diff --git a/ext/lame/gstlame.c b/ext/lame/gstlame.c
index 5923ee0b44..349d290817 100644
--- a/ext/lame/gstlame.c
+++ b/ext/lame/gstlame.c
@@ -373,8 +373,6 @@ gst_lame_class_init (GstLameClass * klass)
   gobject_class = (GObjectClass *) klass;
   base_class = (GstAudioEncoderClass *) klass;
 
-  parent_class = g_type_class_peek_parent (klass);
-
   gobject_class->set_property = gst_lame_set_property;
   gobject_class->get_property = gst_lame_get_property;
   gobject_class->finalize = gst_lame_finalize;
diff --git a/ext/lame/gstlamemp3enc.c b/ext/lame/gstlamemp3enc.c
index aec0f392c0..40f9a6fc19 100644
--- a/ext/lame/gstlamemp3enc.c
+++ b/ext/lame/gstlamemp3enc.c
@@ -234,8 +234,6 @@ gst_lamemp3enc_class_init (GstLameMP3EncClass * klass)
   gobject_class = (GObjectClass *) klass;
   base_class = (GstAudioEncoderClass *) klass;
 
-  parent_class = g_type_class_peek_parent (klass);
-
   gobject_class->set_property = gst_lamemp3enc_set_property;
   gobject_class->get_property = gst_lamemp3enc_get_property;
   gobject_class->finalize = gst_lamemp3enc_finalize;