diff --git a/docs/design/design-decodebin.txt b/docs/design/design-decodebin.txt
index 52b343a0f5..d84aa4877d 100644
--- a/docs/design/design-decodebin.txt
+++ b/docs/design/design-decodebin.txt
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ non-target caps are left. It is commonly done while pre-rolling, but can also
 happen whenever a new pad appears on any element.
 
   Once a target caps has been found, that pad is ghosted and the
-'new-decoded-pad' signal is emitted.
+'pad-added' signal is emitted.
 
   If no compatible elements can be found for a GstCaps, the pad is ghosted and
 the 'unknown-type' signal is emitted.
diff --git a/gst/playback/gstdecodebin2.c b/gst/playback/gstdecodebin2.c
index 43c176b798..2d7c3fdc15 100644
--- a/gst/playback/gstdecodebin2.c
+++ b/gst/playback/gstdecodebin2.c
@@ -177,10 +177,6 @@ struct _GstDecodeBinClass
 {
   GstBinClass parent_class;
 
-  /* signal we fire when a new pad has been decoded into raw audio/video */
-  void (*new_decoded_pad) (GstElement * element, GstPad * pad, gboolean last);
-  /* signal we fire when a pad has been removed */
-  void (*removed_decoded_pad) (GstElement * element, GstPad * pad);
   /* signal fired when we found a pad that we cannot decode */
   void (*unknown_type) (GstElement * element, GstPad * pad, GstCaps * caps);
 
@@ -204,8 +200,6 @@ struct _GstDecodeBinClass
 /* signals */
 enum
 {
-  SIGNAL_NEW_DECODED_PAD,
-  SIGNAL_REMOVED_DECODED_PAD,
   SIGNAL_UNKNOWN_TYPE,
   SIGNAL_AUTOPLUG_CONTINUE,
   SIGNAL_AUTOPLUG_FACTORIES,
@@ -593,41 +587,6 @@ gst_decode_bin_class_init (GstDecodeBinClass * klass)
   gobject_klass->set_property = gst_decode_bin_set_property;
   gobject_klass->get_property = gst_decode_bin_get_property;
 
-  /**
-   * GstDecodeBin::new-decoded-pad:
-   * @bin: The decodebin.
-   * @pad: The newly created pad.
-   * @islast: #TRUE if this is the last pad to be added. Deprecated.
-   *
-   * This signal gets emitted as soon as a new pad of the same type as one of
-   * the valid 'raw' types is added.
-   *
-   * Deprecated: Use GstElement::pad-added instead of this signal.
-   *
-   */
-  gst_decode_bin_signals[SIGNAL_NEW_DECODED_PAD] =
-      g_signal_new ("new-decoded-pad", G_TYPE_FROM_CLASS (klass),
-      G_SIGNAL_RUN_LAST,
-      G_STRUCT_OFFSET (GstDecodeBinClass, new_decoded_pad), NULL, NULL,
-      gst_play_marshal_VOID__OBJECT_BOOLEAN, G_TYPE_NONE, 2, GST_TYPE_PAD,
-      G_TYPE_BOOLEAN);
-
-  /**
-   * GstDecodeBin::removed-decoded-pad:
-   * @bin: The decodebin.
-   * @pad: The pad that was removed.
-   *
-   * This signal is emitted when a 'final' caps pad has been removed.
-   *
-   * Deprecated: Use GstElement::pad-removed instead of this signal.
-   *
-   */
-  gst_decode_bin_signals[SIGNAL_REMOVED_DECODED_PAD] =
-      g_signal_new ("removed-decoded-pad", G_TYPE_FROM_CLASS (klass),
-      G_SIGNAL_RUN_LAST,
-      G_STRUCT_OFFSET (GstDecodeBinClass, removed_decoded_pad), NULL, NULL,
-      gst_marshal_VOID__OBJECT, G_TYPE_NONE, 1, GST_TYPE_PAD);
-
   /**
    * GstDecodeBin::unknown-type:
    * @bin: The decodebin.
@@ -661,8 +620,8 @@ gst_decode_bin_class_init (GstDecodeBinClass * klass)
    *
    * Returns: #TRUE if you wish decodebin to look for elements that can
    * handle the given @caps. If #FALSE, those caps will be considered as
-   * final and the pad will be exposed as such (see 'new-decoded-pad'
-   * signal).
+   * final and the pad will be exposed as such (see 'pad-added' signal of
+   * #GstElement).
    */
   gst_decode_bin_signals[SIGNAL_AUTOPLUG_CONTINUE] =
       g_signal_new ("autoplug-continue", G_TYPE_FROM_CLASS (klass),
@@ -2499,8 +2458,6 @@ gst_decode_chain_free_internal (GstDecodeChain * chain, gboolean hide)
     if (chain->endpad->exposed) {
       gst_element_remove_pad (GST_ELEMENT_CAST (chain->dbin),
           GST_PAD_CAST (chain->endpad));
-      g_signal_emit (G_OBJECT (chain->dbin),
-          gst_decode_bin_signals[SIGNAL_REMOVED_DECODED_PAD], 0, chain->endpad);
     }
 
     gst_ghost_pad_set_target (GST_GHOST_PAD_CAST (chain->endpad), NULL);
@@ -3346,11 +3303,7 @@ gst_decode_bin_expose (GstDecodeBin * dbin)
     dpad->exposed = TRUE;
 
     /* 3. emit signal */
-    GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (dbin, "emitting new-decoded-pad");
-    g_signal_emit (G_OBJECT (dbin),
-        gst_decode_bin_signals[SIGNAL_NEW_DECODED_PAD], 0, dpad,
-        (tmp->next == NULL));
-    GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (dbin, "emitted new-decoded-pad");
+    GST_INFO_OBJECT (dpad, "added new decoded pad");
   }
 
   /* 4. Signal no-more-pads. This allows the application to hook stuff to the
diff --git a/gst/playback/gstplay-marshal.list b/gst/playback/gstplay-marshal.list
index d7eddf445b..ace5d91580 100644
--- a/gst/playback/gstplay-marshal.list
+++ b/gst/playback/gstplay-marshal.list
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 BOOLEAN:OBJECT,BOXED
 BOOLEAN:OBJECT,OBJECT,OBJECT
 BOXED:OBJECT,BOXED
-VOID:OBJECT,BOOLEAN
 ENUM:OBJECT,OBJECT,BOXED
 ENUM:OBJECT,BOXED,OBJECT
 BOXED:OBJECT,BOXED,BOXED
diff --git a/gst/playback/gsturidecodebin.c b/gst/playback/gsturidecodebin.c
index ae1313d541..9224d19d8c 100644
--- a/gst/playback/gsturidecodebin.c
+++ b/gst/playback/gsturidecodebin.c
@@ -486,8 +486,8 @@ gst_uri_decode_bin_class_init (GstURIDecodeBinClass * klass)
    *
    * Returns: #TRUE if you wish uridecodebin to look for elements that can
    * handle the given @caps. If #FALSE, those caps will be considered as
-   * final and the pad will be exposed as such (see 'new-decoded-pad'
-   * signal).
+   * final and the pad will be exposed as such (see 'pad-added' signal of
+   * #GstElement).
    */
   gst_uri_decode_bin_signals[SIGNAL_AUTOPLUG_CONTINUE] =
       g_signal_new ("autoplug-continue", G_TYPE_FROM_CLASS (klass),
@@ -1032,11 +1032,9 @@ decoded_pad_event_probe (GstPad * pad, GstProbeType type, gpointer type_data,
   return GST_PROBE_OK;
 }
 
-/* Called by the signal handlers when a decodebin has
- * found a new raw pad.  
- */
+/* Called by the signal handlers when a decodebin has found a new raw pad */
 static void
-new_decoded_pad_cb (GstElement * element, GstPad * pad, gboolean last,
+new_decoded_pad_added_cb (GstElement * element, GstPad * pad,
     GstURIDecodeBin * decoder)
 {
   GstPad *newpad;
@@ -1044,8 +1042,7 @@ new_decoded_pad_cb (GstElement * element, GstPad * pad, gboolean last,
   gchar *padname;
   GstURIDecodeBinStream *stream;
 
-  GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (element, "new decoded pad, name: <%s>. Last: %d",
-      GST_PAD_NAME (pad), last);
+  GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (element, "new decoded pad, name: <%s>", GST_PAD_NAME (pad));
 
   GST_URI_DECODE_BIN_LOCK (decoder);
   padname = g_strdup_printf ("src%d", decoder->numpads);
@@ -1101,7 +1098,7 @@ expose_decoded_pad (GstElement * element, GstPad * pad,
   gst_pad_add_probe (pad, GST_PROBE_TYPE_EVENT, source_pad_event_probe, decoder,
       NULL);
 
-  new_decoded_pad_cb (element, pad, FALSE, decoder);
+  new_decoded_pad_added_cb (element, pad, decoder);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -1658,7 +1655,7 @@ make_decoder (GstURIDecodeBin * decoder)
     /* set up callbacks to create the links between decoded data
      * and video/audio/subtitle rendering/output. */
     g_signal_connect (decodebin,
-        "new-decoded-pad", G_CALLBACK (new_decoded_pad_cb), decoder);
+        "pad-added", G_CALLBACK (new_decoded_pad_added_cb), decoder);
     g_signal_connect (decodebin,
         "pad-removed", G_CALLBACK (pad_removed_cb), decoder);
     g_signal_connect (decodebin, "no-more-pads",