diff --git a/libavcodec/pcm.c b/libavcodec/pcm.c
index a23293dca2..5d8dcb8ff0 100644
--- a/libavcodec/pcm.c
+++ b/libavcodec/pcm.c
@@ -334,7 +334,6 @@ static int pcm_decode_frame(AVCodecContext *avctx, AVFrame *frame,
 
     sample_size = av_get_bits_per_sample(avctx->codec_id) / 8;
 
-    /* av_get_bits_per_sample returns 0 for AV_CODEC_ID_PCM_DVD */
     samples_per_block = 1;
     if (avctx->codec_id == AV_CODEC_ID_PCM_LXF) {
         /* we process 40-bit blocks per channel for LXF */
@@ -342,11 +341,6 @@ static int pcm_decode_frame(AVCodecContext *avctx, AVFrame *frame,
         sample_size       = 5;
     }
 
-    if (sample_size == 0) {
-        av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Invalid sample_size\n");
-        return AVERROR(EINVAL);
-    }
-
     if (channels == 0) {
         av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Invalid number of channels\n");
         return AVERROR(EINVAL);