diff --git a/gst-sdk/tutorials/basic-tutorial-12.c b/gst-sdk/tutorials/basic-tutorial-12.c
index 3a4d5b03ea..99ef74ff30 100644
--- a/gst-sdk/tutorials/basic-tutorial-12.c
+++ b/gst-sdk/tutorials/basic-tutorial-12.c
@@ -7,11 +7,6 @@ typedef struct _CustomData {
   GMainLoop *loop;
 } CustomData;
   
-/* playbin2 flags */
-typedef enum {
-  GST_PLAY_FLAG_BUFFERING     = (1 << 8)  /* We want to allow buffering */
-} GstPlayFlags;
-  
 static void cb_message (GstBus *bus, GstMessage *msg, CustomData *data) {
   
   switch (GST_MESSAGE_TYPE (msg)) {
@@ -65,7 +60,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
   GstStateChangeReturn ret;
   GMainLoop *main_loop;
   CustomData data;
-  guint flags;
   
   /* Initialize GStreamer */
   gst_init (&argc, &argv);
@@ -77,11 +71,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
   pipeline = gst_parse_launch ("playbin2 uri=http://docs.gstreamer.com/media/sintel_trailer-480p.webm", NULL);
   bus = gst_element_get_bus (pipeline);
   
-  /* Set the buffering flag */
-  g_object_get (pipeline, "flags", &flags, NULL);
-  flags |= GST_PLAY_FLAG_BUFFERING;
-  g_object_set (pipeline, "flags", flags, NULL);
-   
   /* Start playing */
   ret = gst_element_set_state (pipeline, GST_STATE_PLAYING);
   if (ret == GST_STATE_CHANGE_FAILURE) {