diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/d3d12/gstd3d12memory.cpp b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/d3d12/gstd3d12memory.cpp
index f929a999d9..3144645a32 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/d3d12/gstd3d12memory.cpp
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/d3d12/gstd3d12memory.cpp
@@ -550,8 +550,6 @@ gst_d3d12_memory_map_full (GstMemory * mem, GstMapInfo * info, gsize maxsize)
   GstMapFlags flags = info->flags;
   std::lock_guard < std::mutex > lk (priv->lock);
 
-  gst_d3d12_memory_set_external_fence_unlocked (dmem, nullptr, 0);
-
   if ((flags & GST_MAP_D3D12) != 0) {
     gst_d3d12_memory_upload (dmem);