diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/video/gstbasevideoutils.c b/gst-libs/gst/video/gstbasevideoutils.c
index 44b819e0d8..f503255bd3 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/video/gstbasevideoutils.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/video/gstbasevideoutils.c
@@ -161,113 +161,6 @@ gst_video_state_get_timestamp (const GstVideoState * state, int frame_number)
   }
 }
 
-/* gst adapter */
-
-static GSList *
-get_chunk (GstAdapter * adapter, int offset, int *skip)
-{
-  GSList *g;
-
-#if 1
-  if (skip)
-    *skip = 0;
-#endif
-
-  g_return_val_if_fail (offset >= 0, NULL);
-  g_return_val_if_fail (offset < adapter->size, NULL);
-
-  offset += adapter->skip;
-  g = adapter->buflist;
-  while (g) {
-    if (offset < GST_BUFFER_SIZE (GST_BUFFER (g->data))) {
-      if (skip)
-        *skip = offset;
-      return g;
-    }
-    offset -= GST_BUFFER_SIZE (GST_BUFFER (g->data));
-    g = g->next;
-  }
-
-  g_assert_not_reached ();
-}
-
-static int
-scan_fast (guint8 * data, guint32 pattern, guint32 mask, int n)
-{
-  int i;
-
-  pattern &= mask;
-  for (i = 0; i < n; i++) {
-    if ((GST_READ_UINT32_BE (data + i) & mask) == pattern) {
-      return i;
-    }
-  }
-  return n;
-}
-
-static gboolean
-scan_slow (GstAdapter * adapter, GSList * g, int skip, guint32 pattern,
-    guint32 mask)
-{
-  guint8 tmp[4];
-  int j;
-
-  pattern &= mask;
-  for (j = 0; j < 4; j++) {
-    tmp[j] = ((guint8 *) GST_BUFFER_DATA (GST_BUFFER (g->data)))[skip];
-    skip++;
-    if (skip >= GST_BUFFER_SIZE (GST_BUFFER (g->data))) {
-      g = g->next;
-      skip = 0;
-    }
-  }
-
-  return ((GST_READ_UINT32_BE (tmp) & mask) == pattern);
-}
-
-
-int
-gst_adapter_masked_scan_uint32 (GstAdapter * adapter,
-    guint32 pattern, guint32 mask, int offset, int n)
-{
-  GSList *g;
-  int j;
-  int k;
-  int skip;
-  int m;
-
-  g_return_val_if_fail (n >= 0, 0);
-  g_return_val_if_fail (offset >= 0, 0);
-  g_return_val_if_fail (offset + n + 4 <= adapter->size, 0);
-
-  g = get_chunk (adapter, offset, &skip);
-  j = 0;
-  while (j < n) {
-    m = MIN (GST_BUFFER_SIZE (GST_BUFFER (g->data)) - skip - 4, 0);
-    if (m > 0) {
-      k = scan_fast (GST_BUFFER_DATA (GST_BUFFER (g->data)) + skip,
-          pattern, mask, m);
-      if (k < m) {
-        return offset + j + k;
-      }
-      j += m;
-      skip += m;
-    } else {
-      if (scan_slow (adapter, g, skip, pattern, mask)) {
-        return offset + j;
-      }
-      j++;
-      skip++;
-    }
-    if (skip >= GST_BUFFER_SIZE (GST_BUFFER (g->data))) {
-      g = g->next;
-      skip = 0;
-    }
-  }
-
-  return n;
-}
-
 GstBuffer *
 gst_adapter_get_buffer (GstAdapter * adapter)
 {
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/video/gstbasevideoutils.h b/gst-libs/gst/video/gstbasevideoutils.h
index 1805afcdc8..47c2fd2355 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/video/gstbasevideoutils.h
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/video/gstbasevideoutils.h
@@ -84,8 +84,6 @@ gboolean gst_base_video_state_from_caps (GstVideoState *state,
 GstClockTime gst_video_state_get_timestamp (const GstVideoState *state,
     int frame_number);
 
-int gst_adapter_masked_scan_uint32 (GstAdapter *adapter,
-    guint32 pattern, guint32 mask, int offset, int n);
 GstBuffer *gst_adapter_get_buffer (GstAdapter *adapter);
 
 G_END_DECLS