diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/gst-libs/gst/video/gstvideodecoder.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/gst-libs/gst/video/gstvideodecoder.c
index 40c3cd724a..bc952bb62e 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/gst-libs/gst/video/gstvideodecoder.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/gst-libs/gst/video/gstvideodecoder.c
@@ -4461,14 +4461,6 @@ gst_video_decoder_negotiate_default (GstVideoDecoder * decoder)
             "content-light-level", G_TYPE_STRING, s, NULL);
       }
     }
-    if (gst_structure_has_field (in_struct, "hdr-format")) {
-      const gchar *s;
-      state->caps = gst_caps_make_writable (state->caps);
-
-      if ((s = gst_structure_get_string (in_struct, "hdr-format"))) {
-        gst_caps_set_simple (state->caps, "hdr-format", G_TYPE_STRING, s, NULL);
-      }
-    }
 
     gst_caps_unref (incaps);
   }