diff --git a/libavcodec/ituh263enc.c b/libavcodec/ituh263enc.c
index b7c9f124a9..4b3c55896f 100644
--- a/libavcodec/ituh263enc.c
+++ b/libavcodec/ituh263enc.c
@@ -881,11 +881,6 @@ av_cold void ff_h263_encode_init(MpegEncContext *s)
         s->c_dc_scale_table= ff_mpeg1_dc_scale_table;
     }
 
-    if (s->lmin > s->lmax) {
-        av_log(s->avctx, AV_LOG_WARNING, "Clipping lmin value to %d\n", s->lmax);
-        s->lmin = s->lmax;
-    }
-
     ff_thread_once(&init_static_once, h263_encode_init_static);
 }