diff --git a/gst/audioconvert/gstaudioconvert.c b/gst/audioconvert/gstaudioconvert.c
index 934c3b48d3..dea382ed02 100644
--- a/gst/audioconvert/gstaudioconvert.c
+++ b/gst/audioconvert/gstaudioconvert.c
@@ -307,8 +307,6 @@ gst_audio_convert_transform_caps (GstBaseTransform * btrans,
   GstCaps *tmp, *tmp2;
   GstCaps *result;
 
-  result = gst_caps_copy (caps);
-
   /* Get all possible caps that we can transform to */
   tmp = gst_audio_convert_caps_remove_format_info (caps);
 
diff --git a/gst/videoconvert/gstvideoconvert.c b/gst/videoconvert/gstvideoconvert.c
index 210b8e1310..4b81892a9c 100644
--- a/gst/videoconvert/gstvideoconvert.c
+++ b/gst/videoconvert/gstvideoconvert.c
@@ -141,8 +141,6 @@ gst_video_convert_transform_caps (GstBaseTransform * btrans,
   GstCaps *tmp, *tmp2;
   GstCaps *result;
 
-  result = gst_caps_copy (caps);
-
   /* Get all possible caps that we can transform to */
   tmp = gst_video_convert_caps_remove_format_info (caps);