diff --git a/sys/v4l2/gstv4l2bufferpool.c b/sys/v4l2/gstv4l2bufferpool.c
index 470a07ef86..7a1b7cc0a7 100644
--- a/sys/v4l2/gstv4l2bufferpool.c
+++ b/sys/v4l2/gstv4l2bufferpool.c
@@ -1868,7 +1868,6 @@ gst_v4l2_buffer_pool_process (GstV4l2BufferPool * pool, GstBuffer ** buf)
 
           GST_LOG_OBJECT (pool, "processing buffer %i from our pool", index);
 
-          index = group->buffer.index;
           if (pool->buffers[index] != NULL) {
             GST_LOG_OBJECT (pool, "buffer %i already queued, copying", index);
             goto copying;