diff --git a/revid/revid.go b/revid/revid.go
index 7cc1a0d5..c3f6ee53 100644
--- a/revid/revid.go
+++ b/revid/revid.go
@@ -111,10 +111,9 @@ type Revid struct {
 	cmd *exec.Cmd
 
 	// lexTo, encoder and packer handle transcoding the input stream.
-	lexTo    func(dst stream.Encoder, src io.Reader, delay time.Duration) error
-	encoder  stream.Encoder
-	encoder2 *rtp.Encoder
-	packer   packer
+	lexTo   func(dst stream.Encoder, src io.Reader, delay time.Duration) error
+	encoder stream.Encoder
+	packer  packer
 	// buffer handles passing frames from the transcoder
 	// to the target destination.
 	buffer *ring.Buffer
@@ -282,8 +281,7 @@ func (r *Revid) reset(config Config) error {
 	case MpegtsRtp:
 		r.config.Logger.Log(smartlogger.Info, pkg+"using RTP packetisation")
 		frameRate, _ := strconv.Atoi(r.config.FrameRate)
-		r.encoder2 = rtp.NewEncoder(&r.packer, frameRate)
-		r.encoder = mts.NewEncoder(r.encoder2, float64(frameRate))
+		r.encoder = mts.NewEncoder(rtp.NewEncoder(&r.packer, frameRate), float64(frameRate))
 	}
 
 	return nil