diff --git a/source/blender/imbuf/intern/indexer.c b/source/blender/imbuf/intern/indexer.c
index dd2edebedff..76717bef537 100644
--- a/source/blender/imbuf/intern/indexer.c
+++ b/source/blender/imbuf/intern/indexer.c
@@ -472,10 +472,6 @@ static struct proxy_output_ctx *alloc_proxy_output_ffmpeg(
   char fname[FILE_MAX];
   int ffmpeg_quality;
 
-  /* JPEG requires this */
-  width = round_up(width, 8);
-  height = round_up(height, 8);
-
   rv->proxy_size = proxy_size;
   rv->anim = anim;