diff --git a/gst/gstbuffer.c b/gst/gstbuffer.c
index 8e76f5a68c..6993391efa 100644
--- a/gst/gstbuffer.c
+++ b/gst/gstbuffer.c
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ gst_buffer_new(void)
   buffer->refcount = 1;
 #endif
   buffer->flags = 0;
-  buffer->type = 0;
   buffer->data = NULL;
   buffer->size = 0;
   buffer->maxsize = 0;
@@ -126,7 +125,6 @@ gst_buffer_create_sub (GstBuffer *parent,
 
   // copy flags and type from parent, for lack of better
   buffer->flags = parent->flags;
-  buffer->type = parent->type;
 
   // set the data pointer, size, offset, and maxsize
   buffer->data = parent->data + offset;
@@ -414,7 +412,7 @@ gst_buffer_copy (GstBuffer *buffer)
   newbuf = gst_buffer_new();
   GST_BUFFER_SIZE(newbuf) = GST_BUFFER_SIZE(buffer);
   GST_BUFFER_DATA(newbuf) = malloc(GST_BUFFER_SIZE(buffer));
-  memcpy(GST_BUFFER_DATA(newbuf),GST_BUFFER_DATA(buf),GST_BUFFER_SIZE(buffer));
+  memcpy(GST_BUFFER_DATA(newbuf),GST_BUFFER_DATA(buffer),GST_BUFFER_SIZE(buffer));
   GST_BUFFER_MAXSIZE(newbuf) = GST_BUFFER_MAXSIZE(buffer);
   GST_BUFFER_OFFSET(newbuf) = GST_BUFFER_OFFSET(buffer);
   GST_BUFFER_TIMESTAMP(newbuf) = GST_BUFFER_TIMESTAMP(buffer);
diff --git a/gst/gstbuffer.h b/gst/gstbuffer.h
index 1a89f9a8ab..0c8f224f17 100644
--- a/gst/gstbuffer.h
+++ b/gst/gstbuffer.h
@@ -54,13 +54,14 @@ extern "C" {
   G_STMT_START{ (GST_BUFFER_FLAGS(buf) &= ~(1<<(flag))); }G_STMT_END
 
 
-#define GST_BUFFER_TYPE(buf)		(GST_BUFFER(buf)->type)
 #define GST_BUFFER_DATA(buf)		(GST_BUFFER(buf)->data)
 #define GST_BUFFER_SIZE(buf)		(GST_BUFFER(buf)->size)
 #define GST_BUFFER_OFFSET(buf)		(GST_BUFFER(buf)->offset)
 #define GST_BUFFER_MAXSIZE(buf)		(GST_BUFFER(buf)->maxsize)
 #define GST_BUFFER_TIMESTAMP(buf)	(GST_BUFFER(buf)->timestamp)
+#define GST_BUFFER_MAXAGE(buf)		(GST_BUFFER(buf)->maxage)
 #define GST_BUFFER_BUFFERPOOL(buf)	(GST_BUFFER(buf)->pool)
+#define GST_BUFFER_PARENT(buf)		(GST_BUFFER(buf)->parent)
 #define GST_BUFFER_POOL_PRIVATE(buf)	(GST_BUFFER(buf)->pool_private)
 
 
@@ -96,8 +97,6 @@ struct _GstBuffer {
 #define GST_BUFFER_REFCOUNT(buf)	(GST_BUFFER(buf)->refcount)
 #endif
 
-  /* data type of this buffer */
-  guint16 type;
   /* flags */
   guint16 flags;
 
diff --git a/gst/gstcaps.h b/gst/gstcaps.h
index 50afb3d88a..2665a8d7d5 100644
--- a/gst/gstcaps.h
+++ b/gst/gstcaps.h
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ gst_caps_new (                                  \
   name,                                         \
   type,                                         \
   gst_props_new (                               \
-    ##a,                                        \
+    a,                                        \
     NULL))
 
 #define GST_CAPS_FACTORY(factoryname, a...) 	\
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ factoryname (void)                              \
 {                                               \
   static GstCaps *caps = NULL;			\
   if (!caps) {                              	\
-    caps = gst_caps_chain (##a, NULL);      	\
+    caps = gst_caps_chain (a, NULL);      	\
   }                                             \
   return caps;                              	\
 }