diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-good/gst/isomp4/qtdemux.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-good/gst/isomp4/qtdemux.c
index c938f4c2f5..f1076db465 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-good/gst/isomp4/qtdemux.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-good/gst/isomp4/qtdemux.c
@@ -16841,32 +16841,15 @@ qtdemux_parse_trak (GstQTDemux * qtdemux, GNode * trak, guint32 * mvhd_matrix)
           case FOURCC_mp4a:
           {
             /* mp4a atom withtout ESDS; Attempt to build codec data from atom */
-            gint len = QT_UINT32 (stsd_entry_data);
-            guint16 sound_version = 0;
             /* FIXME: Can this be determined somehow? There doesn't seem to be
-             * anything in mp4a atom that specifis compression */
+             * anything in mp4a atom that specifies compression */
             gint profile = 2;
             guint16 channels = entry->n_channels;
-            guint32 time_scale = (guint32) entry->rate;
+            guint32 sample_rate = (guint32) entry->rate;
             gint sample_rate_index = -1;
 
-            if (len >= 34) {
-              sound_version = QT_UINT16 (stsd_entry_data + 16);
-
-              if (sound_version == 1) {
-                channels = QT_UINT16 (stsd_entry_data + 24);
-                time_scale = QT_UINT32 (stsd_entry_data + 30);
-              } else {
-                GST_FIXME_OBJECT (qtdemux, "Unhandled mp4a atom version %d",
-                    sound_version);
-              }
-            } else {
-              GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (qtdemux, "Too small stsd entry data len %d",
-                  len);
-            }
-
             sample_rate_index =
-                gst_codec_utils_aac_get_index_from_sample_rate (time_scale);
+                gst_codec_utils_aac_get_index_from_sample_rate (sample_rate);
             if (sample_rate_index >= 0 && channels > 0) {
               guint8 codec_data[2];
               GstBuffer *buf;