diff --git a/subprojects/gstreamer/libs/gst/base/gstaggregator.c b/subprojects/gstreamer/libs/gst/base/gstaggregator.c
index abd711052d..956c1c895d 100644
--- a/subprojects/gstreamer/libs/gst/base/gstaggregator.c
+++ b/subprojects/gstreamer/libs/gst/base/gstaggregator.c
@@ -2108,7 +2108,6 @@ gst_aggregator_request_new_pad (GstElement * element,
   GstAggregator *self;
   GstAggregatorPad *agg_pad;
   GstAggregatorClass *klass = GST_AGGREGATOR_GET_CLASS (element);
-  GstAggregatorPrivate *priv = GST_AGGREGATOR (element)->priv;
 
   self = GST_AGGREGATOR (element);
 
@@ -2120,9 +2119,6 @@ gst_aggregator_request_new_pad (GstElement * element,
 
   GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (element, "Adding pad %s", GST_PAD_NAME (agg_pad));
 
-  if (priv->running)
-    gst_pad_set_active (GST_PAD (agg_pad), TRUE);
-
   /* add the pad to the element */
   gst_element_add_pad (element, GST_PAD (agg_pad));
 
diff --git a/subprojects/gstreamer/plugins/elements/gstconcat.c b/subprojects/gstreamer/plugins/elements/gstconcat.c
index afa6b5316c..207ad4207e 100644
--- a/subprojects/gstreamer/plugins/elements/gstconcat.c
+++ b/subprojects/gstreamer/plugins/elements/gstconcat.c
@@ -311,8 +311,6 @@ gst_concat_request_new_pad (GstElement * element, GstPadTemplate * templ,
   GST_OBJECT_FLAG_SET (sinkpad, GST_PAD_FLAG_PROXY_CAPS);
   GST_OBJECT_FLAG_SET (sinkpad, GST_PAD_FLAG_PROXY_ALLOCATION);
 
-  gst_pad_set_active (sinkpad, TRUE);
-
   g_mutex_lock (&self->lock);
   self->sinkpads = g_list_prepend (self->sinkpads, gst_object_ref (sinkpad));
   if (!self->current_sinkpad) {
diff --git a/subprojects/gstreamer/plugins/elements/gstfunnel.c b/subprojects/gstreamer/plugins/elements/gstfunnel.c
index cdb22c905e..b09dbf18d1 100644
--- a/subprojects/gstreamer/plugins/elements/gstfunnel.c
+++ b/subprojects/gstreamer/plugins/elements/gstfunnel.c
@@ -238,8 +238,6 @@ gst_funnel_request_new_pad (GstElement * element, GstPadTemplate * templ,
   GST_OBJECT_FLAG_SET (sinkpad, GST_PAD_FLAG_PROXY_CAPS);
   GST_OBJECT_FLAG_SET (sinkpad, GST_PAD_FLAG_PROXY_ALLOCATION);
 
-  gst_pad_set_active (sinkpad, TRUE);
-
   gst_element_add_pad (element, sinkpad);
 
   GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (element, "requested pad %s:%s",
diff --git a/subprojects/gstreamer/plugins/elements/gstinputselector.c b/subprojects/gstreamer/plugins/elements/gstinputselector.c
index ac8470ee9b..aad7eb1c6c 100644
--- a/subprojects/gstreamer/plugins/elements/gstinputselector.c
+++ b/subprojects/gstreamer/plugins/elements/gstinputselector.c
@@ -1934,7 +1934,6 @@ gst_input_selector_request_new_pad (GstElement * element,
 
   GST_OBJECT_FLAG_SET (sinkpad, GST_PAD_FLAG_PROXY_CAPS);
   GST_OBJECT_FLAG_SET (sinkpad, GST_PAD_FLAG_PROXY_ALLOCATION);
-  gst_pad_set_active (sinkpad, TRUE);
   GST_INPUT_SELECTOR_UNLOCK (sel);
   gst_element_add_pad (GST_ELEMENT (sel), sinkpad);