diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/ext/svtav1/gstsvtav1enc.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/ext/svtav1/gstsvtav1enc.c
index 3a66b2fdde..d41c47a1f1 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/ext/svtav1/gstsvtav1enc.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/ext/svtav1/gstsvtav1enc.c
@@ -612,7 +612,6 @@ set_default_svt_configuration (EbSvtAv1EncConfiguration * svt_config)
   svt_config->intra_period_length = PROP_GOP_SIZE_DEFAULT - 1;
   svt_config->intra_refresh_type = PROP_INTRA_REFRESH_DEFAULT;
   svt_config->enc_mode = PROP_ENCMODE_DEFAULT;
-  svt_config->snd_pass_enc_mode = PROP_ENCMODE_DEFAULT + 1;
   svt_config->frame_rate = 25;
   svt_config->frame_rate_denominator = 1;
   svt_config->frame_rate_numerator = 25;
@@ -719,13 +718,6 @@ set_default_svt_configuration (EbSvtAv1EncConfiguration * svt_config)
   svt_config->superres_kf_denom = 8;
   svt_config->superres_qthres = 43;
 
-  svt_config->sq_weight = 100;
-
-  svt_config->md_stage_1_cand_prune_th = 75;
-  svt_config->md_stage_1_class_prune_th = 100;
-  svt_config->md_stage_2_3_cand_prune_th = 15;
-  svt_config->md_stage_2_3_class_prune_th = 25;
-
   // latency
   svt_config->injector_frame_rate = PROP_SPEEDCONTROL_DEFAULT;
   svt_config->speed_control_flag = FALSE;