diff --git a/gst/videoparsers/gsth264parse.c b/gst/videoparsers/gsth264parse.c
index 1d50fc1730..6721657c29 100644
--- a/gst/videoparsers/gsth264parse.c
+++ b/gst/videoparsers/gsth264parse.c
@@ -1800,8 +1800,6 @@ gst_h264_parse_update_src_caps (GstH264Parse * h264parse, GstCaps * caps)
       /* Pass through or set output stereo/multiview config */
       if (s && gst_structure_has_field (s, "multiview-mode")) {
         caps_mview_mode = gst_structure_get_string (s, "multiview-mode");
-        mview_mode =
-            gst_video_multiview_mode_from_caps_string (caps_mview_mode);
         gst_structure_get_flagset (s, "multiview-flags", &mview_flags, NULL);
       } else if (mview_mode != GST_VIDEO_MULTIVIEW_MODE_NONE) {
         if (gst_video_multiview_guess_half_aspect (mview_mode,