diff --git a/fftools/ffmpeg_sched.c b/fftools/ffmpeg_sched.c
index 6a58661a5c..420d3f9ce9 100644
--- a/fftools/ffmpeg_sched.c
+++ b/fftools/ffmpeg_sched.c
@@ -375,7 +375,6 @@ static int queue_alloc(ThreadQueue **ptq, unsigned nb_streams, unsigned queue_si
                        enum QueueType type)
 {
     ThreadQueue *tq;
-    ObjPool *op;
 
     if (queue_size <= 0) {
         if (type == QUEUE_FRAMES)
@@ -393,18 +392,11 @@ static int queue_alloc(ThreadQueue **ptq, unsigned nb_streams, unsigned queue_si
         av_assert0(queue_size == DEFAULT_FRAME_THREAD_QUEUE_SIZE);
     }
 
-    op = (type == QUEUE_PACKETS) ? objpool_alloc_packets() :
-                                   objpool_alloc_frames();
-    if (!op)
+    tq = tq_alloc(nb_streams, queue_size,
+                  (type == QUEUE_PACKETS) ? THREAD_QUEUE_PACKETS : THREAD_QUEUE_FRAMES);
+    if (!tq)
         return AVERROR(ENOMEM);
 
-    tq = tq_alloc(nb_streams, queue_size, op,
-                  (type == QUEUE_PACKETS) ? pkt_move : frame_move);
-    if (!tq) {
-        objpool_free(&op);
-        return AVERROR(ENOMEM);
-    }
-
     *ptq = tq;
     return 0;
 }
diff --git a/fftools/ffmpeg_utils.h b/fftools/ffmpeg_utils.h
index 7939e44cdc..8ed6f81b28 100644
--- a/fftools/ffmpeg_utils.h
+++ b/fftools/ffmpeg_utils.h
@@ -44,14 +44,4 @@ static inline int err_merge(int err0, int err1)
     return (err0 < 0) ? err0 : FFMIN(err1, 0);
 }
 
-static inline void pkt_move(void *dst, void *src)
-{
-    av_packet_move_ref(dst, src);
-}
-
-static inline void frame_move(void *dst, void *src)
-{
-    av_frame_move_ref(dst, src);
-}
-
 #endif // FFTOOLS_FFMPEG_UTILS_H
diff --git a/fftools/thread_queue.c b/fftools/thread_queue.c
index fd73cc0a9b..b035ffe11d 100644
--- a/fftools/thread_queue.c
+++ b/fftools/thread_queue.c
@@ -20,13 +20,16 @@
 #include <string.h>
 
 #include "libavutil/avassert.h"
+#include "libavutil/container_fifo.h"
 #include "libavutil/error.h"
 #include "libavutil/fifo.h"
+#include "libavutil/frame.h"
 #include "libavutil/intreadwrite.h"
 #include "libavutil/mem.h"
 #include "libavutil/thread.h"
 
-#include "objpool.h"
+#include "libavcodec/packet.h"
+
 #include "thread_queue.h"
 
 enum {
@@ -34,19 +37,14 @@ enum {
     FINISHED_RECV = (1 << 1),
 };
 
-typedef struct FifoElem {
-    void        *obj;
-    unsigned int stream_idx;
-} FifoElem;
-
 struct ThreadQueue {
     int              *finished;
     unsigned int    nb_streams;
 
-    AVFifo  *fifo;
+    enum ThreadQueueType type;
 
-    ObjPool *obj_pool;
-    void   (*obj_move)(void *dst, void *src);
+    AVContainerFifo *fifo;
+    AVFifo          *fifo_stream_index;
 
     pthread_mutex_t lock;
     pthread_cond_t  cond;
@@ -59,14 +57,8 @@ void tq_free(ThreadQueue **ptq)
     if (!tq)
         return;
 
-    if (tq->fifo) {
-        FifoElem elem;
-        while (av_fifo_read(tq->fifo, &elem, 1) >= 0)
-            objpool_release(tq->obj_pool, &elem.obj);
-    }
-    av_fifo_freep2(&tq->fifo);
-
-    objpool_free(&tq->obj_pool);
+    av_container_fifo_free(&tq->fifo);
+    av_fifo_freep2(&tq->fifo_stream_index);
 
     av_freep(&tq->finished);
 
@@ -77,7 +69,7 @@ void tq_free(ThreadQueue **ptq)
 }
 
 ThreadQueue *tq_alloc(unsigned int nb_streams, size_t queue_size,
-                      ObjPool *obj_pool, void (*obj_move)(void *dst, void *src))
+                      enum ThreadQueueType type)
 {
     ThreadQueue *tq;
     int ret;
@@ -104,12 +96,16 @@ ThreadQueue *tq_alloc(unsigned int nb_streams, size_t queue_size,
         goto fail;
     tq->nb_streams = nb_streams;
 
-    tq->fifo = av_fifo_alloc2(queue_size, sizeof(FifoElem), 0);
+    tq->type = type;
+
+    tq->fifo = (type == THREAD_QUEUE_FRAMES) ?
+               av_container_fifo_alloc_avframe(0) : av_container_fifo_alloc_avpacket(0);
     if (!tq->fifo)
         goto fail;
 
-    tq->obj_pool = obj_pool;
-    tq->obj_move = obj_move;
+    tq->fifo_stream_index = av_fifo_alloc2(queue_size, sizeof(unsigned), 0);
+    if (!tq->fifo_stream_index)
+        goto fail;
 
     return tq;
 fail:
@@ -132,23 +128,21 @@ int tq_send(ThreadQueue *tq, unsigned int stream_idx, void *data)
         goto finish;
     }
 
-    while (!(*finished & FINISHED_RECV) && !av_fifo_can_write(tq->fifo))
+    while (!(*finished & FINISHED_RECV) && !av_fifo_can_write(tq->fifo_stream_index))
         pthread_cond_wait(&tq->cond, &tq->lock);
 
     if (*finished & FINISHED_RECV) {
         ret = AVERROR_EOF;
         *finished |= FINISHED_SEND;
     } else {
-        FifoElem elem = { .stream_idx = stream_idx };
-
-        ret = objpool_get(tq->obj_pool, &elem.obj);
+        ret = av_fifo_write(tq->fifo_stream_index, &stream_idx, 1);
         if (ret < 0)
             goto finish;
 
-        tq->obj_move(elem.obj, data);
+        ret = av_container_fifo_write(tq->fifo, data, 0);
+        if (ret < 0)
+            goto finish;
 
-        ret = av_fifo_write(tq->fifo, &elem, 1);
-        av_assert0(ret >= 0);
         pthread_cond_broadcast(&tq->cond);
     }
 
@@ -161,18 +155,21 @@ finish:
 static int receive_locked(ThreadQueue *tq, int *stream_idx,
                           void *data)
 {
-    FifoElem elem;
     unsigned int nb_finished = 0;
 
-    while (av_fifo_read(tq->fifo, &elem, 1) >= 0) {
-        if (tq->finished[elem.stream_idx] & FINISHED_RECV) {
-            objpool_release(tq->obj_pool, &elem.obj);
+    while (av_container_fifo_read(tq->fifo, data, 0) >= 0) {
+        unsigned idx;
+        int ret;
+
+        ret = av_fifo_read(tq->fifo_stream_index, &idx, 1);
+        av_assert0(ret >= 0);
+        if (tq->finished[idx] & FINISHED_RECV) {
+            (tq->type == THREAD_QUEUE_FRAMES) ?
+            av_frame_unref(data) : av_packet_unref(data);
             continue;
         }
 
-        tq->obj_move(data, elem.obj);
-        objpool_release(tq->obj_pool, &elem.obj);
-        *stream_idx = elem.stream_idx;
+        *stream_idx = idx;
         return 0;
     }
 
@@ -202,12 +199,12 @@ int tq_receive(ThreadQueue *tq, int *stream_idx, void *data)
     pthread_mutex_lock(&tq->lock);
 
     while (1) {
-        size_t can_read = av_fifo_can_read(tq->fifo);
+        size_t can_read = av_container_fifo_can_read(tq->fifo);
 
         ret = receive_locked(tq, stream_idx, data);
 
         // signal other threads if the fifo state changed
-        if (can_read != av_fifo_can_read(tq->fifo))
+        if (can_read != av_container_fifo_can_read(tq->fifo))
             pthread_cond_broadcast(&tq->cond);
 
         if (ret == AVERROR(EAGAIN)) {
diff --git a/fftools/thread_queue.h b/fftools/thread_queue.h
index 0cc8c71ebd..cc01c8a2c9 100644
--- a/fftools/thread_queue.h
+++ b/fftools/thread_queue.h
@@ -21,7 +21,10 @@
 
 #include <string.h>
 
-#include "objpool.h"
+enum ThreadQueueType {
+    THREAD_QUEUE_FRAMES,
+    THREAD_QUEUE_PACKETS,
+};
 
 typedef struct ThreadQueue ThreadQueue;
 
@@ -32,12 +35,9 @@ typedef struct ThreadQueue ThreadQueue;
  *                   maintained
  * @param queue_size number of items that can be stored in the queue without
  *                   blocking
- * @param obj_pool object pool that will be used to allocate items stored in the
- *                 queue; the pool becomes owned by the queue
- * @param callback that moves the contents between two data pointers
  */
 ThreadQueue *tq_alloc(unsigned int nb_streams, size_t queue_size,
-                      ObjPool *obj_pool, void (*obj_move)(void *dst, void *src));
+                      enum ThreadQueueType type);
 void         tq_free(ThreadQueue **tq);
 
 /**