diff --git a/tools/element-templates/sinkpad-audio b/tools/element-templates/sinkpad-audio
index 38fe1e6ec5..3af5072721 100644
--- a/tools/element-templates/sinkpad-audio
+++ b/tools/element-templates/sinkpad-audio
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 /* vim: set filetype=c: */
 
 % instance-members
-  GstPad *sinkpad;
 % prototypes
 % pad-template
 /* FIXME add/remove the formats that you want to support */
@@ -17,10 +16,6 @@ GST_STATIC_PAD_TEMPLATE ("sink",
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (GST_ELEMENT_CLASS(klass),
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&gst_replace_sink_template));
 % instance-init
-
-  replace->sinkpad = gst_pad_new_from_static_template (&gst_replace_sink_template
-      ,     
-            "sink");
 % methods
 % end
 
diff --git a/tools/element-templates/sinkpad-simple b/tools/element-templates/sinkpad-simple
index e6cd684be4..2500e3f630 100644
--- a/tools/element-templates/sinkpad-simple
+++ b/tools/element-templates/sinkpad-simple
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 /* vim: set filetype=c: */
 
 % instance-members
-  GstPad *sinkpad;
 % prototypes
 % pad-template
 static GstStaticPadTemplate gst_replace_sink_template =
@@ -15,10 +14,6 @@ GST_STATIC_PAD_TEMPLATE ("sink",
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (GST_ELEMENT_CLASS(klass),
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&gst_replace_sink_template));
 % instance-init
-
-  replace->sinkpad = gst_pad_new_from_static_template (&gst_replace_sink_template
-      ,     
-            "sink");
 % methods
 % end
 
diff --git a/tools/element-templates/sinkpad-template-video b/tools/element-templates/sinkpad-template-video
index b11965d165..286396a46b 100644
--- a/tools/element-templates/sinkpad-template-video
+++ b/tools/element-templates/sinkpad-template-video
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 /* vim: set filetype=c: */
 
 % instance-members
-  GstPad *sinkpad;
 % prototypes
 % pad-template
 /* FIXME: add/remove formats you can handle */
@@ -19,8 +18,6 @@ GST_STATIC_PAD_TEMPLATE ("sink",
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (GST_ELEMENT_CLASS(klass),
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&gst_replace_sink_template));
 % instance-init
-  replace->sinkpad = gst_pad_new_from_static_template (
-      &gst_replace_sink_template, "sink");
 % methods
 % end
 
diff --git a/tools/element-templates/srcpad-audio b/tools/element-templates/srcpad-audio
index da0207fd5e..047c7c7a42 100644
--- a/tools/element-templates/srcpad-audio
+++ b/tools/element-templates/srcpad-audio
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 /* vim: set filetype=c: */
 
 % instance-members
-  GstPad *srcpad;
 % prototypes
 % pad-template
 /* FIXME add/remove the formats that you want to support */
@@ -17,10 +16,6 @@ GST_STATIC_PAD_TEMPLATE ("src",
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (GST_ELEMENT_CLASS(klass),
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&gst_replace_src_template));
 % instance-init
-
-  replace->srcpad = gst_pad_new_from_static_template (&gst_replace_src_template
-      ,     
-            "src");
 % methods
 % end
 
diff --git a/tools/element-templates/srcpad-simple b/tools/element-templates/srcpad-simple
index 732dc5da28..5971809b6e 100644
--- a/tools/element-templates/srcpad-simple
+++ b/tools/element-templates/srcpad-simple
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 /* vim: set filetype=c: */
 
 % instance-members
-  GstPad *srcpad;
 % prototypes
 % pad-template
 static GstStaticPadTemplate gst_replace_src_template =
@@ -15,10 +14,6 @@ GST_STATIC_PAD_TEMPLATE ("src",
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (GST_ELEMENT_CLASS(klass),
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&gst_replace_src_template));
 % instance-init
-
-  replace->srcpad = gst_pad_new_from_static_template (&gst_replace_src_template
-      ,     
-            "src");
 % methods
 % end
 
diff --git a/tools/element-templates/srcpad-template-video b/tools/element-templates/srcpad-template-video
index 6e233dfe12..bee70859f2 100644
--- a/tools/element-templates/srcpad-template-video
+++ b/tools/element-templates/srcpad-template-video
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 /* vim: set filetype=c: */
 
 % instance-members
-  GstPad *srcpad;
 % prototypes
 % pad-template
 /* FIXME: add/remove formats you can handle */
@@ -19,8 +18,6 @@ GST_STATIC_PAD_TEMPLATE ("src",
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (GST_ELEMENT_CLASS(klass),
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&gst_replace_src_template));
 % instance-init
-  replace->srcpad = gst_pad_new_from_static_template (
-      &gst_replace_src_template, "src");
 % instance-init
 % methods
 % end
diff --git a/tools/gst-element-maker b/tools/gst-element-maker
index 18788f69e9..8a9b29ef11 100755
--- a/tools/gst-element-maker
+++ b/tools/gst-element-maker
@@ -387,3 +387,4 @@ if test $? -ne 0; then
     exit 1
 fi
 
+gst-inspect-1.0 ./$gstreplace.so