diff --git a/msm/vidc/msm_vidc_common.c b/msm/vidc/msm_vidc_common.c
index 3bab57959bb5..c7444042ed1b 100644
--- a/msm/vidc/msm_vidc_common.c
+++ b/msm/vidc/msm_vidc_common.c
@@ -4765,7 +4765,6 @@ int msm_comm_qbufs_batch(struct msm_vidc_inst *inst,
 {
 	int rc = 0;
 	struct msm_vidc_buffer *buf;
-	struct vb2_buffer *vb2;
 	int do_bw_calc = 0;
 
 	do_bw_calc = mbuf ? mbuf->vvb.vb2_buf.type == INPUT_MPLANE : 0;
@@ -4790,11 +4789,6 @@ int msm_comm_qbufs_batch(struct msm_vidc_inst *inst,
 		if (rc) {
 			s_vpr_e(inst->sid, "%s: Failed batch qbuf to hfi: %d\n",
 				__func__, rc);
-			if (buf != mbuf) {
-				vb2 = &buf->vvb.vb2_buf;
-				vb2_buffer_done(vb2, VB2_BUF_STATE_DONE);
-				msm_vidc_queue_v4l2_event(inst, V4L2_EVENT_MSM_VIDC_SYS_ERROR);
-			}
 			break;
 		}
 loop_end: