diff --git a/libavformat/rtp.c b/libavformat/rtp.c
index fb4a66d151..02d3e7be29 100644
--- a/libavformat/rtp.c
+++ b/libavformat/rtp.c
@@ -690,7 +690,6 @@ int rtp_parse_packet(RTPDemuxContext *s, AVPacket *pkt,
                 len -= infos->au_headers[0].size;
             }
             s->read_buf_size = len;
-            s->buf_ptr = buf;
             rv= 0;
             break;
         default: