diff --git a/libavfilter/vf_yadif_cuda.c b/libavfilter/vf_yadif_cuda.c
index 141dcb17f7..c9eb1a229d 100644
--- a/libavfilter/vf_yadif_cuda.c
+++ b/libavfilter/vf_yadif_cuda.c
@@ -180,8 +180,6 @@ static void filter(AVFilterContext *ctx, AVFrame *dst,
                     parity, tff);
     }
 
-    CHECK_CU(cu->cuStreamSynchronize(s->stream));
-
 exit:
     CHECK_CU(cu->cuCtxPopCurrent(&dummy));
     return;