diff --git a/driver/vidc/src/msm_vidc_driver.c b/driver/vidc/src/msm_vidc_driver.c
index 222d0d5ee9..f3637e28ba 100644
--- a/driver/vidc/src/msm_vidc_driver.c
+++ b/driver/vidc/src/msm_vidc_driver.c
@@ -3014,7 +3014,6 @@ static int vb2q_init(struct msm_vidc_inst *inst,
 	q->ops = core->vb2_ops;
 	q->mem_ops = core->vb2_mem_ops;
 	q->drv_priv = inst;
-	q->allow_zero_bytesused = 1;
 	q->copy_timestamp = 1;
 	rc = vb2_queue_init(q);
 	if (rc)