diff --git a/net/aws/src/transcriber/imp.rs b/net/aws/src/transcriber/imp.rs
index 4dba1587..7a511271 100644
--- a/net/aws/src/transcriber/imp.rs
+++ b/net/aws/src/transcriber/imp.rs
@@ -1130,6 +1130,13 @@ impl ElementImpl for Transcriber {
         self.obj().remove_pad(pad).unwrap();
         self.state.lock().unwrap().srcpads.remove(pad);
 
+        let translate_srcpad = pad.downcast_ref::<super::TranslateSrcPad>().unwrap();
+
+        if let Some(unsynced_pad) = translate_srcpad.imp().take_unsynced_pad() {
+            unsynced_pad.set_active(false).unwrap();
+            self.obj().remove_pad(&unsynced_pad).unwrap();
+        }
+
         self.obj().child_removed(pad, &pad.name());
         let _ = self
             .obj()
@@ -1756,6 +1763,10 @@ impl TranslateSrcPad {
         self.state.lock().unwrap().unsynced_pad = Some(pad.clone());
     }
 
+    fn take_unsynced_pad(&self) -> Option<gst::Pad> {
+        self.state.lock().unwrap().unsynced_pad.take()
+    }
+
     fn start_task(&self) -> Result<(), gst::LoggableError> {
         gst::debug!(CAT, imp = self, "Starting task");