diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/gst-libs/gst/pbutils/codec-utils.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/gst-libs/gst/pbutils/codec-utils.c
index 8e06c4a489..257c7e59b4 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/gst-libs/gst/pbutils/codec-utils.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/gst-libs/gst/pbutils/codec-utils.c
@@ -2429,8 +2429,6 @@ gst_codec_utils_caps_get_mime_codec (GstCaps * caps)
     if (g_strcmp0 (gst_structure_get_string (caps_st, "layout"), "g726") == 0) {
       mime_codec = g_strdup ("g726");
     }
-  } else if (g_strcmp0 (media_type, "audio/x-raw") == 0) {
-    mime_codec = g_strdup ("raw");
   }
 
 done:
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/tests/check/libs/pbutils.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/tests/check/libs/pbutils.c
index e90f6b44d9..37ae33975e 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/tests/check/libs/pbutils.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/tests/check/libs/pbutils.c
@@ -1457,13 +1457,6 @@ GST_START_TEST (test_pb_utils_caps_get_mime_codec)
   fail_unless_equals_string (mime_codec, "g726");
   g_free (mime_codec);
   gst_caps_unref (caps);
-
-  /* raw */
-  caps = gst_caps_new_empty_simple ("audio/x-raw");
-  mime_codec = gst_codec_utils_caps_get_mime_codec (caps);
-  fail_unless_equals_string (mime_codec, "raw");
-  g_free (mime_codec);
-  gst_caps_unref (caps);
 }
 
 GST_END_TEST;