diff --git a/gst/rtp/gstrtpopusdepay.c b/gst/rtp/gstrtpopusdepay.c
index afa6ba7e54..293371f485 100644
--- a/gst/rtp/gstrtpopusdepay.c
+++ b/gst/rtp/gstrtpopusdepay.c
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #include <gst/rtp/gstrtpbuffer.h>
 #include <gst/audio/audio.h>
 #include "gstrtpopusdepay.h"
+#include "gstrtputils.h"
 
 GST_DEBUG_CATEGORY_STATIC (rtpopusdepay_debug);
 #define GST_CAT_DEFAULT (rtpopusdepay_debug)
@@ -138,25 +139,6 @@ gst_rtp_opus_depay_setcaps (GstRTPBaseDepayload * depayload, GstCaps * caps)
   return ret;
 }
 
-static gboolean
-foreach_metadata (GstBuffer * inbuf, GstMeta ** meta, gpointer user_data)
-{
-  GstRTPOpusDepay *depay = user_data;
-  const GstMetaInfo *info = (*meta)->info;
-  const gchar *const *tags = gst_meta_api_type_get_tags (info->api);
-
-  if (!tags || (g_strv_length ((gchar **) tags) == 1
-          && gst_meta_api_type_has_tag (info->api,
-              g_quark_from_string (GST_META_TAG_AUDIO_STR)))) {
-    GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (depay, "keeping metadata %s", g_type_name (info->api));
-  } else {
-    GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (depay, "dropping metadata %s", g_type_name (info->api));
-    *meta = NULL;
-  }
-
-  return TRUE;
-}
-
 static GstBuffer *
 gst_rtp_opus_depay_process (GstRTPBaseDepayload * depayload, GstBuffer * buf)
 {
@@ -168,8 +150,7 @@ gst_rtp_opus_depay_process (GstRTPBaseDepayload * depayload, GstBuffer * buf)
   gst_rtp_buffer_unmap (&rtpbuf);
 
   outbuf = gst_buffer_make_writable (outbuf);
-  /* Filter away all metas that are not sensible to copy */
-  gst_buffer_foreach_meta (outbuf, foreach_metadata, depayload);
+  gst_rtp_drop_non_audio_meta (depayload, outbuf);
 
   return outbuf;
 }
diff --git a/gst/rtp/gstrtpopuspay.c b/gst/rtp/gstrtpopuspay.c
index 1a6eb805a0..b610885658 100644
--- a/gst/rtp/gstrtpopuspay.c
+++ b/gst/rtp/gstrtpopuspay.c
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 #include <gst/audio/audio.h>
 
 #include "gstrtpopuspay.h"
+#include "gstrtputils.h"
 
 GST_DEBUG_CATEGORY_STATIC (rtpopuspay_debug);
 #define GST_CAT_DEFAULT (rtpopuspay_debug)
@@ -162,52 +163,21 @@ gst_rtp_opus_pay_setcaps (GstRTPBasePayload * payload, GstCaps * caps)
   return res;
 }
 
-typedef struct
-{
-  GstRtpOPUSPay *pay;
-  GstBuffer *outbuf;
-} CopyMetaData;
-
-static gboolean
-foreach_metadata (GstBuffer * inbuf, GstMeta ** meta, gpointer user_data)
-{
-  CopyMetaData *data = user_data;
-  GstRtpOPUSPay *pay = data->pay;
-  GstBuffer *outbuf = data->outbuf;
-  const GstMetaInfo *info = (*meta)->info;
-  const gchar *const *tags = gst_meta_api_type_get_tags (info->api);
-
-  if (!tags || (g_strv_length ((gchar **) tags) == 1
-          && gst_meta_api_type_has_tag (info->api,
-              g_quark_from_string (GST_META_TAG_AUDIO_STR)))) {
-    GstMetaTransformCopy copy_data = { FALSE, 0, -1 };
-    GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (pay, "copy metadata %s", g_type_name (info->api));
-    /* simply copy then */
-    info->transform_func (outbuf, *meta, inbuf,
-        _gst_meta_transform_copy, &copy_data);
-  } else {
-    GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (pay, "not copying metadata %s", g_type_name (info->api));
-  }
-
-  return TRUE;
-}
-
 static GstFlowReturn
 gst_rtp_opus_pay_handle_buffer (GstRTPBasePayload * basepayload,
     GstBuffer * buffer)
 {
   GstBuffer *outbuf;
   GstClockTime pts, dts, duration;
-  CopyMetaData data;
 
   pts = GST_BUFFER_PTS (buffer);
   dts = GST_BUFFER_DTS (buffer);
   duration = GST_BUFFER_DURATION (buffer);
 
   outbuf = gst_rtp_buffer_new_allocate (0, 0, 0);
-  data.pay = GST_RTP_OPUS_PAY (basepayload);
-  data.outbuf = outbuf;
-  gst_buffer_foreach_meta (buffer, foreach_metadata, &data);
+
+  gst_rtp_copy_audio_meta (basepayload, outbuf, buffer);
+
   outbuf = gst_buffer_append (outbuf, buffer);
 
   GST_BUFFER_PTS (outbuf) = pts;