diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/codecparsers/gsth265parser.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/codecparsers/gsth265parser.c
index e433a1cdb5..14bd7dce27 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/codecparsers/gsth265parser.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/codecparsers/gsth265parser.c
@@ -1265,12 +1265,6 @@ gst_h265_parser_parse_user_data_unregistered (GstH265Parser * parser,
     READ_UINT8 (nr, data[i], 8);
   }
 
-  if (payload_size < 1) {
-    GST_WARNING ("No more remaining payload data to store");
-    g_clear_pointer (&data, g_free);
-    return GST_H265_PARSER_BROKEN_DATA;
-  }
-
   urud->data = data;
   GST_MEMDUMP ("SEI user data unregistered", data, payload_size);
   return GST_H265_PARSER_OK;
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst/videoparsers/gsth265parse.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst/videoparsers/gsth265parse.c
index dd0c3b224d..6e7f2e8c62 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst/videoparsers/gsth265parse.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst/videoparsers/gsth265parse.c
@@ -728,9 +728,6 @@ gst_h265_parse_process_sei_user_data_unregistered (GstH265Parse * h265parse,
 {
   GstByteReader br;
 
-  if (urud->data == NULL || urud->size < 1)
-    return;
-
   gst_byte_reader_init (&br, urud->data, urud->size);
 
   gst_video_parse_user_data_unregistered ((GstElement *) h265parse,