diff --git a/plugins/tracers/gstlatency.c b/plugins/tracers/gstlatency.c
index 24760471f3..634fbed135 100644
--- a/plugins/tracers/gstlatency.c
+++ b/plugins/tracers/gstlatency.c
@@ -353,20 +353,16 @@ do_drop_sub_latency_event (GstPad * pad, GstPadProbeInfo * info,
       GstElement *peer_parent = get_real_pad_parent (peer_pad);
       const GValue *value;
       gchar *element_id = g_strdup_printf ("%p", peer_parent);
-      gchar *element_name = gst_element_get_name (peer_parent);
       gchar *pad_name = gst_pad_get_name (peer_pad);
-      const gchar *value_element_id, *value_element_name, *value_pad_name;
+      const gchar *value_element_id, *value_pad_name;
 
       /* Get the element id, element name and pad name from data */
       value = gst_structure_id_get_value (data, latency_probe_element_id);
       value_element_id = g_value_get_string (value);
-      value = gst_structure_id_get_value (data, latency_probe_element);
-      value_element_name = g_value_get_string (value);
       value = gst_structure_id_get_value (data, latency_probe_pad);
       value_pad_name = g_value_get_string (value);
 
       if (!g_str_equal (value_element_id, element_id) ||
-          !g_str_equal (value_element_name, element_name) ||
           !g_str_equal (value_pad_name, pad_name)) {
         GST_DEBUG ("%s_%s: Dropping sub-latency event",
             GST_DEBUG_PAD_NAME (pad));
@@ -374,7 +370,6 @@ do_drop_sub_latency_event (GstPad * pad, GstPadProbeInfo * info,
       }
 
       g_free (pad_name);
-      g_free (element_name);
       g_free (element_id);
     }
   }
@@ -420,20 +415,16 @@ do_push_event_pre (GstTracer * self, guint64 ts, GstPad * pad, GstEvent * ev)
     if (gst_structure_get_name_id (data) == sub_latency_probe_id) {
       const GValue *value;
       gchar *element_id = g_strdup_printf ("%p", peer_parent);
-      gchar *element_name = gst_element_get_name (peer_parent);
       gchar *pad_name = gst_pad_get_name (peer_pad);
-      const gchar *value_element_id, *value_element_name, *value_pad_name;
+      const gchar *value_element_id, *value_pad_name;
 
       /* Get the element id, element name and pad name from data */
       value = gst_structure_id_get_value (data, latency_probe_element_id);
       value_element_id = g_value_get_string (value);
-      value = gst_structure_id_get_value (data, latency_probe_element);
-      value_element_name = g_value_get_string (value);
       value = gst_structure_id_get_value (data, latency_probe_pad);
       value_pad_name = g_value_get_string (value);
 
       if (!g_str_equal (value_element_id, element_id) ||
-          !g_str_equal (value_element_name, element_name) ||
           !g_str_equal (value_pad_name, pad_name)) {
         GST_DEBUG ("%s_%s: Storing sub-latency event",
             GST_DEBUG_PAD_NAME (pad));
@@ -442,7 +433,6 @@ do_push_event_pre (GstTracer * self, guint64 ts, GstPad * pad, GstEvent * ev)
       }
 
       g_free (pad_name);
-      g_free (element_name);
       g_free (element_id);
     }
   }