diff --git a/xbmc/cores/VideoPlayer/VideoRenderers/HwDecRender/MMALRenderer.cpp b/xbmc/cores/VideoPlayer/VideoRenderers/HwDecRender/MMALRenderer.cpp
index d3ddcdeea8a71..81dd06167b65a 100644
--- a/xbmc/cores/VideoPlayer/VideoRenderers/HwDecRender/MMALRenderer.cpp
+++ b/xbmc/cores/VideoPlayer/VideoRenderers/HwDecRender/MMALRenderer.cpp
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@
 #include "cores/VideoPlayer/DVDCodecs/Video/MMALCodec.h"
 #include "xbmc/Application.h"
 #include "linux/RBP.h"
-#include "cores/VideoPlayer/DVDClock.h"
 
 extern "C" {
 #include "libavutil/imgutils.h"
@@ -406,10 +405,6 @@ CMMALRenderer::CMMALRenderer() : CThread("MMALRenderer"), m_processThread(this,
   m_queue_render = nullptr;
   m_queue_process = nullptr;
   m_error = 0.0;
-  m_fps = 0.0;
-  m_lastPts = DVD_NOPTS_VALUE;
-  m_frameInterval = 0.0;
-  m_frameIntervalDiff = 1e5;
   m_vsync_count = ~0U;
   m_sharpness = -2.0f;
   m_vout_width = 0;
@@ -457,32 +452,14 @@ void CMMALRenderer::Process()
   CLog::Log(LOGDEBUG, "%s::%s - starting", CLASSNAME, __func__);
   while (!bStop)
   {
-    double dfps = g_graphicsContext.GetFPS();
-    double fps = 0.0;
-    double inc = 1.0;
     g_RBP.WaitVsync();
-
-    CSingleLock lock(m_sharedSection);
-    // if good enough framerate measure then use it
-    if (dfps > 0.0 && m_frameInterval > 0.0 && m_frameIntervalDiff * 1e-6 < 1e-3)
-    {
-      fps = 1e6 / m_frameInterval;
-      inc = fps / dfps;
-      if (fabs(inc - 1.0) < 1e-2)
-        inc = 1.0;
-      else if (fabs(inc - 0.5) < 1e-2)
-        inc = 0.5;
-      else if (fabs(inc - 24.0/60.0) < 1e-2)
-        inc = 24.0/60.0;
-      if (m_deint)
-        inc *= 2.0;
-    }
+    double dfps = g_graphicsContext.GetFPS();
+    if (dfps <= 0.0)
+      dfps = m_fps;
     // This algorithm is basically making the decision according to Bresenham's line algorithm.  Imagine drawing a line where x-axis is display frames, and y-axis is video frames
-    m_error += inc;
-    if (g_advancedSettings.CanLogComponent(LOGVIDEO))
-      CLog::Log(LOGDEBUG, "%s::%s - debug vsync:%d queue:%d fps:%.2f/%.2f/%.2f inc:%f diff:%f", CLASSNAME, __func__, g_RBP.LastVsync(), mmal_queue_length(m_queue_render), fps, m_fps, dfps, inc, m_error);
+    m_error += m_fps / dfps;
     // we may need to discard frames if queue length gets too high or video frame rate is above display frame rate
-    while (mmal_queue_length(m_queue_render) > 2 || (mmal_queue_length(m_queue_render) > 1 && m_error > 1.0))
+    while (mmal_queue_length(m_queue_render) > 2 || m_error > 1.0)
     {
       if (m_error > 1.0)
         m_error -= 1.0;
@@ -678,26 +655,6 @@ void CMMALRenderer::Run()
   CLog::Log(LOGDEBUG, "%s::%s - stopping", CLASSNAME, __func__);
 }
 
-void CMMALRenderer::UpdateFramerateStats(double pts)
-{
-  double diff = 0.0;
-  if (m_lastPts != DVD_NOPTS_VALUE && pts != DVD_NOPTS_VALUE && pts - m_lastPts > 0.0 && pts - m_lastPts < DVD_SEC_TO_TIME(1./20.0))
-  {
-    diff = pts - m_lastPts;
-    if (m_frameInterval == 0.0)
-      m_frameInterval = diff;
-    else if (diff > 0.0)
-    {
-      m_frameIntervalDiff = m_frameIntervalDiff * 0.9 + 0.1 * fabs(m_frameInterval - diff);
-      m_frameInterval = m_frameInterval * 0.9 + diff * 0.1;
-    }
-  }
-  if (pts != DVD_NOPTS_VALUE)
-    m_lastPts = pts;
-  if (VERBOSE && g_advancedSettings.CanLogComponent(LOGVIDEO))
-    CLog::Log(LOGDEBUG, "%s::%s pts:%.3f diff:%.3f m_frameInterval:%.6f m_frameIntervalDiff:%.6f", CLASSNAME, __func__, pts*1e-6, diff * 1e-6 , m_frameInterval * 1e-6, m_frameIntervalDiff *1e-6);
-}
-
 void CMMALRenderer::AddVideoPictureHW(DVDVideoPicture& pic, int index)
 {
   if (m_format != RENDER_FMT_MMAL)
@@ -712,7 +669,6 @@ void CMMALRenderer::AddVideoPictureHW(DVDVideoPicture& pic, int index)
     CLog::Log(LOGDEBUG, "%s::%s MMAL - %p (%p) %i", CLASSNAME, __func__, buffer, buffer->mmal_buffer, index);
 
   m_buffers[index] = buffer->Acquire();
-  UpdateFramerateStats(pic.pts);
 }
 
 bool CMMALRenderer::Configure(unsigned int width, unsigned int height, unsigned int d_width, unsigned int d_height, float fps, unsigned flags, ERenderFormat format, unsigned extended_format, unsigned int orientation)
@@ -726,10 +682,6 @@ bool CMMALRenderer::Configure(unsigned int width, unsigned int height, unsigned
 
   m_fps = fps;
   m_iFlags = flags;
-  m_error = 0.0;
-  m_lastPts = DVD_NOPTS_VALUE;
-  m_frameInterval = 0.0;
-  m_frameIntervalDiff = 1e5;
 
   // cause SetVideoRect to trigger - needed after a hdmi mode change
   m_src_rect.SetRect(0, 0, 0, 0);
diff --git a/xbmc/cores/VideoPlayer/VideoRenderers/HwDecRender/MMALRenderer.h b/xbmc/cores/VideoPlayer/VideoRenderers/HwDecRender/MMALRenderer.h
index 69eae6cbef013..a2af6d5fd0f5f 100644
--- a/xbmc/cores/VideoPlayer/VideoRenderers/HwDecRender/MMALRenderer.h
+++ b/xbmc/cores/VideoPlayer/VideoRenderers/HwDecRender/MMALRenderer.h
@@ -150,9 +150,7 @@ class CMMALRenderer : public CBaseRenderer, public CThread, public IRunnable
   CThread m_processThread;
   MMAL_BUFFER_HEADER_T m_quitpacket;
   double m_error;
-  double m_lastPts;
-  double m_frameInterval;
-  double m_frameIntervalDiff;
+
   uint32_t m_vout_width, m_vout_height, m_vout_aligned_width, m_vout_aligned_height;
   // deinterlace
   MMAL_COMPONENT_T *m_deint;
@@ -170,6 +168,5 @@ class CMMALRenderer : public CBaseRenderer, public CThread, public IRunnable
   uint32_t m_vsync_count;
   void ReleaseBuffers();
   void UnInitMMAL();
-  void UpdateFramerateStats(double pts);
   virtual void Run() override;
 };