diff --git a/src/video/sdl.c b/src/video/sdl.c
index 459f3a1..f1a20ee 100644
--- a/src/video/sdl.c
+++ b/src/video/sdl.c
@@ -34,8 +34,6 @@ static char* ffmpeg_buffer;
 
 static int sdl_setup(int videoFormat, int width, int height, int redrawRate, void* context, int drFlags) {
   int avc_flags = SLICE_THREADING;
-  if (drFlags & FORCE_HARDWARE_ACCELERATION)
-    avc_flags |= HARDWARE_ACCELERATION;
 
   if (ffmpeg_init(videoFormat, width, height, avc_flags, SDL_BUFFER_FRAMES, sysconf(_SC_NPROCESSORS_ONLN), NULL) < 0) {
     fprintf(stderr, "Couldn't initialize video decoding\n");