diff --git a/gst/videoparsers/gstmpeg4videoparse.c b/gst/videoparsers/gstmpeg4videoparse.c
index c62bfc0fb1..c0f09378a4 100644
--- a/gst/videoparsers/gstmpeg4videoparse.c
+++ b/gst/videoparsers/gstmpeg4videoparse.c
@@ -289,44 +289,6 @@ gst_mpeg4vparse_process_config (GstMpeg4VParse * mp4vparse,
   return TRUE;
 }
 
-static gboolean
-gst_mpeg4vparse_get_vop_coded (GstMpeg4VParse * mp4vparse, const guint8 * data,
-    gint vop_offset, gsize size, gsize frame_size)
-{
-  if (frame_size > 9) {         /* assuming bigger frame will always have vop_coded (saves some parsing) */
-    return TRUE;
-  } else if (size > vop_offset + 3) {
-    GstBitReader reader;
-    guint8 value;
-
-    gst_bit_reader_init (&reader, data + vop_offset + 1, size - vop_offset);
-    gst_bit_reader_skip (&reader, 2);   /* VOP_coding_type */
-
-    /* modulo_time_base (ends with 0) */
-    while (gst_bit_reader_get_bits_uint8 (&reader, &value, 1) && value);
-
-    /* marker_bit */
-    g_return_val_if_fail (gst_bit_reader_get_bits_uint8 (&reader, &value, 1)
-        && value, TRUE);
-
-    /* VOP_time_increment */
-    gst_bit_reader_skip (&reader, mp4vparse->vol.vop_time_increment_bits);
-
-    /* marker_bit */
-    g_return_val_if_fail (gst_bit_reader_get_bits_uint8 (&reader, &value, 1)
-        && value, TRUE);
-
-    /* VOP_coded */
-    if (!gst_bit_reader_get_bits_uint8 (&reader, &value, 1)) {
-      return FALSE;
-    }
-
-    return value;
-  }
-
-  return FALSE;
-}
-
 /* caller guarantees at least start code in @buf at @off */
 static gboolean
 gst_mpeg4vparse_process_sc (GstMpeg4VParse * mp4vparse, GstMpeg4Packet * packet,
@@ -346,12 +308,8 @@ gst_mpeg4vparse_process_sc (GstMpeg4VParse * mp4vparse, GstMpeg4Packet * packet,
       GST_WARNING_OBJECT (mp4vparse, "no data following VOP startcode");
       mp4vparse->intra_frame = FALSE;
     }
-    mp4vparse->vop_coded =
-        gst_mpeg4vparse_get_vop_coded (mp4vparse, packet->data,
-        mp4vparse->vop_offset, size, packet->offset - 3);
-    GST_LOG_OBJECT (mp4vparse,
-        "ending frame of size %d, is intra %d, vop_coded %d",
-        packet->offset - 3, mp4vparse->intra_frame, mp4vparse->vop_coded);
+    GST_LOG_OBJECT (mp4vparse, "ending frame of size %d, is intra %d",
+        packet->offset - 3, mp4vparse->intra_frame);
     return TRUE;
   }
 
@@ -644,9 +602,6 @@ gst_mpeg4vparse_parse_frame (GstBaseParse * parse, GstBaseParseFrame * frame)
   else
     GST_BUFFER_FLAG_SET (buffer, GST_BUFFER_FLAG_DELTA_UNIT);
 
-  if (!mp4vparse->vop_coded)    /* buffer without VOP_coded has no data */
-    GST_BUFFER_DURATION (buffer) = 0;
-
   if (G_UNLIKELY (mp4vparse->drop && !mp4vparse->config)) {
     GST_LOG_OBJECT (mp4vparse, "dropping frame as no config yet");
     return GST_BASE_PARSE_FLOW_DROPPED;
diff --git a/gst/videoparsers/gstmpeg4videoparse.h b/gst/videoparsers/gstmpeg4videoparse.h
index 212469a471..b81b488344 100644
--- a/gst/videoparsers/gstmpeg4videoparse.h
+++ b/gst/videoparsers/gstmpeg4videoparse.h
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ struct _GstMpeg4VParse {
   gboolean vo_found;
   gboolean config_found;
   gboolean intra_frame;
-  gboolean vop_coded;
   gboolean update_caps;
 
   GstMpeg4VisualObject vo;