diff --git a/libspark/dmx.cpp b/libspark/dmx.cpp
index 6f8a969..caa4fc9 100644
--- a/libspark/dmx.cpp
+++ b/libspark/dmx.cpp
@@ -152,18 +152,6 @@ cDemux::~cDemux()
 {
 	lt_debug("%s #%d fd: %d\n", __FUNCTION__, num, fd);
 	Close();
-	/* in zapit.cpp, videoDemux is deleted after videoDecoder
-	 * in the video watchdog, we access videoDecoder
-	 * the thread still runs after videoDecoder has been deleted
-	 * => set videoDecoder to NULL here to make the check in the
-	 * watchdog thread pick this up.
-	 * This is ugly, but it saves me from changing neutrino
-	 *
-	 * if the delete order in neutrino will ever be changed, this
-	 * will blow up badly :-(
-	 */
-	if (dmx_type == DMX_VIDEO_CHANNEL)
-		videoDecoder = NULL;
 	/* wait until Read() has released the mutex */
 	(*P->mutex).lock();
 	(*P->mutex).unlock();