diff --git a/postprocessing/pp-h264.c b/postprocessing/pp-h264.c
index 88256b2efb..20619704a4 100644
--- a/postprocessing/pp-h264.c
+++ b/postprocessing/pp-h264.c
@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@ int janus_pp_h264_create(char *destination, char *metadata, gboolean faststart,
 		return -1;
 	}
 	fctx->video_codec = codec;
-	fctx->oformat->video_codec = codec->id;
 	vStream = avformat_new_stream(fctx, codec);
 	vStream->id = fctx->nb_streams-1;
 	vEncoder = avcodec_alloc_context3(codec);
diff --git a/postprocessing/pp-h265.c b/postprocessing/pp-h265.c
index 36ed6dca4b..fd5190aae7 100644
--- a/postprocessing/pp-h265.c
+++ b/postprocessing/pp-h265.c
@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@ int janus_pp_h265_create(char *destination, char *metadata, gboolean faststart,
 		return -1;
 	}
 	fctx->video_codec = codec;
-	fctx->oformat->video_codec = codec->id;
 	vStream = avformat_new_stream(fctx, codec);
 	vStream->id = fctx->nb_streams-1;
 	vEncoder = avcodec_alloc_context3(codec);