diff --git a/ext/opus/gstopusparse.c b/ext/opus/gstopusparse.c
index 1561151c3e..a87ff31280 100644
--- a/ext/opus/gstopusparse.c
+++ b/ext/opus/gstopusparse.c
@@ -200,7 +200,6 @@ gst_opus_parse_handle_frame (GstBaseParse * base,
       }
 
       packet_offset = 8;
-      data += packet_offset;
 
       /* for ad hoc framing, heed the framing, so we eat any padding */
       payload_offset = packet_size;