diff --git a/ext/gl/gstglmixer.c b/ext/gl/gstglmixer.c
index 2cdf46fb92..36952f8701 100644
--- a/ext/gl/gstglmixer.c
+++ b/ext/gl/gstglmixer.c
@@ -326,60 +326,17 @@ gst_gl_mixer_set_caps_features (const GstCaps * caps,
   return ret;
 }
 
-/* copies the given caps */
-static GstCaps *
-gst_gl_mixer_caps_remove_format_info (GstCaps * caps)
-{
-  GstStructure *st;
-  GstCapsFeatures *f;
-  gint i, n;
-  GstCaps *res;
-
-  res = gst_caps_new_empty ();
-
-  n = gst_caps_get_size (caps);
-  for (i = 0; i < n; i++) {
-    st = gst_caps_get_structure (caps, i);
-    f = gst_caps_get_features (caps, i);
-
-    /* If this is already expressed by the existing caps
-     * skip this structure */
-    if (i > 0 && gst_caps_is_subset_structure_full (res, st, f))
-      continue;
-
-    st = gst_structure_copy (st);
-    /* Only remove format info for the cases when we can actually convert */
-    if (!gst_caps_features_is_any (f)
-        && gst_caps_features_is_equal (f,
-            GST_CAPS_FEATURES_MEMORY_SYSTEM_MEMORY))
-      gst_structure_remove_fields (st, "format", "colorimetry", "chroma-site",
-          NULL);
-    gst_structure_remove_fields (st, "width", "height", NULL);
-
-    gst_caps_append_structure_full (res, st, gst_caps_features_copy (f));
-  }
-
-  return res;
-}
-
 GstCaps *
 gst_gl_mixer_update_caps (GstGLMixer * mix, GstCaps * caps)
 {
-  GstCaps *result, *tmp, *gl_caps;
-
-  gl_caps = gst_caps_from_string ("video/x-raw(memory:GLMemory),format=RGBA");
+  GstCaps *result, *tmp;
 
   result =
-      gst_gl_color_convert_transform_caps (mix->context, GST_PAD_SRC, gl_caps,
+      gst_gl_color_convert_transform_caps (mix->context, GST_PAD_SRC, caps,
       NULL);
   tmp = result;
   GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (mix, "convert returned caps %" GST_PTR_FORMAT, tmp);
 
-  result = gst_gl_mixer_caps_remove_format_info (tmp);
-  gst_caps_unref (tmp);
-  tmp = result;
-  GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (mix, "remove format returned caps %" GST_PTR_FORMAT, tmp);
-
   result = gst_gl_upload_transform_caps (mix->context, GST_PAD_SRC, tmp, NULL);
   gst_caps_unref (tmp);
   tmp = result;
@@ -740,10 +697,6 @@ gst_gl_mixer_query_caps (GstPad * pad, GstAggregator * agg, GstQuery * query)
       NULL);
   retcaps = gst_caps_merge (gl_caps, retcaps);
   gst_caps_unref (current_caps);
-  current_caps = retcaps;
-
-  retcaps = gst_gl_mixer_caps_remove_format_info (current_caps);
-  gst_caps_unref (current_caps);
 
   if (filter) {
     current_caps =