diff --git a/gst/compositor/compositor.c b/gst/compositor/compositor.c
index 6a7fa003c5..b7848b47a7 100644
--- a/gst/compositor/compositor.c
+++ b/gst/compositor/compositor.c
@@ -112,14 +112,12 @@ static GstStaticPadTemplate sink_factory = GST_STATIC_PAD_TEMPLATE ("sink_%u",
     GST_STATIC_CAPS (GST_VIDEO_CAPS_MAKE (FORMATS))
     );
 
-#define DEFAULT_PAD_ZORDER 0
 #define DEFAULT_PAD_XPOS   0
 #define DEFAULT_PAD_YPOS   0
 #define DEFAULT_PAD_ALPHA  1.0
 enum
 {
   PROP_PAD_0,
-  PROP_PAD_ZORDER,
   PROP_PAD_XPOS,
   PROP_PAD_YPOS,
   PROP_PAD_ALPHA
@@ -135,9 +133,6 @@ gst_compositor_pad_get_property (GObject * object, guint prop_id,
   GstCompositorPad *pad = GST_COMPOSITOR_PAD (object);
 
   switch (prop_id) {
-    case PROP_PAD_ZORDER:
-      g_value_set_uint (value, pad->zorder);
-      break;
     case PROP_PAD_XPOS:
       g_value_set_int (value, pad->xpos);
       break;
diff --git a/gst/compositor/compositorpad.h b/gst/compositor/compositorpad.h
index 0ba580e5b1..a1c83f8d53 100644
--- a/gst/compositor/compositorpad.h
+++ b/gst/compositor/compositorpad.h
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ struct _GstCompositorPad
 
   /* properties */
   gint xpos, ypos;
-  guint zorder;
   gdouble alpha;
 };