diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst/videoparsers/gsth264parse.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst/videoparsers/gsth264parse.c
index 23b0ce09ca..58037e0414 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst/videoparsers/gsth264parse.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst/videoparsers/gsth264parse.c
@@ -1662,8 +1662,8 @@ gst_h264_parse_clear_backlog (GstH264Parse * h264parse)
 
 static gboolean
 gst_h264_parse_process_backlog_loop (GstH264Parse * h264parse,
-    gint curr_next_thresh, gboolean adjust_offset_for_next,
-    gboolean * aud_insert, guint8 * data, gint * framesize)
+    gint curr_next_thresh, gboolean * aud_insert, guint8 * data,
+    gint * framesize)
 {
   GstH264NalUnit *bnalu;
   gint i, size = 0;
@@ -1681,7 +1681,7 @@ gst_h264_parse_process_backlog_loop (GstH264Parse * h264parse,
 
       size = bnalu->offset + bnalu->size;
       h264parse->bl_next_nal = i + 1;
-    } else if (adjust_offset_for_next) {
+    } else {
       /* section of backlog that belong to next AU */
       bnalu->offset -= size;
       bnalu->sc_offset -= size;
@@ -1717,11 +1717,10 @@ gst_h264_parse_process_backlog_nal (GstH264Parse * h264parse, gint * proc_size,
    * insert a AUD. If the first nal from next AU is a AUD we don't need to wait
    * the completion the first vcl from next AU, AUD is the start of next AU.
    */
-  if (!gst_h264_parse_process_backlog_loop (h264parse,
-          h264parse->bl_next_au_first_nal, FALSE, aud_insert, data,
-          &framesize)) {
+  if (gst_h264_parse_process_backlog_loop (h264parse,
+          h264parse->bl_next_au_first_nal, aud_insert, data,
+          &framesize) == FALSE)
     goto fail;
-  }
 
   /* We've processed a complete AU */
   if (au_completed) {
@@ -1729,10 +1728,9 @@ gst_h264_parse_process_backlog_nal (GstH264Parse * h264parse, gint * proc_size,
   }
 
   /* Process all backlog. Used when draining or output in NAL mode. */
-  if (!gst_h264_parse_process_backlog_loop (h264parse,
-          h264parse->nal_backlog->len, TRUE, aud_insert, data, &framesize)) {
+  if (gst_h264_parse_process_backlog_loop (h264parse,
+          h264parse->nal_backlog->len, aud_insert, data, &framesize) == FALSE)
     goto fail;
-  }
 
   if (clear_bl) {
     gst_h264_parse_clear_backlog (h264parse);
@@ -1765,11 +1763,10 @@ gst_h264_parse_process_backlog (GstH264Parse * h264parse, gint * proc_size,
       h264parse->nal_backlog->len - 1);
   h264parse->current_off = bnalu->offset + bnalu->size;
 
-  if (!gst_h264_parse_process_backlog_loop (h264parse,
-          h264parse->bl_next_au_first_nal, !proc_nau, aud_insert, data,
-          &framesize)) {
+  if (gst_h264_parse_process_backlog_loop (h264parse,
+          h264parse->bl_next_au_first_nal, aud_insert, data,
+          &framesize) == FALSE)
     goto fail;
-  }
 
   /* We've processed a complete AU */
   if (h264parse->bl_next_au_first_nal < h264parse->nal_backlog->len) {
@@ -1778,16 +1775,9 @@ gst_h264_parse_process_backlog (GstH264Parse * h264parse, gint * proc_size,
 
   /* Process all backlog. Used when draining or output in NAL mode. */
   if (proc_nau) {
-    gint drain_size = 0;
-    if (!gst_h264_parse_process_backlog_loop (h264parse,
-            h264parse->nal_backlog->len, TRUE, aud_insert, data, &drain_size)) {
+    if (gst_h264_parse_process_backlog_loop (h264parse,
+            h264parse->nal_backlog->len, aud_insert, data, &framesize) == FALSE)
       goto fail;
-    }
-
-    /* returned size is pointing the byte position of the last nalu end.
-     * do not accumulate but replace with last nalu position */
-    if (drain_size > 0)
-      framesize = drain_size;
   }
 
   if (clear_bl) {