diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/gstvabasetransform.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/gstvabasetransform.c
index a6feaf84f4..0436c1861f 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/gstvabasetransform.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/gstvabasetransform.c
@@ -402,10 +402,6 @@ gst_va_base_transform_decide_allocation (GstBaseTransform * trans,
   }
 
   if (!allocator) {
-    /* XXX(victor): USAGE_HINT_VPP_WRITE creates tiled dmabuf frames
-     * in iHD */
-    if (gst_caps_is_dmabuf (outcaps) && GST_VIDEO_INFO_IS_RGB (&vinfo))
-      usage_hint = VA_SURFACE_ATTRIB_USAGE_HINT_GENERIC;
     if (!(allocator =
             gst_va_base_transform_allocator_from_caps (self, outcaps)))
       return FALSE;