diff --git a/libs/gst/base/gstbaseparse.c b/libs/gst/base/gstbaseparse.c
index 6ef06872b6..992fd17a4a 100644
--- a/libs/gst/base/gstbaseparse.c
+++ b/libs/gst/base/gstbaseparse.c
@@ -2632,7 +2632,6 @@ gst_base_parse_chain (GstPad * pad, GstObject * parent, GstBuffer * buffer)
     gst_buffer_take_memory (tmpbuf, -1,
         gst_memory_new_wrapped (GST_MEMORY_FLAG_READONLY |
             GST_MEMORY_FLAG_NO_SHARE, (gpointer) data, NULL, av, 0, av));
-    GST_BUFFER_TIMESTAMP (tmpbuf) = timestamp;
 
     /* keep the adapter mapped, so keep track of what has to be flushed */
     ret = gst_base_parse_handle_buffer (parse, tmpbuf, &skip, &flush);