diff --git a/sys/v4l2/gstv4l2allocator.c b/sys/v4l2/gstv4l2allocator.c
index fcfa03c124..97f8752df8 100644
--- a/sys/v4l2/gstv4l2allocator.c
+++ b/sys/v4l2/gstv4l2allocator.c
@@ -1407,17 +1407,3 @@ gst_v4l2_allocator_reset_group (GstV4l2Allocator * allocator,
 
   gst_v4l2_allocator_reset_size (allocator, group);
 }
-
-gsize
-gst_v4l2_allocator_num_allocated (GstV4l2Allocator * allocator)
-{
-  gsize num_allocated;
-
-  GST_OBJECT_LOCK (allocator);
-
-  num_allocated = allocator->count;
-
-  GST_OBJECT_UNLOCK (allocator);
-
-  return num_allocated;
-}
diff --git a/sys/v4l2/gstv4l2allocator.h b/sys/v4l2/gstv4l2allocator.h
index 8200e03d42..d51f3d1b6f 100644
--- a/sys/v4l2/gstv4l2allocator.h
+++ b/sys/v4l2/gstv4l2allocator.h
@@ -153,8 +153,6 @@ GstV4l2MemoryGroup*  gst_v4l2_allocator_dqbuf          (GstV4l2Allocator * alloc
 void                 gst_v4l2_allocator_reset_group    (GstV4l2Allocator * allocator,
                                                         GstV4l2MemoryGroup * group);
 
-gsize                gst_v4l2_allocator_num_allocated  (GstV4l2Allocator * allocator);
-
 G_END_DECLS
 
 #endif /* __GST_V4L2_ALLOCATOR_H__ */
diff --git a/sys/v4l2/gstv4l2bufferpool.c b/sys/v4l2/gstv4l2bufferpool.c
index 44197f19d8..c3ceb25769 100644
--- a/sys/v4l2/gstv4l2bufferpool.c
+++ b/sys/v4l2/gstv4l2bufferpool.c
@@ -904,11 +904,7 @@ gst_v4l2_buffer_pool_flush_stop (GstBufferPool * bpool)
     case GST_V4L2_IO_DMABUF:
     case GST_V4L2_IO_DMABUF_IMPORT:
     {
-      gsize num_allocated;
-
-      num_allocated = gst_v4l2_allocator_num_allocated (pool->vallocator);
-
-      for (i = 0; i < num_allocated; i++) {
+      for (i = 0; i < VIDEO_MAX_FRAME; i++) {
         /* Re-enqueue buffers */
         if (pool->buffers[i]) {
           GstBufferPool *bpool = (GstBufferPool *) pool;