diff --git a/ext/dtls/gstdtlssrtpdec.c b/ext/dtls/gstdtlssrtpdec.c
index 2ff8a585b3..300fb9c8fb 100644
--- a/ext/dtls/gstdtlssrtpdec.c
+++ b/ext/dtls/gstdtlssrtpdec.c
@@ -165,19 +165,19 @@ gst_dtls_srtp_dec_init (GstDtlsSrtpDec * self)
                                  +-----------+
 */
 
-  self->srtp_dec = gst_element_factory_make ("srtpdec", "srtp-decoder");
+  self->srtp_dec = gst_element_factory_make ("srtpdec", NULL);
   if (!self->srtp_dec) {
     GST_ERROR_OBJECT (self,
         "failed to create srtp_dec, is the srtp plugin registered?");
     return;
   }
   self->dtls_srtp_demux =
-      gst_element_factory_make ("dtlssrtpdemux", "dtls-srtp-demux");
+      gst_element_factory_make ("dtlssrtpdemux", NULL);
   if (!self->dtls_srtp_demux) {
     GST_ERROR_OBJECT (self, "failed to create dtls_srtp_demux");
     return;
   }
-  self->bin.dtls_element = gst_element_factory_make ("dtlsdec", "dtls-decoder");
+  self->bin.dtls_element = gst_element_factory_make ("dtlsdec", NULL);
   if (!self->bin.dtls_element) {
     GST_ERROR_OBJECT (self, "failed to create dtls_dec");
     return;
diff --git a/ext/dtls/gstdtlssrtpenc.c b/ext/dtls/gstdtlssrtpenc.c
index 6c313253c8..237aec5169 100644
--- a/ext/dtls/gstdtlssrtpenc.c
+++ b/ext/dtls/gstdtlssrtpenc.c
@@ -172,19 +172,19 @@ gst_dtls_srtp_enc_init (GstDtlsSrtpEnc * self)
                  +--------------------+     +-----------------+
 */
 
-  self->srtp_enc = gst_element_factory_make ("srtpenc", "srtp-encoder");
+  self->srtp_enc = gst_element_factory_make ("srtpenc", NULL);
   if (!self->srtp_enc) {
     GST_ERROR_OBJECT (self,
         "failed to create srtp encoder, is the srtp plugin registered?");
     return;
   }
   g_return_if_fail (self->srtp_enc);
-  self->bin.dtls_element = gst_element_factory_make ("dtlsenc", "dtls-encoder");
+  self->bin.dtls_element = gst_element_factory_make ("dtlsenc", NULL);
   if (!self->bin.dtls_element) {
     GST_ERROR_OBJECT (self, "failed to create dtls encoder");
     return;
   }
-  self->funnel = gst_element_factory_make ("funnel", "funnel");
+  self->funnel = gst_element_factory_make ("funnel", NULL);
   if (!self->funnel) {
     GST_ERROR_OBJECT (self, "failed to create funnel");
     return;