diff --git a/gst/gstpad.c b/gst/gstpad.c
index 54968035a6..0cdad3018b 100644
--- a/gst/gstpad.c
+++ b/gst/gstpad.c
@@ -2493,12 +2493,12 @@ gst_pad_load_and_link (xmlNodePtr self, GstObject * parent)
   gchar *name = NULL;
 
   while (field) {
-    if (!strcmp ((char *) field->name, "name")) {
-      name = (gchar *) xmlNodeGetContent (field);
+    if (!strcmp (field->name, "name")) {
+      name = xmlNodeGetContent (field);
       pad = gst_element_get_pad (GST_ELEMENT (parent), name);
       g_free (name);
-    } else if (!strcmp ((char *) field->name, "peer")) {
-      peer = (gchar *) xmlNodeGetContent (field);
+    } else if (!strcmp (field->name, "peer")) {
+      peer = xmlNodeGetContent (field);
     }
     field = field->next;
   }
@@ -2562,8 +2562,7 @@ gst_pad_save_thyself (GstObject * object, xmlNodePtr parent)
 
   realpad = GST_REAL_PAD (object);
 
-  xmlNewChild (parent, NULL, (xmlChar *) "name",
-      (xmlChar *) GST_PAD_NAME (realpad));
+  xmlNewChild (parent, NULL, "name", GST_PAD_NAME (realpad));
   if (GST_RPAD_PEER (realpad) != NULL) {
     gchar *content;
 
@@ -2572,10 +2571,10 @@ gst_pad_save_thyself (GstObject * object, xmlNodePtr parent)
     /* we just save it off */
     content = g_strdup_printf ("%s.%s",
         GST_OBJECT_NAME (GST_PAD_PARENT (peer)), GST_PAD_NAME (peer));
-    xmlNewChild (parent, NULL, (xmlChar *) "peer", (xmlChar *) content);
+    xmlNewChild (parent, NULL, "peer", content);
     g_free (content);
   } else
-    xmlNewChild (parent, NULL, (xmlChar *) "peer", (xmlChar *) "");
+    xmlNewChild (parent, NULL, "peer", "");
 
   return parent;
 }
@@ -2596,10 +2595,9 @@ gst_ghost_pad_save_thyself (GstPad * pad, xmlNodePtr parent)
 
   g_return_val_if_fail (GST_IS_GHOST_PAD (pad), NULL);
 
-  self = xmlNewChild (parent, NULL, (xmlChar *) "ghostpad", NULL);
-  xmlNewChild (self, NULL, (xmlChar *) "name", (xmlChar *) GST_PAD_NAME (pad));
-  xmlNewChild (self, NULL, (xmlChar *) "parent",
-      (xmlChar *) GST_OBJECT_NAME (GST_PAD_PARENT (pad)));
+  self = xmlNewChild (parent, NULL, "ghostpad", NULL);
+  xmlNewChild (self, NULL, "name", GST_PAD_NAME (pad));
+  xmlNewChild (self, NULL, "parent", GST_OBJECT_NAME (GST_PAD_PARENT (pad)));
 
   /* FIXME FIXME FIXME! */
 
@@ -2779,7 +2777,7 @@ no_function:
  * MT safe.
  */
 gboolean
-gst_pad_check_pull_range (GstPad * pad, gboolean * random_access)
+gst_pad_check_pull_range (GstPad * pad)
 {
   GstRealPad *peer;
   gboolean ret;
@@ -2799,14 +2797,13 @@ gst_pad_check_pull_range (GstPad * pad, gboolean * random_access)
 
   /* see note in above function */
   if (G_LIKELY ((checkgetrangefunc = peer->checkgetrangefunc) == NULL)) {
-    *random_access = FALSE;
     ret = GST_RPAD_GETRANGEFUNC (peer) != NULL;
   } else {
     GST_CAT_LOG_OBJECT (GST_CAT_SCHEDULING, pad,
         "calling checkgetrangefunc %s of peer pad %s:%s",
         GST_DEBUG_FUNCPTR_NAME (checkgetrangefunc), GST_DEBUG_PAD_NAME (peer));
 
-    ret = checkgetrangefunc (GST_PAD_CAST (peer), random_access);
+    ret = checkgetrangefunc (GST_PAD_CAST (peer));
   }
 
   gst_object_unref (GST_OBJECT_CAST (peer));
@@ -2817,7 +2814,6 @@ gst_pad_check_pull_range (GstPad * pad, gboolean * random_access)
 wrong_direction:
   {
     GST_UNLOCK (pad);
-    *random_access = FALSE;
     return FALSE;
   }
 not_connected:
@@ -2825,7 +2821,6 @@ not_connected:
     GST_CAT_LOG_OBJECT (GST_CAT_SCHEDULING, pad,
         "checking pull range, but it was not linked");
     GST_UNLOCK (pad);
-    *random_access = FALSE;
     return FALSE;
   }
 }
diff --git a/gst/gstpad.h b/gst/gstpad.h
index 046423ec4c..3b5cf2e37e 100644
--- a/gst/gstpad.h
+++ b/gst/gstpad.h
@@ -114,7 +114,6 @@ typedef enum {
   GST_ACTIVATE_NONE,
   GST_ACTIVATE_PUSH,
   GST_ACTIVATE_PULL,
-  GST_ACTIVATE_PULL_RANGE,
 } GstActivateMode;
 
 #define GST_PAD_MODE_ACTIVATE(mode) ((mode) != GST_ACTIVATE_NONE)
@@ -139,7 +138,7 @@ typedef void			(*GstPadLoopFunction) 		(GstPad *pad);
 typedef GstFlowReturn		(*GstPadChainFunction) 		(GstPad *pad, GstBuffer *buffer);
 typedef GstFlowReturn		(*GstPadGetRangeFunction)	(GstPad *pad, guint64 offset, 
 		                                                 guint length, GstBuffer **buffer);
-typedef gboolean		(*GstPadCheckGetRangeFunction)	(GstPad *pad, gboolean *random_access); 
+typedef gboolean		(*GstPadCheckGetRangeFunction)	(GstPad *pad); 
 typedef gboolean		(*GstPadEventFunction)		(GstPad *pad, GstEvent *event);
 
 /* convert/query/format functions */
@@ -524,7 +523,7 @@ GstCaps * 		gst_pad_get_negotiated_caps 		(GstPad * pad);
 
 /* data passing functions */
 GstFlowReturn		gst_pad_push				(GstPad *pad, GstBuffer *buffer);
-gboolean		gst_pad_check_pull_range		(GstPad *pad, gboolean *random_access);
+gboolean		gst_pad_check_pull_range		(GstPad *pad);
 GstFlowReturn		gst_pad_pull_range			(GstPad *pad, guint64 offset, guint size,
 								 GstBuffer **buffer);
 gboolean		gst_pad_push_event			(GstPad *pad, GstEvent *event);