diff --git a/gst/gststructure.c b/gst/gststructure.c
index cf8c785f42..db4f774205 100644
--- a/gst/gststructure.c
+++ b/gst/gststructure.c
@@ -1404,8 +1404,6 @@ gst_structure_get_string (const GstStructure * structure,
 
   if (field == NULL)
     return NULL;
-  if (!G_VALUE_HOLDS_STRING (&field->value))
-    return NULL;
 
   return g_value_get_string (&field->value);
 }