diff --git a/libarmbox/dmx.cpp b/libarmbox/dmx.cpp
index 70eeed1..59b4172 100644
--- a/libarmbox/dmx.cpp
+++ b/libarmbox/dmx.cpp
@@ -147,18 +147,6 @@ 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;
 }
 
 bool cDemux::Open(DMX_CHANNEL_TYPE pes_type, void * /*hVideoBuffer*/, int uBufferSize)