diff --git a/ffplay.c b/ffplay.c
index fb07d41f99..95b8ca6d4b 100644
--- a/ffplay.c
+++ b/ffplay.c
@@ -309,7 +309,6 @@ static int workaround_bugs = 1;
 static int fast = 0;
 static int genpts = 0;
 static int lowres = 0;
-static int error_concealment = 3;
 static int decoder_reorder_pts = -1;
 static int autoexit;
 static int exit_on_keydown;
@@ -2574,7 +2573,6 @@ static int stream_component_open(VideoState *is, int stream_index)
         stream_lowres = av_codec_get_max_lowres(codec);
     }
     av_codec_set_lowres(avctx, stream_lowres);
-    avctx->error_concealment = error_concealment;
 
     if(stream_lowres) avctx->flags |= CODEC_FLAG_EMU_EDGE;
     if (fast)   avctx->flags2 |= CODEC_FLAG2_FAST;
@@ -3577,7 +3575,6 @@ static const OptionDef options[] = {
     { "genpts", OPT_BOOL | OPT_EXPERT, { &genpts }, "generate pts", "" },
     { "drp", OPT_INT | HAS_ARG | OPT_EXPERT, { &decoder_reorder_pts }, "let decoder reorder pts 0=off 1=on -1=auto", ""},
     { "lowres", OPT_INT | HAS_ARG | OPT_EXPERT, { &lowres }, "", "" },
-    { "ec", OPT_INT | HAS_ARG | OPT_EXPERT, { &error_concealment }, "set error concealment options",  "bit_mask" },
     { "sync", HAS_ARG | OPT_EXPERT, { .func_arg = opt_sync }, "set audio-video sync. type (type=audio/video/ext)", "type" },
     { "autoexit", OPT_BOOL | OPT_EXPERT, { &autoexit }, "exit at the end", "" },
     { "exitonkeydown", OPT_BOOL | OPT_EXPERT, { &exit_on_keydown }, "exit on key down", "" },