diff --git a/gst/playback/gstdecodebin3.c b/gst/playback/gstdecodebin3.c
index e10fd1058b..4ab024d50d 100644
--- a/gst/playback/gstdecodebin3.c
+++ b/gst/playback/gstdecodebin3.c
@@ -347,8 +347,6 @@ typedef struct _PendingPad
 } PendingPad;
 
 /* properties */
-#define DEFAULT_CAPS (gst_static_caps_get (&default_raw_caps))
-
 enum
 {
   PROP_0,