diff --git a/selfdrive/loggerd/omx_encoder.cc b/selfdrive/loggerd/omx_encoder.cc
index 777c0398ba..40b16739f9 100644
--- a/selfdrive/loggerd/omx_encoder.cc
+++ b/selfdrive/loggerd/omx_encoder.cc
@@ -184,7 +184,6 @@ OmxEncoder::OmxEncoder(const char* filename, int width, int height, int fps, int
     this->v_ptr2 = (uint8_t *)malloc(this->width*this->height/4);
   }
 
-  OMX_CHECK(OMX_Init());
   auto component = (OMX_STRING)(h265 ? "OMX.qcom.video.encoder.hevc" : "OMX.qcom.video.encoder.avc");
   int err = OMX_GetHandle(&this->handle, component, this, &omx_callbacks);
   if (err != OMX_ErrorNone) {
@@ -604,7 +603,6 @@ OmxEncoder::~OmxEncoder() {
   wait_for_state(OMX_StateLoaded);
 
   OMX_CHECK(OMX_FreeHandle(this->handle));
-  OMX_CHECK(OMX_Deinit());
 
   while (queue_try_pop(&this->free_in)); 
   while (queue_try_pop(&this->done_out));