diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglupload.c b/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglupload.c
index e97d182fe6..2d2eba8dcf 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglupload.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglupload.c
@@ -103,9 +103,6 @@ struct _GstGLUploadPrivate
   const UploadMethod *method;
   gpointer method_impl;
   int method_i;
-
-  /* saved method for reconfigure */
-  int saved_method_i;
 };
 
 #define DEBUG_INIT \
@@ -1898,29 +1895,14 @@ gst_gl_upload_get_caps (GstGLUpload * upload, GstCaps ** in_caps,
 }
 
 static gboolean
-_upload_find_method (GstGLUpload * upload, gpointer last_impl)
+_upload_find_method (GstGLUpload * upload)
 {
   gint method_i;
 
-  /* start with the last used method after explicitly reconfiguring to
-   * negotiate caps for this method */
-  if (upload->priv->method_i == 0) {
-    upload->priv->method_i = upload->priv->saved_method_i;
-    upload->priv->saved_method_i = 0;
-  }
-
-  if (upload->priv->method_i >= G_N_ELEMENTS (upload_methods)) {
-    if (last_impl)
-      upload->priv->method_i = 0;
-    else
-      return FALSE;
-  }
-
-  method_i = upload->priv->method_i;
-
-  if (last_impl == upload->priv->upload_impl[method_i])
+  if (upload->priv->method_i >= G_N_ELEMENTS (upload_methods))
     return FALSE;
 
+  method_i = upload->priv->method_i;
   upload->priv->method = upload_methods[method_i];
   upload->priv->method_impl = upload->priv->upload_impl[method_i];
 
@@ -1949,7 +1931,6 @@ gst_gl_upload_perform_with_buffer (GstGLUpload * upload, GstBuffer * buffer,
 {
   GstGLUploadReturn ret = GST_GL_UPLOAD_ERROR;
   GstBuffer *outbuf;
-  gpointer last_impl = upload->priv->method_impl;
 
   g_return_val_if_fail (GST_IS_GL_UPLOAD (upload), FALSE);
   g_return_val_if_fail (GST_IS_BUFFER (buffer), FALSE);
@@ -1959,7 +1940,7 @@ gst_gl_upload_perform_with_buffer (GstGLUpload * upload, GstBuffer * buffer,
 
 #define NEXT_METHOD \
 do { \
-  if (!_upload_find_method (upload, last_impl)) { \
+  if (!_upload_find_method (upload)) { \
     GST_OBJECT_UNLOCK (upload); \
     return FALSE; \
   } \
@@ -1967,7 +1948,7 @@ do { \
 } while (0)
 
   if (!upload->priv->method_impl)
-    _upload_find_method (upload, last_impl);
+    _upload_find_method (upload);
 
 restart:
   if (!upload->priv->method->accept (upload->priv->method_impl, buffer,
@@ -2011,9 +1992,6 @@ restart:
         GST_BUFFER_COPY_FLAGS | GST_BUFFER_COPY_TIMESTAMPS, 0, -1);
   *outbuf_ptr = outbuf;
 
-  if (ret == GST_GL_UPLOAD_RECONFIGURE)
-    upload->priv->saved_method_i = upload->priv->method_i - 1;
-
   GST_OBJECT_UNLOCK (upload);
 
   return ret;