diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/video/video-format.h b/gst-libs/gst/video/video-format.h
index 9ea803f416..f60c380b03 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/video/video-format.h
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/video/video-format.h
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ G_BEGIN_DECLS
 /**
  * GstVideoFormat:
  * @GST_VIDEO_FORMAT_UNKNOWN: Unknown or unset video format id
- * @GST_VIDEO_FORMAT_ENCODED: Encoded video format (NOTE: not for use in "video/x-raw")
+ * @GST_VIDEO_FORMAT_ENCODED: Encoded video format
  * @GST_VIDEO_FORMAT_I420: planar 4:2:0 YUV
  * @GST_VIDEO_FORMAT_YV12: planar 4:2:0 YVU (like I420 but UV planes swapped)
  * @GST_VIDEO_FORMAT_YUY2: packed 4:2:2 YUV (Y0-U0-Y1-V0 Y2-U2-Y3-V2 Y4 ...)
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/video/video-info.c b/gst-libs/gst/video/video-info.c
index 36f140870e..6db2f664ba 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/video/video-info.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/video/video-info.c
@@ -317,7 +317,6 @@ gst_video_info_to_caps (GstVideoInfo * info)
   g_return_val_if_fail (info != NULL, NULL);
   g_return_val_if_fail (info->finfo != NULL, NULL);
   g_return_val_if_fail (info->finfo->format != GST_VIDEO_FORMAT_UNKNOWN, NULL);
-  g_return_val_if_fail (info->finfo->format != GST_VIDEO_FORMAT_ENCODED, NULL);
 
   format = gst_video_format_to_string (info->finfo->format);
   g_return_val_if_fail (format != NULL, NULL);