diff --git a/libavformat/mxf.c b/libavformat/mxf.c
index 6f2b61a263..5fc0bfc2b0 100644
--- a/libavformat/mxf.c
+++ b/libavformat/mxf.c
@@ -51,15 +51,3 @@ const MXFCodecUL ff_mxf_codec_uls[] = {
   //{ { 0x06,0x0E,0x2B,0x34,0x04,0x01,0x01,0x01,0x04,0x02,0x02,0x02,0x03,0x02,0x1C,0x00 }, 15,    CODEC_ID_DOLBY_E }, /* Dolby-E */
     { { 0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00 },  0,       CODEC_ID_NONE },
 };
-
-const MXFCodecUL ff_mxf_essence_container_uls[] = {
-    // video essence container uls
-    { { 0x06,0x0E,0x2B,0x34,0x04,0x01,0x01,0x02,0x0D,0x01,0x03,0x01,0x02,0x04,0x60,0x01 }, 14, CODEC_ID_MPEG2VIDEO }, /* MPEG-ES Frame wrapped */
-    { { 0x06,0x0E,0x2B,0x34,0x04,0x01,0x01,0x01,0x0D,0x01,0x03,0x01,0x02,0x02,0x41,0x01 }, 14,    CODEC_ID_DVVIDEO }, /* DV 625 25mbps */
-    // sound essence container uls
-    { { 0x06,0x0E,0x2B,0x34,0x04,0x01,0x01,0x01,0x0D,0x01,0x03,0x01,0x02,0x06,0x01,0x00 }, 14, CODEC_ID_PCM_S16LE }, /* BWF Frame wrapped */
-    { { 0x06,0x0E,0x2B,0x34,0x04,0x01,0x01,0x02,0x0D,0x01,0x03,0x01,0x02,0x04,0x40,0x01 }, 14,       CODEC_ID_MP2 }, /* MPEG-ES Frame wrapped, 0x40 ??? stream id */
-    { { 0x06,0x0E,0x2B,0x34,0x04,0x01,0x01,0x01,0x0D,0x01,0x03,0x01,0x02,0x01,0x01,0x01 }, 14, CODEC_ID_PCM_S16LE }, /* D-10 Mapping 50Mbps PAL Extended Template */
-    { { 0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00 },  0,      CODEC_ID_NONE },
-};
-
diff --git a/libavformat/mxf.h b/libavformat/mxf.h
index 9d9d0360ca..11b1821aec 100644
--- a/libavformat/mxf.h
+++ b/libavformat/mxf.h
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@ typedef struct {
 
 extern const MXFDataDefinitionUL ff_mxf_data_definition_uls[];
 extern const MXFCodecUL ff_mxf_codec_uls[];
-extern const MXFCodecUL ff_mxf_essence_container_uls[6];
 
 #ifdef DEBUG
 #define PRINT_KEY(pc, s, x) dprintf(pc, "%s %02X %02X %02X %02X %02X %02X %02X %02X %02X %02X %02X %02X %02X %02X %02X %02X\n", s, \
diff --git a/libavformat/mxfdec.c b/libavformat/mxfdec.c
index fd747f9d8e..2bf0cbc224 100644
--- a/libavformat/mxfdec.c
+++ b/libavformat/mxfdec.c
@@ -630,6 +630,17 @@ static void *mxf_resolve_strong_ref(MXFContext *mxf, UID *strong_ref, enum MXFMe
     return NULL;
 }
 
+static const MXFCodecUL mxf_essence_container_uls[] = {
+    // video essence container uls
+    { { 0x06,0x0E,0x2B,0x34,0x04,0x01,0x01,0x02,0x0D,0x01,0x03,0x01,0x02,0x04,0x60,0x01 }, 14, CODEC_ID_MPEG2VIDEO }, /* MPEG-ES Frame wrapped */
+    { { 0x06,0x0E,0x2B,0x34,0x04,0x01,0x01,0x01,0x0D,0x01,0x03,0x01,0x02,0x02,0x41,0x01 }, 14,    CODEC_ID_DVVIDEO }, /* DV 625 25mbps */
+    // sound essence container uls
+    { { 0x06,0x0E,0x2B,0x34,0x04,0x01,0x01,0x01,0x0D,0x01,0x03,0x01,0x02,0x06,0x01,0x00 }, 14, CODEC_ID_PCM_S16LE }, /* BWF Frame wrapped */
+    { { 0x06,0x0E,0x2B,0x34,0x04,0x01,0x01,0x02,0x0D,0x01,0x03,0x01,0x02,0x04,0x40,0x01 }, 14,       CODEC_ID_MP2 }, /* MPEG-ES Frame wrapped, 0x40 ??? stream id */
+    { { 0x06,0x0E,0x2B,0x34,0x04,0x01,0x01,0x01,0x0D,0x01,0x03,0x01,0x02,0x01,0x01,0x01 }, 14, CODEC_ID_PCM_S16LE }, /* D-10 Mapping 50Mbps PAL Extended Template */
+    { { 0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00 },  0,      CODEC_ID_NONE },
+};
+
 static int mxf_parse_structural_metadata(MXFContext *mxf)
 {
     MXFPackage *material_package = NULL;
@@ -772,7 +783,7 @@ static int mxf_parse_structural_metadata(MXFContext *mxf)
             st->codec->extradata_size = descriptor->extradata_size;
         }
         if (st->codec->codec_type == CODEC_TYPE_VIDEO) {
-            container_ul = mxf_get_codec_ul(ff_mxf_essence_container_uls, essence_container_ul);
+            container_ul = mxf_get_codec_ul(mxf_essence_container_uls, essence_container_ul);
             if (st->codec->codec_id == CODEC_ID_NONE)
                 st->codec->codec_id = container_ul->id;
             st->codec->width = descriptor->width;
@@ -781,7 +792,7 @@ static int mxf_parse_structural_metadata(MXFContext *mxf)
             st->sample_aspect_ratio = descriptor->aspect_ratio;
             st->need_parsing = AVSTREAM_PARSE_HEADERS;
         } else if (st->codec->codec_type == CODEC_TYPE_AUDIO) {
-            container_ul = mxf_get_codec_ul(ff_mxf_essence_container_uls, essence_container_ul);
+            container_ul = mxf_get_codec_ul(mxf_essence_container_uls, essence_container_ul);
             if (st->codec->codec_id == CODEC_ID_NONE)
                 st->codec->codec_id = container_ul->id;
             st->codec->channels = descriptor->channels;