diff --git a/encoder/ih264e_api.c b/encoder/ih264e_api.c
index 41b1fdd..abb5c4e 100644
--- a/encoder/ih264e_api.c
+++ b/encoder/ih264e_api.c
@@ -1833,7 +1833,6 @@ IH264E_ERROR_T ih264e_codec_update_config(codec_t *ps_codec,
             ps_curr_cfg->i4_wd_mbs = ps_curr_cfg->u4_wd >> 4;
             ps_curr_cfg->i4_ht_mbs = ps_curr_cfg->u4_ht >> 4;
 
-            ps_codec->i4_src_strd = ps_codec->s_cfg.u4_strd;
             ps_codec->i4_rec_strd = ALIGN16(ps_cfg->u4_wd) + PAD_WD;
 
             /* If number of MBs in a frame changes the air map also changes.
diff --git a/encoder/ih264e_structs.h b/encoder/ih264e_structs.h
index 28d907c..5d7fc6f 100644
--- a/encoder/ih264e_structs.h
+++ b/encoder/ih264e_structs.h
@@ -2004,12 +2004,6 @@ struct _codec_t
      */
     IV_COLOR_FORMAT_T e_codec_color_format;
 
-    /**
-     * source stride
-     * (strides for luma and chroma are the same)
-     */
-    WORD32 i4_src_strd;
-
     /**
      * recon stride
      * (strides for luma and chroma are the same)
diff --git a/encoder/ih264e_utils.c b/encoder/ih264e_utils.c
index f48be5b..d6a67b6 100644
--- a/encoder/ih264e_utils.c
+++ b/encoder/ih264e_utils.c
@@ -1239,9 +1239,6 @@ IH264E_ERROR_T ih264e_codec_init(codec_t *ps_codec)
                        ps_codec->s_cfg.u4_max_level);
     }
 
-    /* src stride */
-    ps_codec->i4_src_strd = ps_codec->s_cfg.u4_strd;
-
     /* recon stride */
     ps_codec->i4_rec_strd = ALIGN16(ps_codec->s_cfg.u4_max_wd) + PAD_WD;
 
@@ -1729,10 +1726,6 @@ IH264E_ERROR_T ih264e_pic_init(codec_t *ps_codec, inp_buf_t *ps_inp_buf)
             /* chroma rec buffer */
             ps_proc->pu1_rec_buf_chroma_base = pu1_cur_pic_chroma;
 
-            /* src stride */
-            ps_proc->i4_src_strd = ps_codec->i4_src_strd;
-            ps_proc->i4_src_chroma_strd = ps_codec->i4_src_strd;
-
             /* rec stride */
             ps_proc->i4_rec_strd = ps_codec->i4_rec_strd;
 
@@ -2014,9 +2007,6 @@ IH264E_ERROR_T ih264e_pic_init(codec_t *ps_codec, inp_buf_t *ps_inp_buf)
                 ps_me_ctxt->ai2_srch_boundaries[1] =
                                 ps_codec->s_cfg.u4_srch_rng_y;
 
-                /* src stride */
-                ps_me_ctxt->i4_src_strd = ps_codec->i4_src_strd;
-
                 /* rec stride */
                 ps_me_ctxt->i4_rec_strd = ps_codec->i4_rec_strd;