diff --git a/drivers/staging/media/sunxi/cedrus/cedrus_hw.c b/drivers/staging/media/sunxi/cedrus/cedrus_hw.c
index c34aec7c6e40..fc8579b90dab 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/media/sunxi/cedrus/cedrus_hw.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/media/sunxi/cedrus/cedrus_hw.c
@@ -79,9 +79,6 @@ void cedrus_dst_format_set(struct cedrus_dev *dev,
 		reg = VE_PRIMARY_OUT_FMT_NV12;
 		cedrus_write(dev, VE_PRIMARY_OUT_FMT, reg);
 
-		reg = VE_CHROMA_BUF_LEN_SDRT(chroma_size / 2);
-		cedrus_write(dev, VE_CHROMA_BUF_LEN, reg);
-
 		reg = chroma_size / 2;
 		cedrus_write(dev, VE_PRIMARY_CHROMA_BUF_LEN, reg);