diff --git a/libavformat/mxfenc.c b/libavformat/mxfenc.c
index 7ba1fe061e..4ac6a2d715 100644
--- a/libavformat/mxfenc.c
+++ b/libavformat/mxfenc.c
@@ -2607,9 +2607,6 @@ static int mxf_parse_ffv1_frame(AVFormatContext *s, AVStream *st, AVPacket *pkt)
         ff_build_rac_states(&c, 0.05 * (1LL << 32), 256 - 8);
         v = get_ffv1_unsigned_symbol(&c, state);
         av_assert0(v >= 2);
-        if (v > 4) {
-            return 0;
-        }
         if (v > 4) {
             av_log(s, AV_LOG_ERROR, "unsupported ffv1 version %d\n", v);
             return 0;