diff --git a/ext/kate/gstkateenc.c b/ext/kate/gstkateenc.c
index 8b782c6a17..1f5afdfd09 100644
--- a/ext/kate/gstkateenc.c
+++ b/ext/kate/gstkateenc.c
@@ -426,10 +426,6 @@ gst_kate_enc_create_buffer (GstKateEnc * ke, kate_packet * kp,
   GST_BUFFER_TIMESTAMP (buffer) = timestamp;
   GST_BUFFER_DURATION (buffer) = duration;
 
-  /* data packets are each on their own page */
-//  if (!header)
-//    GST_BUFFER_FLAG_SET (buffer, GST_BUFFER_FLAG_DISCONT);
-
   return buffer;
 }
 
@@ -445,9 +441,6 @@ gst_kate_enc_push_buffer (GstKateEnc * ke, GstBuffer * buffer)
         GST_BUFFER_TIMESTAMP (buffer) + GST_BUFFER_DURATION (buffer);
   }
 
-  /* Hack to flush each packet on its own page - taken off the CMML encoder element */
-  GST_BUFFER_DURATION (buffer) = G_MAXINT64;
-
   flow = gst_pad_push (ke->srcpad, buffer);
   if (G_UNLIKELY (flow != GST_FLOW_OK)) {
     GST_WARNING_OBJECT (ke->srcpad, "push flow: %s", gst_flow_get_name (flow));