diff --git a/ext/hls/gsthlsdemux.c b/ext/hls/gsthlsdemux.c
index 85a9a91e43..2aa456b63e 100644
--- a/ext/hls/gsthlsdemux.c
+++ b/ext/hls/gsthlsdemux.c
@@ -572,12 +572,6 @@ gst_hls_demux_handle_buffer (GstAdaptiveDemux * demux,
     GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (hlsdemux, "Typefind result: %" GST_PTR_FORMAT " prob:%d",
         caps, prob);
 
-    if (!hlsdemux->input_caps
-        || !gst_caps_is_equal (caps, hlsdemux->input_caps)) {
-      gst_caps_replace (&hlsdemux->input_caps, caps);
-      GST_INFO_OBJECT (demux, "Input source caps: %" GST_PTR_FORMAT,
-          hlsdemux->input_caps);
-    }
     gst_adaptive_demux_stream_set_caps (stream, caps);
     hlsdemux->do_typefind = FALSE;
   }
@@ -782,11 +776,6 @@ gst_hls_demux_reset (GstAdaptiveDemux * ademux)
     g_object_unref (demux->key_fragment);
   demux->key_fragment = NULL;
 
-  if (demux->input_caps) {
-    gst_caps_unref (demux->input_caps);
-    demux->input_caps = NULL;
-  }
-
   if (demux->client) {
     gst_m3u8_client_free (demux->client);
     demux->client = NULL;
diff --git a/ext/hls/gsthlsdemux.h b/ext/hls/gsthlsdemux.h
index 7acfead69c..f14dbd5f96 100644
--- a/ext/hls/gsthlsdemux.h
+++ b/ext/hls/gsthlsdemux.h
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@ struct _GstHLSDemux
 
   gint srcpad_counter;
 
-  GstCaps *input_caps;
   gchar *uri;                   /* Original playlist URI */
   GstM3U8Client *client;        /* M3U8 client */
   gboolean do_typefind;         /* Whether we need to typefind the next buffer */