diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/gst/playback/gsturidecodebin3.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/gst/playback/gsturidecodebin3.c
index 13d34a509c..daff351be4 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/gst/playback/gsturidecodebin3.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/gst/playback/gsturidecodebin3.c
@@ -167,9 +167,6 @@ struct _GstSourcePad
   /* Decodebin3 pad to which src_pad is linked to */
   GstPad *db3_sink_pad;
 
-  /* TRUE if db3_sink_pad is a request pad */
-  gboolean db3_pad_is_request;
-
   /* TRUE if EOS went through the source pad. Marked as TRUE if decodebin3
    * notified `about-to-finish` for pull mode */
   gboolean saw_eos;
@@ -981,20 +978,7 @@ link_src_pad_to_db3 (GstURIDecodeBin3 * uridecodebin, GstSourcePad * spad)
   GstSourceHandler *handler = spad->handler;
   GstPad *sinkpad = NULL;
 
-  /* Try to link to main sink pad only if it's from a main handler */
-  if (handler->is_main_source) {
-    sinkpad = gst_element_get_static_pad (uridecodebin->decodebin, "sink");
-    if (gst_pad_is_linked (sinkpad)) {
-      gst_object_unref (sinkpad);
-      sinkpad = NULL;
-    }
-  }
-
-  if (sinkpad == NULL) {
-    sinkpad =
-        gst_element_request_pad_simple (uridecodebin->decodebin, "sink_%u");
-    spad->db3_pad_is_request = TRUE;
-  }
+  sinkpad = gst_element_request_pad_simple (uridecodebin->decodebin, "sink_%u");
 
   if (sinkpad) {
     GstPadLinkReturn res;
@@ -1122,7 +1106,6 @@ switch_and_activate_input_locked (GstURIDecodeBin3 * uridecodebin,
           GST_DEBUG_PAD_NAME (new_spad->src_pad));
       gst_pad_unlink (old_spad->src_pad, old_spad->db3_sink_pad);
       new_spad->db3_sink_pad = old_spad->db3_sink_pad;
-      new_spad->db3_pad_is_request = old_spad->db3_pad_is_request;
       old_spad->db3_sink_pad = NULL;
 
       /* NOTE : Pad will be linked further down */
@@ -1133,37 +1116,10 @@ switch_and_activate_input_locked (GstURIDecodeBin3 * uridecodebin,
     }
   }
 
-  /* If the old pads contains the static decodebin3 sinkpad *and* we have a new
-   *  pad to activate, we re-use it */
-  if (to_activate) {
-    /* Remove unmatched old source pads */
-    for (iterold = old_pads; iterold; iterold = iterold->next) {
-      GstSourcePad *old_spad = iterold->data;
-      if (old_spad->db3_sink_pad && !old_spad->db3_pad_is_request) {
-        GstSourcePad *new_spad = to_activate->data;
-
-        GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (uridecodebin, "Static sinkpad can be re-used");
-        GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (uridecodebin, "Relinking %s:%s from %s:%s to %s:%s",
-            GST_DEBUG_PAD_NAME (old_spad->db3_sink_pad),
-            GST_DEBUG_PAD_NAME (old_spad->src_pad),
-            GST_DEBUG_PAD_NAME (new_spad->src_pad));
-        gst_pad_unlink (old_spad->src_pad, old_spad->db3_sink_pad);
-        new_spad->db3_sink_pad = old_spad->db3_sink_pad;
-        new_spad->db3_pad_is_request = old_spad->db3_pad_is_request;
-        old_spad->db3_sink_pad = NULL;
-
-        /* NOTE : Pad will be linked further down */
-        old_pads = g_list_remove (old_pads, old_spad);
-        to_activate = g_list_remove (to_activate, new_spad);
-        break;
-      }
-    }
-  }
-
   /* Remove unmatched old source pads */
   for (iterold = old_pads; iterold; iterold = iterold->next) {
     GstSourcePad *old_spad = iterold->data;
-    if (old_spad->db3_sink_pad && old_spad->db3_pad_is_request) {
+    if (old_spad->db3_sink_pad) {
       GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (uridecodebin, "Releasing no longer used db3 pad");
       gst_element_release_request_pad (uridecodebin->decodebin,
           old_spad->db3_sink_pad);
@@ -1499,7 +1455,7 @@ src_pad_removed_cb (GstElement * element, GstPad * pad,
       "Source %" GST_PTR_FORMAT " removed pad %" GST_PTR_FORMAT " peer %"
       GST_PTR_FORMAT, element, pad, spad->db3_sink_pad);
 
-  if (spad->db3_sink_pad && spad->db3_pad_is_request)
+  if (spad->db3_sink_pad)
     gst_element_release_request_pad (uridecodebin->decodebin,
         spad->db3_sink_pad);