diff --git a/ext/dirac/gstdiracdec.cc b/ext/dirac/gstdiracdec.cc
index 597735b659..486eab0aba 100644
--- a/ext/dirac/gstdiracdec.cc
+++ b/ext/dirac/gstdiracdec.cc
@@ -140,14 +140,13 @@ gst_diracdec_init (GstDiracDec * diracdec)
   /* create the sink and src pads */
 
   diracdec->sinkpad =
-      gst_pad_new_from_template (gst_static_pad_template_get
-      (&gst_diracdec_sink_pad_template), "sink");
+      gst_pad_new_from_static_template (&gst_diracdec_sink_pad_template,
+      "sink");
   gst_pad_set_chain_function (diracdec->sinkpad, gst_diracdec_chain);
   gst_element_add_pad (GST_ELEMENT (diracdec), diracdec->sinkpad);
 
   diracdec->srcpad =
-      gst_pad_new_from_template (gst_static_pad_template_get
-      (&gst_diracdec_src_pad_template), "src");
+      gst_pad_new_from_static_template (&gst_diracdec_src_pad_template, "src");
   gst_pad_use_explicit_caps (diracdec->srcpad);
   gst_element_add_pad (GST_ELEMENT (diracdec), diracdec->srcpad);
 
@@ -258,16 +257,15 @@ gst_diracdec_chain (GstPad * pad, GstData * _data)
                 diracdec->decoder->seq_params.width,
                 diracdec->decoder->seq_params.height,
                 (gdouble) fps_num / (gdouble) fps_denom,
-                gst_diracdec_chroma_to_fourcc (diracdec->decoder->
-                    seq_params.chroma))) {
+                gst_diracdec_chroma_to_fourcc (diracdec->decoder->seq_params.
+                    chroma))) {
           GST_ELEMENT_ERROR (diracdec, CORE, NEGOTIATION, (NULL),
               ("Failed to set caps to %dx%d @ %d fps (format=" GST_FOURCC_FORMAT
                   "/%d)", diracdec->decoder->seq_params.width,
                   diracdec->decoder->seq_params.height,
                   diracdec->decoder->seq_params.frame_rate,
-                  gst_diracdec_chroma_to_fourcc (diracdec->decoder->
-                      seq_params.chroma),
-                  diracdec->decoder->seq_params.chroma));
+                  gst_diracdec_chroma_to_fourcc (diracdec->decoder->seq_params.
+                      chroma), diracdec->decoder->seq_params.chroma));
           c = FALSE;
           break;
         }
diff --git a/gst/liveadder/liveadder.c b/gst/liveadder/liveadder.c
index f92b372430..df6cda5de5 100644
--- a/gst/liveadder/liveadder.c
+++ b/gst/liveadder/liveadder.c
@@ -191,11 +191,8 @@ gst_live_adder_class_init (GstLiveAdderClass * klass)
 static void
 gst_live_adder_init (GstLiveAdder * adder, GstLiveAdderClass * klass)
 {
-  GstPadTemplate *template;
-
-  template = gst_static_pad_template_get (&gst_live_adder_src_template);
-  adder->srcpad = gst_pad_new_from_template (template, "src");
-  gst_object_unref (template);
+  adder->srcpad =
+      gst_pad_new_from_static_template (&gst_live_adder_src_template, "src");
   gst_pad_set_getcaps_function (adder->srcpad,
       GST_DEBUG_FUNCPTR (gst_pad_proxy_getcaps));
   gst_pad_set_setcaps_function (adder->srcpad,
diff --git a/gst/mpegpsmux/mpegpsmux.c b/gst/mpegpsmux/mpegpsmux.c
index 70f0213e04..d64fb353d7 100644
--- a/gst/mpegpsmux/mpegpsmux.c
+++ b/gst/mpegpsmux/mpegpsmux.c
@@ -140,9 +140,8 @@ mpegpsmux_class_init (MpegPsMuxClass * klass)
 static void
 mpegpsmux_init (MpegPsMux * mux, MpegPsMuxClass * g_class)
 {
-  mux->srcpad =
-      gst_pad_new_from_template (gst_static_pad_template_get
-      (&mpegpsmux_src_factory), "src");
+  mux->srcpad = gst_pad_new_from_static_template (&mpegpsmux_src_factory,
+      "src");
   gst_pad_use_fixed_caps (mux->srcpad);
   gst_element_add_pad (GST_ELEMENT (mux), mux->srcpad);
 
diff --git a/gst/pnm/gstpnmdec.c b/gst/pnm/gstpnmdec.c
index 060af2dccc..394e86d128 100644
--- a/gst/pnm/gstpnmdec.c
+++ b/gst/pnm/gstpnmdec.c
@@ -295,14 +295,11 @@ gst_pnmdec_init (GstPnmdec * s, GstPnmdecClass * klass)
   GstPad *pad;
 
   pad =
-      gst_pad_new_from_template (gst_static_pad_template_get
-      (&gst_pnmdec_sink_pad_template), "sink");
+      gst_pad_new_from_static_template (&gst_pnmdec_sink_pad_template, "sink");
   gst_pad_set_chain_function (pad, gst_pnmdec_chain);
   gst_element_add_pad (GST_ELEMENT (s), pad);
 
-  pad =
-      gst_pad_new_from_template (gst_static_pad_template_get
-      (&gst_pnmdec_src_pad_template), "src");
+  pad = gst_pad_new_from_static_template (&gst_pnmdec_src_pad_template, "src");
   gst_element_add_pad (GST_ELEMENT (s), pad);
 }
 
diff --git a/gst/pnm/gstpnmenc.c b/gst/pnm/gstpnmenc.c
index a197e6fe9e..53bd4a3ff5 100644
--- a/gst/pnm/gstpnmenc.c
+++ b/gst/pnm/gstpnmenc.c
@@ -216,17 +216,13 @@ gst_pnmenc_init (GstPnmenc * s, GstPnmencClass * klass)
 {
   GstPad *pad;
 
-  pad =
-      gst_pad_new_from_template (gst_static_pad_template_get
-      (&sink_pad_template), "sink");
+  pad = gst_pad_new_from_static_template (&sink_pad_template, "sink");
   gst_pad_set_setcaps_function (pad, gst_pnmenc_setcaps_func_sink);
   gst_pad_set_chain_function (pad, gst_pnmenc_chain);
   gst_pad_use_fixed_caps (pad);
   gst_element_add_pad (GST_ELEMENT (s), pad);
 
-  s->src =
-      gst_pad_new_from_template (gst_static_pad_template_get
-      (&src_pad_template), "src");
+  s->src = gst_pad_new_from_static_template (&src_pad_template, "src");
   gst_element_add_pad (GST_ELEMENT (s), s->src);
 }