diff --git a/ext/gdk_pixbuf/gstgdkpixbuf.c b/ext/gdk_pixbuf/gstgdkpixbuf.c
index 124df68ad2..fec02e10a6 100644
--- a/ext/gdk_pixbuf/gstgdkpixbuf.c
+++ b/ext/gdk_pixbuf/gstgdkpixbuf.c
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 
 static GstElementDetails plugin_details = {
   "GdkPixbuf image decoder",
-  "Codec/Image/Decoder",
+  "Codec/Image",
   "LGPL",
   "Decodes images in a video stream using GdkPixbuf",
   VERSION,
diff --git a/ext/jpeg/gstjpegdec.c b/ext/jpeg/gstjpegdec.c
index a8ee30cd95..a9718b0806 100644
--- a/ext/jpeg/gstjpegdec.c
+++ b/ext/jpeg/gstjpegdec.c
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ extern GstPadTemplate *jpegdec_src_template, *jpegdec_sink_template;
 /* elementfactory information */
 GstElementDetails gst_jpegdec_details = {
   "jpeg image decoder",
-  "Codec/Image/Decoder",
+  "Codec/Image",
   "LGPL",
   ".jpeg",
   VERSION,
diff --git a/ext/jpeg/gstjpegenc.c b/ext/jpeg/gstjpegenc.c
index ccd5bbcef4..736fab2e76 100644
--- a/ext/jpeg/gstjpegenc.c
+++ b/ext/jpeg/gstjpegenc.c
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 /* elementfactory information */
 GstElementDetails gst_jpegenc_details = {
   "jpeg image encoder",
-  "Codec/Image/Encoder",
+  "Codec/Image",
   "LGPL",
   ".jpeg",
   VERSION,
diff --git a/ext/libpng/gstpngenc.c b/ext/libpng/gstpngenc.c
index 37b442d054..5c33107f72 100644
--- a/ext/libpng/gstpngenc.c
+++ b/ext/libpng/gstpngenc.c
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 
 GstElementDetails gst_pngenc_details = {
   "PNG encoder",
-  "Codec/Image/Encoder",
+  "Codec/Image",
   "LGPL",
   "Encode a video frame to a .png image",
   VERSION,
diff --git a/gst/rtp/gstrtpgsmdepay.c b/gst/rtp/gstrtpgsmdepay.c
index 6850600d10..0c68a1be0a 100644
--- a/gst/rtp/gstrtpgsmdepay.c
+++ b/gst/rtp/gstrtpgsmdepay.c
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 /* elementfactory information */
 static GstElementDetails gst_rtp_gsmparse_details = {
   "RTP packet parser",
-  "RtpGSMParse",
+  "Codec/Network",
   "GPL",
   "Extracts GSM audio from RTP packets",
   VERSION,
diff --git a/gst/rtp/gstrtpgsmenc.c b/gst/rtp/gstrtpgsmenc.c
index dc184d97d5..ec07463943 100644
--- a/gst/rtp/gstrtpgsmenc.c
+++ b/gst/rtp/gstrtpgsmenc.c
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 /* elementfactory information */
 static GstElementDetails gst_rtpgsmenc_details = {
   "RTP GSM Audio Encoder",
-  "RtpGSMEnc",
+  "Codec/Network",
   "LGPL",
   "Encodes GSM audio into an RTP packet",
   VERSION,
diff --git a/gst/rtp/gstrtpgsmparse.c b/gst/rtp/gstrtpgsmparse.c
index 6850600d10..0c68a1be0a 100644
--- a/gst/rtp/gstrtpgsmparse.c
+++ b/gst/rtp/gstrtpgsmparse.c
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 /* elementfactory information */
 static GstElementDetails gst_rtp_gsmparse_details = {
   "RTP packet parser",
-  "RtpGSMParse",
+  "Codec/Network",
   "GPL",
   "Extracts GSM audio from RTP packets",
   VERSION,
diff --git a/gst/rtp/gstrtpgsmpay.c b/gst/rtp/gstrtpgsmpay.c
index dc184d97d5..ec07463943 100644
--- a/gst/rtp/gstrtpgsmpay.c
+++ b/gst/rtp/gstrtpgsmpay.c
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 /* elementfactory information */
 static GstElementDetails gst_rtpgsmenc_details = {
   "RTP GSM Audio Encoder",
-  "RtpGSMEnc",
+  "Codec/Network",
   "LGPL",
   "Encodes GSM audio into an RTP packet",
   VERSION,
diff --git a/gst/videocrop/gstvideocrop.c b/gst/videocrop/gstvideocrop.c
index d96061a058..dc67ceb1fb 100644
--- a/gst/videocrop/gstvideocrop.c
+++ b/gst/videocrop/gstvideocrop.c
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ struct _GstVideoCropClass {
 /* elementfactory information */
 static GstElementDetails gst_video_crop_details = {
   "video crop filter",
-  "Filter/Video/Crop",
+  "Filter/Video",
   "LGPL",
   "Crops video into a user defined region",
   VERSION,