diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/audio/gstaudiodecoder.c b/gst-libs/gst/audio/gstaudiodecoder.c
index b9ecc8d36b..8da5ceafec 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/audio/gstaudiodecoder.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/audio/gstaudiodecoder.c
@@ -554,7 +554,6 @@ gst_audio_decoder_reset (GstAudioDecoder * dec, gboolean full)
 
     gst_audio_info_init (&dec->priv->ctx.info);
     GST_OBJECT_UNLOCK (dec);
-    dec->priv->ctx.max_errors = GST_AUDIO_DECODER_MAX_ERRORS;
     dec->priv->ctx.had_output_data = FALSE;
     dec->priv->ctx.had_input_data = FALSE;
   }
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/video/gstvideodecoder.c b/gst-libs/gst/video/gstvideodecoder.c
index 0bcd16f773..a4dbc74a02 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/video/gstvideodecoder.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/video/gstvideodecoder.c
@@ -2214,7 +2214,6 @@ gst_video_decoder_reset (GstVideoDecoder * decoder, gboolean full,
     priv->pending_events = NULL;
 
     priv->error_count = 0;
-    priv->max_errors = GST_VIDEO_DECODER_MAX_ERRORS;
     priv->had_output_data = FALSE;
     priv->had_input_data = FALSE;