diff --git a/gst/playback/gstplaysink.c b/gst/playback/gstplaysink.c
index 90c71ebc8a..32d0ae79c1 100644
--- a/gst/playback/gstplaysink.c
+++ b/gst/playback/gstplaysink.c
@@ -1664,14 +1664,6 @@ gen_audio_chain (GstPlaySink * playsink, gboolean raw)
     chain->sink = try_element (playsink, playsink->audio_sink, FALSE);
   } else {
     /* only try fallback if no specific sink was chosen */
-    if (chain->sink == NULL) {
-      GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (playsink,
-          "trying pitch ! audioconvert ! autoaudiosink");
-      elem =
-          gst_parse_bin_from_description
-          ("pitch ! audioconvert ! autoaudiosink", TRUE, NULL);
-      chain->sink = try_element (playsink, elem, TRUE);
-    }
     if (chain->sink == NULL) {
       GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (playsink, "trying autoaudiosink");
       elem = gst_element_factory_make ("autoaudiosink", "audiosink");