diff --git a/plugins/obs-ffmpeg/obs-ffmpeg-source.c b/plugins/obs-ffmpeg/obs-ffmpeg-source.c
index 84379b26f..643a78faa 100644
--- a/plugins/obs-ffmpeg/obs-ffmpeg-source.c
+++ b/plugins/obs-ffmpeg/obs-ffmpeg-source.c
@@ -93,9 +93,6 @@ static void ffmpeg_source_defaults(obs_data_t *settings)
 	obs_data_set_default_bool(settings, "looping", false);
 	obs_data_set_default_bool(settings, "clear_on_media_end", true);
 	obs_data_set_default_bool(settings, "restart_on_activate", true);
-#if defined(_WIN32)
-	obs_data_set_default_bool(settings, "hw_decode", true);
-#endif
 	obs_data_set_default_int(settings, "buffering_mb", 2);
 	obs_data_set_default_int(settings, "speed_percent", 100);
 }