diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/Modules/cellAdec.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/Modules/cellAdec.cpp
index e1b7121033..9fc4f57196 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/Modules/cellAdec.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/Modules/cellAdec.cpp
@@ -521,16 +521,13 @@ public:
 					//ctx = fmt->streams[0]->codec; // TODO: check data
 
 					opts = nullptr;
-					err = av_dict_set(&opts, "refcounted_frames", "1", 0);
-					if (err < 0)
-					{
-						fmt::throw_exception("av_dict_set(refcounted_frames, 1) failed (err=0x%x='%s')", err, utils::av_error_to_string(err));
-					}
+
 					{
 						std::lock_guard lock(g_mutex_avcodec_open2);
 						// not multithread-safe (???)
 						err = avcodec_open2(ctx, codec, &opts);
 					}
+
 					if (err || opts)
 					{
 						std::string dict_content;
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/Modules/cellVdec.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/Modules/cellVdec.cpp
index deecb06955..157fade4bd 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/Modules/cellVdec.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/Modules/cellVdec.cpp
@@ -242,17 +242,11 @@ struct vdec_context final
 			fmt::throw_exception("avcodec_alloc_context3() failed (type=0x%x)", type);
 		}
 
-		AVDictionary* opts{};
-		int err = av_dict_set(&opts, "refcounted_frames", "1", 0);
-		if (err < 0)
-		{
-			avcodec_free_context(&ctx);
-			fmt::throw_exception("av_dict_set(refcounted_frames, 1) failed (err=0x%x='%s')", err, utils::av_error_to_string(err));
-		}
+		AVDictionary* opts = nullptr;
 
 		std::lock_guard lock(g_mutex_avcodec_open2);
 
-		err = avcodec_open2(ctx, codec, &opts);
+		int err = avcodec_open2(ctx, codec, &opts);
 		if (err || opts)
 		{
 			avcodec_free_context(&ctx);