diff --git a/gst/videoconvert/gstvideoconvert.c b/gst/videoconvert/gstvideoconvert.c
index 565d6ce110..67102d01a3 100644
--- a/gst/videoconvert/gstvideoconvert.c
+++ b/gst/videoconvert/gstvideoconvert.c
@@ -107,68 +107,6 @@ dither_method_get_type (void)
   return gtype;
 }
 
-static const GValue *
-get_vertsubs1_list (void)
-{
-  static gsize init = 0;
-
-  if (g_once_init_enter (&init)) {
-    int i;
-    static GValue value = G_VALUE_INIT;
-
-    g_value_init (&value, GST_TYPE_LIST);
-
-    for (i = GST_VIDEO_FORMAT_I420; i <= GST_VIDEO_FORMAT_GBR_10LE; i++) {
-      const GstVideoFormatInfo *format_info;
-
-      format_info = gst_video_format_get_info (i);
-      if (format_info->n_components >= 3 && format_info->h_sub[1] == 0) {
-        GValue val = G_VALUE_INIT;
-
-        g_value_init (&val, G_TYPE_STRING);
-        g_value_set_string (&val, format_info->name);
-        gst_value_list_append_value (&value, &val);
-        g_value_unset (&val);
-      }
-    }
-
-    g_once_init_leave (&init, GPOINTER_TO_SIZE (&value));
-  }
-
-  return (GValue *) GSIZE_TO_POINTER (init);
-}
-
-static const GValue *
-get_vertsubs2_list (void)
-{
-  static gsize init = 0;
-
-  if (g_once_init_enter (&init)) {
-    int i;
-    static GValue value = G_VALUE_INIT;
-
-    g_value_init (&value, GST_TYPE_LIST);
-
-    for (i = GST_VIDEO_FORMAT_I420; i <= GST_VIDEO_FORMAT_GBR_10LE; i++) {
-      const GstVideoFormatInfo *format_info;
-
-      format_info = gst_video_format_get_info (i);
-      if (format_info->n_components >= 3 && format_info->h_sub[1] == 1) {
-        GValue val = G_VALUE_INIT;
-
-        g_value_init (&val, G_TYPE_STRING);
-        g_value_set_string (&val, format_info->name);
-        gst_value_list_append_value (&value, &val);
-        g_value_unset (&val);
-      }
-    }
-
-    g_once_init_leave (&init, GPOINTER_TO_SIZE (&value));
-  }
-
-  return (GValue *) GSIZE_TO_POINTER (init);
-}
-
 /* copies the given caps */
 static GstCaps *
 gst_video_convert_caps_remove_format_info (GstCaps * caps)
@@ -181,8 +119,6 @@ gst_video_convert_caps_remove_format_info (GstCaps * caps)
 
   n = gst_caps_get_size (caps);
   for (i = 0; i < n; i++) {
-    const char *im;
-
     st = gst_caps_get_structure (caps, i);
 
     /* If this is already expressed by the existing caps
@@ -191,47 +127,10 @@ gst_video_convert_caps_remove_format_info (GstCaps * caps)
       continue;
 
     st = gst_structure_copy (st);
-    gst_structure_remove_fields (st, "colorimetry", "chroma-site", NULL);
-    im = gst_structure_get_string (st, "interlace-mode");
-    if (im && strcmp (im, "progressive") != 0) {
-      const GValue *formats;
-      GValue tmpval = G_VALUE_INIT;
-      GValue out = G_VALUE_INIT;
-      gboolean has_sub1;
-      gboolean has_sub2;
-
-      formats = gst_structure_get_value (st, "format");
-
-      has_sub1 = gst_value_intersect (&tmpval, get_vertsubs1_list (), formats);
-      if (G_VALUE_TYPE (&tmpval) != 0)
-        g_value_unset (&tmpval);
-      has_sub2 = gst_value_intersect (&tmpval, get_vertsubs2_list (), formats);
-      if (G_VALUE_TYPE (&tmpval) != 0)
-        g_value_unset (&tmpval);
-
-      if (has_sub1 && has_sub2) {
-        gst_value_list_concat (&out, get_vertsubs1_list (),
-            get_vertsubs2_list ());
-      } else if (has_sub1) {
-        g_value_init (&out, GST_TYPE_LIST);
-        g_value_copy (get_vertsubs1_list (), &out);
-      } else if (has_sub2) {
-        g_value_init (&out, GST_TYPE_LIST);
-        g_value_copy (get_vertsubs2_list (), &out);
-      } else {
-        /* fall through */
-      }
-
-      if (G_VALUE_TYPE (&out) != 0) {
-        gst_structure_set_value (st, "format", &out);
-        gst_caps_append_structure (res, st);
-        g_value_unset (&out);
-      }
-    } else {
-      gst_structure_remove_field (st, "format");
-      gst_caps_append_structure (res, st);
-    }
+    gst_structure_remove_fields (st, "format",
+        "colorimetry", "chroma-site", NULL);
 
+    gst_caps_append_structure (res, st);
   }
 
   return res;
@@ -323,7 +222,6 @@ gst_video_convert_set_info (GstVideoFilter * filter,
 
   if (space->convert) {
     videoconvert_convert_free (space->convert);
-    space->convert = NULL;
   }
 
   /* these must match */
@@ -339,13 +237,6 @@ gst_video_convert_set_info (GstVideoFilter * filter,
   if (in_info->interlace_mode != out_info->interlace_mode)
     goto format_mismatch;
 
-  /* if interlaced, we can't change vertical subsampling */
-  if (GST_VIDEO_INFO_IS_INTERLACED (in_info) &&
-      GST_VIDEO_FORMAT_INFO_H_SUB (in_info->finfo, 1) !=
-      GST_VIDEO_FORMAT_INFO_H_SUB (out_info->finfo, 1)) {
-    goto format_mismatch;
-  }
-
   space->convert = videoconvert_convert_new (in_info, out_info);
   if (space->convert == NULL)
     goto no_convert;
@@ -375,7 +266,6 @@ gst_video_convert_finalize (GObject * obj)
 
   if (space->convert) {
     videoconvert_convert_free (space->convert);
-    space->convert = NULL;
   }
 
   G_OBJECT_CLASS (parent_class)->finalize (obj);
diff --git a/tests/check/pipelines/simple-launch-lines.c b/tests/check/pipelines/simple-launch-lines.c
index 68f71002ad..7a6b76c7a5 100644
--- a/tests/check/pipelines/simple-launch-lines.c
+++ b/tests/check/pipelines/simple-launch-lines.c
@@ -200,13 +200,6 @@ GST_START_TEST (test_basetransform_based)
   run_pipeline (setup_pipeline (s), s,
       GST_MESSAGE_ANY & ~(GST_MESSAGE_ERROR | GST_MESSAGE_WARNING),
       GST_MESSAGE_UNKNOWN);
-
-  s = "videotestsrc num-buffers=2 ! "
-      "video/x-raw,format=(string)Y41B,interlace-mode=interlaced ! "
-      "videoconvert ! video/x-raw,format=UYVY ! " "fakesink";
-  run_pipeline (setup_pipeline (s), s,
-      GST_MESSAGE_ANY & ~(GST_MESSAGE_ERROR | GST_MESSAGE_WARNING),
-      GST_MESSAGE_UNKNOWN);
 }
 
 GST_END_TEST;