diff --git a/libavcodec/avrndec.c b/libavcodec/avrndec.c
index c5a60acd4f..d85e3c2000 100644
--- a/libavcodec/avrndec.c
+++ b/libavcodec/avrndec.c
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ static av_cold int init(AVCodecContext *avctx)
         a->mjpeg_avctx->width = avctx->width;
         a->mjpeg_avctx->height = avctx->height;
 
-        if ((ret = ff_codec_open2_recursive(a->mjpeg_avctx, codec, &thread_opt)) < 0) {
+        if ((ret = avcodec_open2(a->mjpeg_avctx, codec, &thread_opt)) < 0) {
             av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "MJPEG codec failed to open\n");
         }
         av_dict_free(&thread_opt);
diff --git a/libavcodec/imm5.c b/libavcodec/imm5.c
index 917b414e66..5f8faa4dd0 100644
--- a/libavcodec/imm5.c
+++ b/libavcodec/imm5.c
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ static av_cold int imm5_init(AVCodecContext *avctx)
     ctx->h264_avctx->thread_count = 1;
     ctx->h264_avctx->flags        = avctx->flags;
     ctx->h264_avctx->flags2       = avctx->flags2;
-    ret = ff_codec_open2_recursive(ctx->h264_avctx, codec, NULL);
+    ret = avcodec_open2(ctx->h264_avctx, codec, NULL);
     if (ret < 0)
         return ret;
 
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ static av_cold int imm5_init(AVCodecContext *avctx)
     ctx->hevc_avctx->thread_count = 1;
     ctx->hevc_avctx->flags        = avctx->flags;
     ctx->hevc_avctx->flags2       = avctx->flags2;
-    ret = ff_codec_open2_recursive(ctx->hevc_avctx, codec, NULL);
+    ret = avcodec_open2(ctx->hevc_avctx, codec, NULL);
     if (ret < 0)
         return ret;
 
diff --git a/libavcodec/tdsc.c b/libavcodec/tdsc.c
index dfd80f6dbc..7c888b6ec8 100644
--- a/libavcodec/tdsc.c
+++ b/libavcodec/tdsc.c
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ static av_cold int tdsc_init(AVCodecContext *avctx)
     ctx->jpeg_avctx->flags2 = avctx->flags2;
     ctx->jpeg_avctx->dct_algo = avctx->dct_algo;
     ctx->jpeg_avctx->idct_algo = avctx->idct_algo;
-    ret = ff_codec_open2_recursive(ctx->jpeg_avctx, codec, NULL);
+    ret = avcodec_open2(ctx->jpeg_avctx, codec, NULL);
     if (ret < 0)
         return ret;