diff --git a/sys/v4l2/gstv4l2.c b/sys/v4l2/gstv4l2.c
index 1577f853bd..12b247fb22 100644
--- a/sys/v4l2/gstv4l2.c
+++ b/sys/v4l2/gstv4l2.c
@@ -39,13 +39,11 @@
 
 /* used in v4l2_calls.c and v4l2src_calls.c */
 GST_DEBUG_CATEGORY (v4l2_debug);
-GST_DEBUG_CATEGORY (GST_CAT_PERFORMANCE);
 
 static gboolean
 plugin_init (GstPlugin * plugin)
 {
   GST_DEBUG_CATEGORY_INIT (v4l2_debug, "v4l2", 0, "V4L2 API calls");
-  GST_DEBUG_CATEGORY_GET (GST_CAT_PERFORMANCE, "GST_PERFORMANCE");
 
   if (!gst_element_register (plugin, "v4l2src", GST_RANK_PRIMARY,
           GST_TYPE_V4L2SRC) ||