diff --git a/libavfilter/af_deesser.c b/libavfilter/af_deesser.c
index a5cc0e63ed..1093e242d7 100644
--- a/libavfilter/af_deesser.c
+++ b/libavfilter/af_deesser.c
@@ -68,23 +68,6 @@ static const AVOption deesser_options[] = {
 
 AVFILTER_DEFINE_CLASS(deesser);
 
-static int query_formats(AVFilterContext *ctx)
-{
-    static const enum AVSampleFormat sample_fmts[] = {
-        AV_SAMPLE_FMT_DBLP,
-        AV_SAMPLE_FMT_NONE
-    };
-    int ret = ff_set_common_formats_from_list(ctx, sample_fmts);
-    if (ret < 0)
-        return ret;
-
-    ret = ff_set_common_all_channel_counts(ctx);
-    if (ret < 0)
-        return ret;
-
-    return ff_set_common_all_samplerates(ctx);
-}
-
 static int config_input(AVFilterLink *inlink)
 {
     AVFilterContext *ctx = inlink->dst;
@@ -225,6 +208,6 @@ const AVFilter ff_af_deesser = {
     .uninit        = uninit,
     FILTER_INPUTS(inputs),
     FILTER_OUTPUTS(outputs),
-    FILTER_QUERY_FUNC(query_formats),
+    FILTER_SINGLE_SAMPLEFMT(AV_SAMPLE_FMT_DBLP),
     .flags         = AVFILTER_FLAG_SUPPORT_TIMELINE_INTERNAL,
 };