diff --git a/libavcodec/bitstream.h b/libavcodec/bitstream.h
index ef15f3abf5..854ba99bcc 100644
--- a/libavcodec/bitstream.h
+++ b/libavcodec/bitstream.h
@@ -950,4 +950,11 @@ static inline int decode012(GetBitContext *gb){
         return get_bits1(gb) + 1;
 }
 
+static inline int decode210(GetBitContext *gb){
+    if (get_bits1(gb))
+        return 0;
+    else
+        return 2 - get_bits1(gb);
+}
+
 #endif /* FFMPEG_BITSTREAM_H */
diff --git a/libavcodec/rv34.c b/libavcodec/rv34.c
index 0e3167cca7..fe7f4d6837 100644
--- a/libavcodec/rv34.c
+++ b/libavcodec/rv34.c
@@ -359,13 +359,6 @@ static inline void rv34_dequant4x4_16x16(DCTELEM *block, int Qdc, int Q)
  * @{
  */
 
-static inline int decode210(GetBitContext *gb){
-    if (get_bits1(gb))
-        return 0;
-    else
-        return 2 - get_bits1(gb);
-}
-
 /**
  * Decode starting slice position.
  * @todo Maybe replace with ff_h263_decode_mba() ?
diff --git a/libavcodec/vc1.c b/libavcodec/vc1.c
index b1b55a613c..062dd38d47 100644
--- a/libavcodec/vc1.c
+++ b/libavcodec/vc1.c
@@ -44,13 +44,6 @@
 static const uint16_t table_mb_intra[64][2];
 
 
-static inline int decode210(GetBitContext *gb){
-    if (get_bits1(gb))
-        return 0;
-    else
-        return 2 - get_bits1(gb);
-}
-
 /**
  * Init VC-1 specific tables and VC1Context members
  * @param v The VC1Context to initialize