diff --git a/ext/vpx/gstvp8dec.c b/ext/vpx/gstvp8dec.c
index 188b0ade80..940083b57d 100644
--- a/ext/vpx/gstvp8dec.c
+++ b/ext/vpx/gstvp8dec.c
@@ -330,10 +330,7 @@ gst_vp8_dec_reset (GstVideoDecoder * base_video_decoder, gboolean hard)
     gst_video_codec_state_unref (decoder->output_state);
     decoder->output_state = NULL;
   }
-  if (hard && decoder->input_state) {
-    gst_video_codec_state_unref (decoder->input_state);
-    decoder->input_state = NULL;
-  }
+
   if (decoder->decoder_inited)
     vpx_codec_destroy (&decoder->decoder);
   decoder->decoder_inited = FALSE;