diff --git a/sys/v4l2/gstv4l2src.c b/sys/v4l2/gstv4l2src.c
index 85da17f026..d105e83ecc 100644
--- a/sys/v4l2/gstv4l2src.c
+++ b/sys/v4l2/gstv4l2src.c
@@ -552,7 +552,7 @@ gst_v4l2src_set_caps (GstBaseSrc * src, GstCaps * caps)
     /* error already posted */
     return FALSE;
 
-  if (!gst_v4l2src_capture_init (v4l2src, caps))
+  if (!gst_v4l2src_capture_init (v4l2src))
     return FALSE;
 
   if (v4l2src->use_mmap) {
diff --git a/sys/v4l2/v4l2src_calls.c b/sys/v4l2/v4l2src_calls.c
index bb684c97f1..315784236f 100644
--- a/sys/v4l2/v4l2src_calls.c
+++ b/sys/v4l2/v4l2src_calls.c
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ done:
  * return value: TRUE on success, FALSE on error
  ******************************************************/
 gboolean
-gst_v4l2src_capture_init (GstV4l2Src * v4l2src, GstCaps * caps)
+gst_v4l2src_capture_init (GstV4l2Src * v4l2src)
 {
   GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (v4l2src, "initializing the capture system");
 
diff --git a/sys/v4l2/v4l2src_calls.h b/sys/v4l2/v4l2src_calls.h
index 709191870e..8cec750de8 100644
--- a/sys/v4l2/v4l2src_calls.h
+++ b/sys/v4l2/v4l2src_calls.h
@@ -27,14 +27,13 @@
 #include "gstv4l2src.h"
 #include "v4l2_calls.h"
 
-gboolean   gst_v4l2src_get_capture       (GstV4l2Src * v4l2src);
 gboolean   gst_v4l2src_set_capture       (GstV4l2Src * v4l2src,
                                           guint32 pixelformat,
                                           guint32 width, guint32 height,
                                           gboolean interlaced,
                                           guint32 fps_n, guint32 fps_d);
 
-gboolean   gst_v4l2src_capture_init      (GstV4l2Src * v4l2src, GstCaps *caps);
+gboolean   gst_v4l2src_capture_init      (GstV4l2Src * v4l2src);
 gboolean   gst_v4l2src_capture_start     (GstV4l2Src * v4l2src);
 
 GstFlowReturn gst_v4l2src_grab_frame     (GstV4l2Src * v4l2src, GstBuffer **buf);