diff --git a/docs/libs/gst-rtsp-server-sections.txt b/docs/libs/gst-rtsp-server-sections.txt
index 561f664ed6..02aacc9752 100644
--- a/docs/libs/gst-rtsp-server-sections.txt
+++ b/docs/libs/gst-rtsp-server-sections.txt
@@ -99,8 +99,6 @@ gst_rtsp_media_set_buffer_size
 gst_rtsp_media_get_buffer_size
 gst_rtsp_media_set_multicast_group
 gst_rtsp_media_get_multicast_group
-gst_rtsp_media_get_mtu
-gst_rtsp_media_set_mtu
 
 gst_rtsp_media_prepare
 gst_rtsp_media_unprepare
diff --git a/gst/rtsp-server/rtsp-media.c b/gst/rtsp-server/rtsp-media.c
index 4052cf119c..1b87149041 100644
--- a/gst/rtsp-server/rtsp-media.c
+++ b/gst/rtsp-server/rtsp-media.c
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
 //#define DEFAULT_PROTOCOLS      GST_RTSP_LOWER_TRANS_UDP_MCAST
 #define DEFAULT_EOS_SHUTDOWN    FALSE
 #define DEFAULT_BUFFER_SIZE     0x80000
-#define DEFAULT_MTU             0
 
 /* define to dump received RTCP packets */
 #undef DUMP_STATS
@@ -44,7 +43,6 @@ enum
   PROP_PROTOCOLS,
   PROP_EOS_SHUTDOWN,
   PROP_BUFFER_SIZE,
-  PROP_MTU,
   PROP_LAST
 };
 
@@ -111,12 +109,6 @@ gst_rtsp_media_class_init (GstRTSPMediaClass * klass)
           "The kernel UDP buffer size to use", 0, G_MAXUINT,
           DEFAULT_BUFFER_SIZE, G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
-  g_object_class_install_property (gobject_class, PROP_MTU,
-      g_param_spec_uint ("mtu", "MTU",
-          "The MTU for the payloaders (0 = default)",
-          0, G_MAXUINT, DEFAULT_MTU,
-          G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
-
   gst_rtsp_media_signals[SIGNAL_PREPARED] =
       g_signal_new ("prepared", G_TYPE_FROM_CLASS (klass), G_SIGNAL_RUN_LAST,
       G_STRUCT_OFFSET (GstRTSPMediaClass, prepared), NULL, NULL,
@@ -210,9 +202,6 @@ gst_rtsp_media_get_property (GObject * object, guint propid,
     case PROP_BUFFER_SIZE:
       g_value_set_uint (value, gst_rtsp_media_get_buffer_size (media));
       break;
-    case PROP_MTU:
-      g_value_set_uint (value, gst_rtsp_media_get_mtu (media));
-      break;
     default:
       G_OBJECT_WARN_INVALID_PROPERTY_ID (object, propid, pspec);
   }
@@ -240,9 +229,6 @@ gst_rtsp_media_set_property (GObject * object, guint propid,
     case PROP_BUFFER_SIZE:
       gst_rtsp_media_set_buffer_size (media, g_value_get_uint (value));
       break;
-    case PROP_MTU:
-      gst_rtsp_media_set_mtu (media, g_value_get_uint (value));
-      break;
     default:
       G_OBJECT_WARN_INVALID_PROPERTY_ID (object, propid, pspec);
   }
@@ -627,54 +613,6 @@ gst_rtsp_media_get_address_pool (GstRTSPMedia * media)
   return result;
 }
 
-/**
- * gst_rtsp_media_set_mtu:
- * @media: a #GstRTSPMedia
- * @mtu: a new MTU
- *
- * Set maximum size of one RTP packet on the payloaders.
- * The @mtu will be set on all streams.
- */
-void
-gst_rtsp_media_set_mtu (GstRTSPMedia * media, guint mtu)
-{
-  gint i;
-
-  g_return_if_fail (GST_IS_RTSP_MEDIA (media));
-
-  g_mutex_lock (&media->lock);
-  media->mtu = mtu;
-  for (i = 0; i < media->streams->len; i++) {
-    GstRTSPStream *stream;
-
-    GST_INFO ("Setting mtu %u for stream %d", mtu, i);
-
-    stream = g_ptr_array_index (media->streams, i);
-    gst_rtsp_stream_set_mtu (stream, mtu);
-  }
-  g_mutex_unlock (&media->lock);
-}
-
-/**
- * gst_rtsp_media_get_mtu:
- * @media: a #GstRTSPMedia
- *
- * Get the configured MTU.
- */
-guint
-gst_rtsp_media_get_mtu (GstRTSPMedia * media)
-{
-  guint res;
-
-  g_return_val_if_fail (GST_IS_RTSP_MEDIA (media), 0);
-
-  g_mutex_lock (&media->lock);
-  res = media->mtu;
-  g_mutex_unlock (&media->lock);
-
-  return res;
-}
-
 /**
  * gst_rtsp_media_collect_streams:
  * @media: a #GstRTSPMedia
@@ -771,8 +709,6 @@ gst_rtsp_media_create_stream (GstRTSPMedia * media, GstElement * payloader,
   g_free (name);
 
   stream = gst_rtsp_stream_new (idx, payloader, srcpad);
-  if (media->mtu)
-    gst_rtsp_stream_set_mtu (stream, media->mtu);
 
   g_ptr_array_add (media->streams, stream);
   g_mutex_unlock (&media->lock);
diff --git a/gst/rtsp-server/rtsp-media.h b/gst/rtsp-server/rtsp-media.h
index 22889e4af4..710e2bde6c 100644
--- a/gst/rtsp-server/rtsp-media.h
+++ b/gst/rtsp-server/rtsp-media.h
@@ -76,7 +76,6 @@ typedef enum {
  * @buffer_size: The UDP buffer size
  * @auth: the authentication service in use
  * @multicast_group: the multicast group to use
- * @mtu: the MTU of the payloaders
  * @element: the data providing element
  * @streams: the different #GstRTSPStream provided by @element
  * @dynamic: list of dynamic elements managed by @element
@@ -114,7 +113,6 @@ struct _GstRTSPMedia {
   guint              buffer_size;
   GstRTSPAuth       *auth;
   GstRTSPAddressPool*pool;
-  guint              mtu;
 
   GstElement        *element;
   GRecMutex          state_lock;
@@ -198,9 +196,6 @@ GstRTSPAddressPool *  gst_rtsp_media_get_address_pool (GstRTSPMedia *media);
 void                  gst_rtsp_media_set_buffer_size  (GstRTSPMedia *media, guint size);
 guint                 gst_rtsp_media_get_buffer_size  (GstRTSPMedia *media);
 
-void                  gst_rtsp_media_set_mtu          (GstRTSPMedia *media, guint mtu);
-guint                 gst_rtsp_media_get_mtu          (GstRTSPMedia *media);
-
 
 /* prepare the media for playback */
 gboolean              gst_rtsp_media_prepare          (GstRTSPMedia *media);