diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/msdk/gstmsdkav1enc.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/msdk/gstmsdkav1enc.c
index 7f4ad5a506..0c592c3839 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/msdk/gstmsdkav1enc.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/msdk/gstmsdkav1enc.c
@@ -78,35 +78,28 @@ enum
 #define PROP_B_PYRAMID_DEFAULT          MFX_B_REF_UNKNOWN
 #define PROP_P_PYRAMID_DEFAULT          MFX_P_REF_DEFAULT
 
-static GstStaticPadTemplate src_factory = GST_STATIC_PAD_TEMPLATE ("src",
-    GST_PAD_SRC,
-    GST_PAD_ALWAYS,
-    GST_STATIC_CAPS ("video/x-av1, "
-        "framerate = (fraction) [0/1, MAX], "
-        "width = (int) [ 1, MAX ], height = (int) [ 1, MAX ], "
-        "profile = (string) main")
-    );
-
 static GstElementClass *parent_class = NULL;
 
 static gboolean
 gst_msdkav1enc_set_format (GstMsdkEnc * encoder)
 {
   GstMsdkAV1Enc *thiz = GST_MSDKAV1ENC (encoder);
+  GstPad *srcpad;
   GstCaps *template_caps;
   GstCaps *allowed_caps = NULL;
 
   thiz->profile = MFX_PROFILE_AV1_MAIN;
 
-  allowed_caps = gst_pad_get_allowed_caps (GST_VIDEO_ENCODER_SRC_PAD (encoder));
+  srcpad = GST_VIDEO_ENCODER_SRC_PAD (encoder);
 
+  allowed_caps = gst_pad_get_allowed_caps (srcpad);
   if (!allowed_caps || gst_caps_is_empty (allowed_caps)) {
     if (allowed_caps)
       gst_caps_unref (allowed_caps);
     return FALSE;
   }
 
-  template_caps = gst_static_pad_template_get_caps (&src_factory);
+  template_caps = gst_pad_get_pad_template_caps (srcpad);
 
   /* If downstream has ANY caps let encoder decide profile and level */
   if (gst_caps_is_equal (allowed_caps, template_caps)) {
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/msdk/gstmsdkh264enc.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/msdk/gstmsdkh264enc.c
index cf8a070202..bb756fe1d4 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/msdk/gstmsdkh264enc.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/msdk/gstmsdkh264enc.c
@@ -112,16 +112,6 @@ enum
 #define PROP_INTRA_REFRESH_CYCLE_DIST_DEFAULT 0
 #define PROP_DBLK_IDC_DEFAULT                 0
 
-static GstStaticPadTemplate src_factory = GST_STATIC_PAD_TEMPLATE ("src",
-    GST_PAD_SRC,
-    GST_PAD_ALWAYS,
-    GST_STATIC_CAPS ("video/x-h264, "
-        "framerate = (fraction) [0/1, MAX], "
-        "width = (int) [ 1, MAX ], height = (int) [ 1, MAX ], "
-        "stream-format = (string) byte-stream , alignment = (string) au , "
-        "profile = (string) { high, main, baseline, constrained-baseline }")
-    );
-
 static GstElementClass *parent_class = NULL;
 
 static GType
@@ -266,14 +256,16 @@ static gboolean
 gst_msdkh264enc_set_format (GstMsdkEnc * encoder)
 {
   GstMsdkH264Enc *thiz = GST_MSDKH264ENC (encoder);
+  GstPad *srcpad;
   GstCaps *template_caps;
   GstCaps *allowed_caps = NULL;
 
   thiz->profile = 0;
   thiz->level = 0;
 
-  template_caps = gst_static_pad_template_get_caps (&src_factory);
-  allowed_caps = gst_pad_get_allowed_caps (GST_VIDEO_ENCODER_SRC_PAD (encoder));
+  srcpad = GST_VIDEO_ENCODER_SRC_PAD (encoder);
+  template_caps = gst_pad_get_pad_template_caps (srcpad);
+  allowed_caps = gst_pad_get_allowed_caps (srcpad);
 
   /* If downstream has ANY caps let encoder decide profile and level */
   if (allowed_caps == template_caps) {
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/msdk/gstmsdkh265enc.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/msdk/gstmsdkh265enc.c
index a93adc6050..5316b76172 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/msdk/gstmsdkh265enc.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/msdk/gstmsdkh265enc.c
@@ -110,42 +110,6 @@ enum
 #define PROP_INTRA_REFRESH_CYCLE_DIST_DEFAULT 0
 #define PROP_DBLK_IDC_DEFAULT                 0
 
-#define PROFILES    "main, main-10, main-444, main-still-picture, main-10-still-picture"
-#define PRFOLIE_STR   "{ " PROFILES " }"
-
-#if (MFX_VERSION >= 1027)
-#undef  COMMON_FORMAT
-#undef  PRFOLIE_STR
-#define PROFILES_1027   PROFILES ", main-444-10, main-422-10"
-#define PRFOLIE_STR     "{ " PROFILES_1027 " }"
-#endif
-
-#if (MFX_VERSION >= 1031)
-#undef  COMMON_FORMAT
-#undef  PRFOLIE_STR
-#define PROFILES_1031   PROFILES_1027  ", main-12"
-#define PRFOLIE_STR     "{ " PROFILES_1031 " }"
-#endif
-
-#if (MFX_VERSION >= 1032)
-#undef  COMMON_FORMAT
-#undef  PRFOLIE_STR
-#define PROFILES_1032   PROFILES_1031  ", screen-extended-main, " \
-  "screen-extended-main-10, screen-extended-main-444, " \
-  "screen-extended-main-444-10"
-#define PRFOLIE_STR     "{ " PROFILES_1032 " }"
-#endif
-
-static GstStaticPadTemplate src_factory = GST_STATIC_PAD_TEMPLATE ("src",
-    GST_PAD_SRC,
-    GST_PAD_ALWAYS,
-    GST_STATIC_CAPS ("video/x-h265, "
-        "framerate = (fraction) [0/1, MAX], "
-        "width = (int) [ 1, MAX ], height = (int) [ 1, MAX ], "
-        "stream-format = (string) byte-stream , alignment = (string) au , "
-        "profile = (string) " PRFOLIE_STR)
-    );
-
 static GstElementClass *parent_class = NULL;
 
 static void
@@ -367,20 +331,22 @@ static gboolean
 gst_msdkh265enc_set_format (GstMsdkEnc * encoder)
 {
   GstMsdkH265Enc *thiz = GST_MSDKH265ENC (encoder);
+  GstPad *srcpad;
   GstCaps *template_caps, *allowed_caps;
 
   g_free (thiz->profile_name);
   thiz->profile_name = NULL;
 
-  allowed_caps = gst_pad_get_allowed_caps (GST_VIDEO_ENCODER_SRC_PAD (encoder));
+  srcpad = GST_VIDEO_ENCODER_SRC_PAD (encoder);
 
+  allowed_caps = gst_pad_get_allowed_caps (srcpad);
   if (!allowed_caps || gst_caps_is_empty (allowed_caps)) {
     if (allowed_caps)
       gst_caps_unref (allowed_caps);
     return FALSE;
   }
 
-  template_caps = gst_static_pad_template_get_caps (&src_factory);
+  template_caps = gst_pad_get_pad_template_caps (srcpad);
 
   if (gst_caps_is_equal (allowed_caps, template_caps)) {
     GST_INFO_OBJECT (thiz,
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/msdk/gstmsdkmpeg2enc.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/msdk/gstmsdkmpeg2enc.c
index 656085e710..a551ec55de 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/msdk/gstmsdkmpeg2enc.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/msdk/gstmsdkmpeg2enc.c
@@ -63,29 +63,21 @@ GST_DEBUG_CATEGORY_EXTERN (gst_msdkmpeg2enc_debug);
 #define GST_IS_MSDKMPEG2ENC_CLASS(klass) \
   (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_TYPE((klass), G_TYPE_FROM_CLASS (klass)))
 
-static GstStaticPadTemplate src_factory = GST_STATIC_PAD_TEMPLATE ("src",
-    GST_PAD_SRC,
-    GST_PAD_ALWAYS,
-    GST_STATIC_CAPS ("video/mpeg, "
-        "framerate = (fraction) [0/1, MAX], "
-        "width = (int) [ 1, MAX ], height = (int) [ 1, MAX ], "
-        "mpegversion = (int) 2 , systemstream = (bool) false, "
-        "profile = (string) { high, main, simple }")
-    );
-
 static GstElementClass *parent_class = NULL;
 
 static gboolean
 gst_msdkmpeg2enc_set_format (GstMsdkEnc * encoder)
 {
   GstMsdkMPEG2Enc *thiz = GST_MSDKMPEG2ENC (encoder);
+  GstPad *srcpad;
   GstCaps *template_caps;
   GstCaps *allowed_caps = NULL;
 
   thiz->profile = 0;
 
-  template_caps = gst_static_pad_template_get_caps (&src_factory);
-  allowed_caps = gst_pad_get_allowed_caps (GST_VIDEO_ENCODER_SRC_PAD (encoder));
+  srcpad = GST_VIDEO_ENCODER_SRC_PAD (encoder);
+  template_caps = gst_pad_get_pad_template_caps (srcpad);
+  allowed_caps = gst_pad_get_allowed_caps (srcpad);
 
   /* If downstream has ANY caps let encoder decide profile and level */
   if (allowed_caps == template_caps) {
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/msdk/gstmsdkvp9enc.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/msdk/gstmsdkvp9enc.c
index 35677217ba..d5196ed7ab 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/msdk/gstmsdkvp9enc.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/msdk/gstmsdkvp9enc.c
@@ -65,35 +65,21 @@ GST_DEBUG_CATEGORY_EXTERN (gst_msdkvp9enc_debug);
 #define GST_IS_MSDKVP9ENC_CLASS(klass) \
   (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_TYPE((klass), G_TYPE_FROM_CLASS (klass)))
 
-#define PROFILES    "0, 1, 2"
-
-#if (MFX_VERSION >= 1027)
-#define SRC_PROFILES  "{ " PROFILES ", 3 }"
-#else
-#define SRC_PROFILES  "{ " PROFILES " }"
-#endif
-
-static GstStaticPadTemplate src_factory = GST_STATIC_PAD_TEMPLATE ("src",
-    GST_PAD_SRC,
-    GST_PAD_ALWAYS,
-    GST_STATIC_CAPS ("video/x-vp9, "
-        "framerate = (fraction) [0/1, MAX], "
-        "width = (int) [ 1, MAX ], height = (int) [ 1, MAX ], "
-        "profile = (string) " SRC_PROFILES)
-    );
-
 static GstElementClass *parent_class = NULL;
 
 static gboolean
 gst_msdkvp9enc_set_format (GstMsdkEnc * encoder)
 {
   GstMsdkVP9Enc *thiz = GST_MSDKVP9ENC (encoder);
+  GstPad *srcpad;
   GstCaps *template_caps;
   GstCaps *allowed_caps = NULL;
 
   thiz->profile = MFX_PROFILE_VP9_0;
-  template_caps = gst_static_pad_template_get_caps (&src_factory);
-  allowed_caps = gst_pad_get_allowed_caps (GST_VIDEO_ENCODER_SRC_PAD (encoder));
+
+  srcpad = GST_VIDEO_ENCODER_SRC_PAD (encoder);
+  template_caps = gst_pad_get_pad_template_caps (srcpad);
+  allowed_caps = gst_pad_get_allowed_caps (srcpad);
 
   /* If downstream has ANY caps let encoder decide profile and level */
   if (allowed_caps == template_caps) {