diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/Modules/cellVdec.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/Modules/cellVdec.cpp
index 7c3c171b58..e03d05eb4c 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/Modules/cellVdec.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/Modules/cellVdec.cpp
@@ -136,21 +136,6 @@ struct vdec_context final
 		, cb_func(func)
 		, cb_arg(arg)
 	{
-#ifdef _MSC_VER
-#pragma warning(push, 0)
-#else
-#pragma GCC diagnostic push
-#pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wdeprecated-declarations"
-#endif
-		// TODO: This function should be removed at some point, since ffmpeg does it automatically now.
-		//       We'll keep it for compatibility for now until more system ffmpeg libs are up to date.
-		avcodec_register_all();
-#ifdef _MSC_VER
-#pragma warning(pop)
-#else
-#pragma GCC diagnostic pop
-#endif
-
 		switch (type)
 		{
 		case CELL_VDEC_CODEC_TYPE_MPEG2: