diff --git a/gst/gstpad.c b/gst/gstpad.c
index e376857321..5cd434fd29 100644
--- a/gst/gstpad.c
+++ b/gst/gstpad.c
@@ -2181,14 +2181,6 @@ gst_pad_get_caps_unlocked (GstPad * pad)
 
   GST_CAT_DEBUG_OBJECT (GST_CAT_CAPS, pad, "get pad caps");
 
-  /* If the parent element is in GST_STATE_NULL, return the template caps */
-  if (G_UNLIKELY (!GST_PAD_IS_NEGOTIABLE (pad) && GST_PAD_PAD_TEMPLATE (pad))) {
-    GST_CAT_DEBUG_OBJECT (GST_CAT_CAPS, pad,
-        "parent element is in GST_STATE_NULL, using pad templates");
-    result = gst_caps_ref (GST_PAD_TEMPLATE_CAPS (GST_PAD_PAD_TEMPLATE (pad)));
-    goto done;
-  }
-
   if (GST_PAD_GETCAPSFUNC (pad)) {
     GST_CAT_DEBUG_OBJECT (GST_CAT_CAPS, pad,
         "dispatching to pad getcaps function");
diff --git a/tests/check/gst/gstghostpad.c b/tests/check/gst/gstghostpad.c
index a75255088b..b78538aaa4 100644
--- a/tests/check/gst/gstghostpad.c
+++ b/tests/check/gst/gstghostpad.c
@@ -591,9 +591,6 @@ GST_START_TEST (test_ghost_pads_new_from_template)
   /* check template is properly set */
   fail_unless (GST_PAD_PAD_TEMPLATE (ghostpad) == ghosttempl);
 
-  /* Set pad negotiable so the getcaps call goes through */
-  gst_pad_set_negotiable (ghostpad, TRUE);
-
   /* check ghostpad caps are from the sinkpad */
   newcaps = gst_pad_get_caps (ghostpad);
   fail_unless (newcaps != NULL);
@@ -648,9 +645,6 @@ GST_START_TEST (test_ghost_pads_new_no_target_from_template)
 
   fail_unless (gst_ghost_pad_set_target ((GstGhostPad *) ghostpad, sinkpad));
 
-  /* set pad negotiable so the getcaps call goes through */
-  gst_pad_set_negotiable (ghostpad, TRUE);
-
   /* check ghostpad caps are now from the target pad */
   newcaps = gst_pad_get_caps (ghostpad);
   fail_unless (newcaps != NULL);