diff --git a/libavcodec/vp8.c b/libavcodec/vp8.c
index 566ec65380..f71a7b7783 100644
--- a/libavcodec/vp8.c
+++ b/libavcodec/vp8.c
@@ -481,7 +481,6 @@ void decode_mvs(VP8Context *s, VP8Macroblock *mb, int mb_x, int mb_y)
 
     AV_ZERO32(&near_mv[0]);
     AV_ZERO32(&near_mv[1]);
-    AV_ZERO32(&near_mv[2]);
 
     /* Process MB on top, left and top-left */
     #define MV_EDGE_CHECK(n)\