diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 649ea608fe..61ab388c36 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -938,7 +938,7 @@ ## Sorting Formats
  - `quality`: The quality of the format. This is a metadata field available in some websites
  - `source`, `source_preference`: Preference of the source as given by the extractor
  - `proto`, `protocol`: Protocol used for download (`https`/`ftps` > `http`/`ftp` > `m3u8-native` > `m3u8` > `http-dash-segments` > other > `mms`/`rtsp` > unknown > `f4f`/`f4m`)
- - `vcodec`, `video_codec`: Video Codec (`av01` > `vp9` > `h265` > `h264` > `vp8` > `h263` > `theora` > other > unknown)
+ - `vcodec`, `video_codec`: Video Codec (`vp9` > `h265` > `h264` > `vp8` > `h263` > `theora` > other > unknown)
  - `acodec`, `audio_codec`: Audio Codec (`opus` > `vorbis` > `aac` > `mp4a` > `mp3` > `ac3` > `dts` > other > unknown)
  - `codec`: Equivalent to `vcodec,acodec`
  - `vext`, `video_ext`: Video Extension (`mp4` > `flv` > `webm` > other > unknown). If `--prefer-free-formats` is used, `webm` is prefered.
@@ -957,7 +957,7 @@ ## Sorting Formats
  - `br`, `bitrate`: Equivalent to using `tbr,vbr,abr`
  - `samplerate`, `asr`: Audio sample rate in Hz
 
-Note that any other **numerical** field made available by the extractor can also be used. All fields, unless specified otherwise, are sorted in decending order. To reverse this, prefix the field with a `+`. Eg: `+res` prefers format with the smallest resolution. Additionally, you can suffix a prefered value for the fields, seperated by a `:`. Eg: `res:720` prefers larger videos, but no larger than 720p and the smallest video if there are no videos less than 720p. For `codec` and `ext`, you can provide two prefered values, the first for video and the second for audio. Eg: `+codec:avc:m4a` (equivalent to `+vcodec:avc,+acodec:m4a`) sets the video codec preference to `h264` > `h265` > `vp9` > `av01` > `vp8` > `h263` > `theora` and audio codec preference to `mp4a` > `aac` > `vorbis` > `opus` > `mp3` > `ac3` > `dts`. You can also make the sorting prefer the nearest values to the provided by using `~` as the delimiter. Eg: `filesize~1G` prefers the format with filesize closest to 1 GiB.
+Note that any other **numerical** field made available by the extractor can also be used. All fields, unless specified otherwise, are sorted in decending order. To reverse this, prefix the field with a `+`. Eg: `+res` prefers format with the smallest resolution. Additionally, you can suffix a prefered value for the fields, seperated by a `:`. Eg: `res:720` prefers larger videos, but no larger than 720p and the smallest video if there are no videos less than 720p. For `codec` and `ext`, you can provide two prefered values, the first for video and the second for audio. Eg: `+codec:avc:m4a` (equivalent to `+vcodec:avc,+acodec:m4a`) sets the video codec preference to `h264` > `h265` > `vp9` > `vp8` > `h263` > `theora` and audio codec preference to `mp4a` > `aac` > `vorbis` > `opus` > `mp3` > `ac3` > `dts`. You can also make the sorting prefer the nearest values to the provided by using `~` as the delimiter. Eg: `filesize~1G` prefers the format with filesize closest to 1 GiB.
 
 The fields `has_video`, `extractor`, `lang`, `quality` are always given highest priority in sorting, irrespective of the user-defined order. This behaviour can be changed by using `--force-format-sort`. Apart from these, the default order used is: `res,fps,codec,size,br,asr,proto,ext,has_audio,source,format_id`. Note that the extractors may override this default order, but they cannot override the user-provided order.
 
diff --git a/youtube_dlc/extractor/common.py b/youtube_dlc/extractor/common.py
index 3b6e1c8e50..d06043f5e0 100644
--- a/youtube_dlc/extractor/common.py
+++ b/youtube_dlc/extractor/common.py
@@ -1372,7 +1372,7 @@ class FormatSort:
 
         settings = {
             'vcodec': {'type': 'ordered', 'regex': True,
-                       'order': ['av01', 'vp9', '(h265|he?vc?)', '(h264|avc)', 'vp8', '(mp4v|h263)', 'theora', '', None, 'none']},
+                       'order': ['vp9', '(h265|he?vc?)', '(h264|avc)', 'vp8', '(mp4v|h263)', 'theora', '', None, 'none']},
             'acodec': {'type': 'ordered', 'regex': True,
                        'order': ['opus', 'vorbis', 'aac', 'mp?4a?', 'mp3', 'e?a?c-?3', 'dts', '', None, 'none']},
             'protocol': {'type': 'ordered', 'regex': True,