int dca_decode_frame(AVCodecContext *avctx, void *data,
         ret = av_samples_fill_arrays((uint8_t **)s->extra_channels, NULL,
                                      s->extra_channels_buffer,
                                      full_channels - channels,
-                                     s->frame.nb_samples, avctx->sample_fmt, 0);
+                                     frame->nb_samples, avctx->sample_fmt, 0);
         if (ret < 0)
             return ret;
     }
@@ -2456,8 +2456,7 @@ static int dca_decode_frame(AVCodecContext *avctx, void *data,
     for (i = 0; i < 2 * s->lfe * 4; i++)
         s->lfe_data[i] = s->lfe_data[i + lfe_samples];
 
-    *got_frame_ptr    = 1;
-    *(AVFrame *) data = s->frame;
+    *got_frame_ptr = 1;
 
     return buf_size;
 }
@@ -2491,9 +2490,6 @@ static av_cold int dca_decode_init(AVCodecContext *avctx)
         avctx->channels = avctx->request_channels;
     }
 
-    avcodec_get_frame_defaults(&s->frame);
-    avctx->coded_frame = &s->frame;
-
     return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/libavcodec/pcm.c b/libavcodec/pcm.c
index ea6fabd47b..bae338d8f9 100644
--- a/libavcodec/pcm.c
+++ b/libavcodec/pcm.c
@@ -230,7 +230,6 @@ static int pcm_encode_frame(AVCodecContext *avctx, AVPacket *avpkt,
 }
 
 typedef struct PCMDecode {
-    AVFrame frame;
     short   table[256];
 } PCMDecode;
 
@@ -262,9 +261,6 @@ static av_cold int pcm_decode_init(AVCodecContext *avctx)
     if (avctx->sample_fmt == AV_SAMPLE_FMT_S32)
         avctx->bits_per_raw_sample = av_get_bits_per_sample(avctx->codec_id);
 
-    avcodec_get_frame_defaults(&s->frame);
-    avctx->coded_frame = &s->frame;
-
     return 0;
 }
 
@@ -289,7 +285,7 @@ static av_cold int pcm_decode_init(AVCodecContext *avctx)
     n /= avctx->channels;                                               \
     for (c = 0; c < avctx->channels; c++) {                             \
         int i;                                                          \
-        dst = s->frame.extended_data[c];                                \
+        dst = frame->extended_data[c];                                \
         for (i = n; i > 0; i--) {                                       \
             uint ## size ## _t v = bytestream_get_ ## endian(&src);     \
             AV_WN ## size ## A(dst, (v - offset) << shift);             \
@@ -303,6 +299,7 @@ static int pcm_decode_frame(AVCodecContext *avctx, void *data,
     const uint8_t *src = avpkt->data;
     int buf_size       = avpkt->size;
     PCMDecode *s       = avctx->priv_data;
+    AVFrame *frame     = data;
     int sample_size, c, n, ret, samples_per_block;
     uint8_t *samples;
     int32_t *dst_int32_t;
@@ -358,12 +355,12 @@ static int pcm_decode_frame(AVCodecContext *avctx, void *data,
     n = buf_size / sample_size;
 
     /* get output buffer */
-    s->frame.nb_samples = n * samples_per_block / avctx->channels;
-    if ((ret = ff_get_buffer(avctx, &s->frame)) < 0) {
+    frame->nb_samples = n * samples_per_block / avctx->channels;
+    if ((ret = ff_get_buffer(avctx, frame)) < 0) {
         av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "get_buffer() failed\n");
         return ret;
     }
-    samples = s->frame.data[0];
+    samples = frame->data[0];
 
     switch (avctx->codec_id) {
     case AV_CODEC_ID_PCM_U32LE:
@@ -410,7 +407,7 @@ static int pcm_decode_frame(AVCodecContext *avctx, void *data,
         n /= avctx->channels;
         for (c = 0; c < avctx->channels; c++) {
             int i;
-            samples = s->frame.extended_data[c];
+            samples = frame->extended_data[c];
             for (i = n; i > 0; i--)
                 *samples++ = *src++ + 128;
         }
@@ -466,7 +463,7 @@ static int pcm_decode_frame(AVCodecContext *avctx, void *data,
 #endif /* HAVE_BIGENDIAN */
         n /= avctx->channels;
         for (c = 0; c < avctx->channels; c++) {
-            samples = s->frame.extended_data[c];
+            samples = frame->extended_data[c];
             bytestream_get_buffer(&src, samples, n * sample_size);
         }
         break;
@@ -488,7 +485,7 @@ static int pcm_decode_frame(AVCodecContext *avctx, void *data,
     case AV_CODEC_ID_PCM_DVD:
     {
         const uint8_t *src8;
-        dst_int32_t = (int32_t *)s->frame.data[0];
+        dst_int32_t = (int32_t *)frame->data[0];
         n /= avctx->channels;
         switch (avctx->bits_per_coded_sample) {
         case 20:
@@ -521,7 +518,7 @@ static int pcm_decode_frame(AVCodecContext *avctx, void *data,
         int i;
         n /= avctx->channels;
         for (c = 0; c < avctx->channels; c++) {
-            dst_int32_t = (int32_t *)s->frame.extended_data[c];
+            dst_int32_t = (int32_t *)frame->extended_data[c];
             for (i = 0; i < n; i++) {
                 // extract low 20 bits and expand to 32 bits
                 *dst_int32_t++ =  (src[2]         << 28) |
@@ -544,8 +541,7 @@ static int pcm_decode_frame(AVCodecContext *avctx, void *data,
         return -1;
     }
 
-    *got_frame_ptr   = 1;
-    *(AVFrame *)data = s->frame;
+    *got_frame_ptr = 1;
 
     return buf_size;
 }