diff --git a/fftools/ffmpeg.c b/fftools/ffmpeg.c
index 28f7d70b31..d74145183e 100644
--- a/fftools/ffmpeg.c
+++ b/fftools/ffmpeg.c
@@ -3174,8 +3174,6 @@ static int init_output_stream_encode(OutputStream *ost, AVFrame *frame)
             }
         }
 
-        break;
-    case AVMEDIA_TYPE_DATA:
         break;
     default:
         abort();