diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/codecparsers/gsth264parser.c b/gst-libs/gst/codecparsers/gsth264parser.c
index 9dc9822fe2..9d6bd859ef 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/codecparsers/gsth264parser.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/codecparsers/gsth264parser.c
@@ -1498,7 +1498,6 @@ gst_h264_parse_sps_data (NalReader * nr, GstH264SPS * sps,
   gint width, height;
   guint subwc[] = { 1, 2, 2, 1 };
   guint subhc[] = { 1, 2, 1, 1 };
-  GstH264VUIParams *vui = NULL;
 
   memset (sps, 0, sizeof (*sps));
 
@@ -1592,7 +1591,6 @@ gst_h264_parse_sps_data (NalReader * nr, GstH264SPS * sps,
   if (sps->vui_parameters_present_flag && parse_vui_params) {
     if (!gst_h264_parse_vui_parameters (sps, nr))
       goto error;
-    vui = &sps->vui_parameters;
   }
 
   /* calculate ChromaArrayType */
@@ -1631,26 +1629,7 @@ gst_h264_parse_sps_data (NalReader * nr, GstH264SPS * sps,
     GST_LOG ("crop_rectangle x=%u y=%u width=%u, height=%u", sps->crop_rect_x,
         sps->crop_rect_y, width, height);
   }
-  sps->fps_num = 0;
-  sps->fps_den = 1;
 
-  if (vui && vui->timing_info_present_flag) {
-    /* derive framerate */
-    /* FIXME verify / also handle other cases */
-    GST_LOG ("Framerate: %u %u %u %u", parse_vui_params,
-        vui->fixed_frame_rate_flag, sps->frame_mbs_only_flag,
-        vui->pic_struct_present_flag);
-
-    if (parse_vui_params && vui->fixed_frame_rate_flag) {
-      sps->fps_num = vui->time_scale;
-      sps->fps_den = vui->num_units_in_tick;
-      /* picture is a frame = 2 fields */
-      sps->fps_den *= 2;
-      GST_LOG ("framerate %d/%d", sps->fps_num, sps->fps_den);
-    }
-  } else {
-    GST_LOG ("No VUI, unknown framerate");
-  }
   return TRUE;
 
 error:
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/codecparsers/gsth264parser.h b/gst-libs/gst/codecparsers/gsth264parser.h
index be5194f5de..06ea2f7d27 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/codecparsers/gsth264parser.h
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/codecparsers/gsth264parser.h
@@ -710,7 +710,6 @@ struct _GstH264SPS
   gint width, height;
   gint crop_rect_width, crop_rect_height;
   gint crop_rect_x, crop_rect_y;
-  gint fps_num, fps_den;
   gboolean valid;
 
   /* Subset SPS extensions */