diff --git a/av1/decoder/decoder.c b/av1/decoder/decoder.c
index 15a227c9cac43ad105abfca440aee38316a1fb44..408698f574ba28f70f519c272929b5fd649ccb8e 100644
--- a/av1/decoder/decoder.c
+++ b/av1/decoder/decoder.c
@@ -501,7 +501,6 @@ int av1_get_raw_frame(AV1Decoder *pbi, YV12_BUFFER_CONFIG *sd) {
   /* no raw frame to show!!! */
   if (!cm->show_frame) return ret;
 
-  pbi->ready_for_new_data = 1;
   *sd = *cm->frame_to_show;
   ret = 0;
   aom_clear_system_state();