diff --git a/libavcodec/utils.c b/libavcodec/utils.c
index fb6fa9234a..020c3434b4 100644
--- a/libavcodec/utils.c
+++ b/libavcodec/utils.c
@@ -2088,7 +2088,7 @@ int attribute_align_arg avcodec_decode_video2(AVCodecContext *avctx, AVFrame *pi
     if ((avctx->coded_width || avctx->coded_height) && av_image_check_size(avctx->coded_width, avctx->coded_height, 0, avctx))
         return AVERROR(EINVAL);
 
-    avcodec_get_frame_defaults(picture);
+    av_frame_unref(picture);
 
     if ((avctx->codec->capabilities & CODEC_CAP_DELAY) || avpkt->size || (avctx->active_thread_type & FF_THREAD_FRAME)) {
         int did_split = av_packet_split_side_data(&tmp);
@@ -2226,7 +2226,7 @@ int attribute_align_arg avcodec_decode_audio4(AVCodecContext *avctx,
         return AVERROR(EINVAL);
     }
 
-    avcodec_get_frame_defaults(frame);
+    av_frame_unref(frame);
 
     if ((avctx->codec->capabilities & CODEC_CAP_DELAY) || avpkt->size || (avctx->active_thread_type & FF_THREAD_FRAME)) {
         uint8_t *side;