diff --git a/sys/bluez/gsta2dpsink.c b/sys/bluez/gsta2dpsink.c
index e835e1a781..b0fbb34bba 100644
--- a/sys/bluez/gsta2dpsink.c
+++ b/sys/bluez/gsta2dpsink.c
@@ -455,9 +455,6 @@ gst_a2dp_sink_init_dynamic_elements (GstA2dpSink * self, GstCaps * caps)
     g_free (mode);
   }
 
-  if (!gst_avdtp_sink_set_device_caps (self->sink, caps))
-    return FALSE;
-
   g_object_set (self->rtp, "mtu",
       gst_avdtp_sink_get_link_mtu (self->sink), NULL);
 
diff --git a/sys/bluez/gstavdtpsink.c b/sys/bluez/gstavdtpsink.c
index 177ba9a2ec..c6463d59b6 100644
--- a/sys/bluez/gstavdtpsink.c
+++ b/sys/bluez/gstavdtpsink.c
@@ -427,21 +427,6 @@ gst_avdtp_sink_get_device_caps (GstAvdtpSink * sink)
   return gst_caps_copy (sink->dev_caps);
 }
 
-gboolean
-gst_avdtp_sink_set_device_caps (GstAvdtpSink * self, GstCaps * caps)
-{
-  GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (self, "setting device caps");
-  GST_AVDTP_SINK_MUTEX_LOCK (self);
-
-  if (self->stream_caps)
-    gst_caps_unref (self->stream_caps);
-  self->stream_caps = gst_caps_ref (caps);
-
-  GST_AVDTP_SINK_MUTEX_UNLOCK (self);
-
-  return TRUE;
-}
-
 guint
 gst_avdtp_sink_get_link_mtu (GstAvdtpSink * sink)
 {
diff --git a/sys/bluez/gstavdtpsink.h b/sys/bluez/gstavdtpsink.h
index 91eba40936..c6b60b7f2b 100644
--- a/sys/bluez/gstavdtpsink.h
+++ b/sys/bluez/gstavdtpsink.h
@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@ struct _GstAvdtpSinkClass
 GType gst_avdtp_sink_get_type (void);
 
 GstCaps *gst_avdtp_sink_get_device_caps (GstAvdtpSink * sink);
-gboolean gst_avdtp_sink_set_device_caps (GstAvdtpSink * sink, GstCaps * caps);
 
 guint gst_avdtp_sink_get_link_mtu (GstAvdtpSink * sink);