diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/gst/playback/gstplaybackplugin.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/gst/playback/gstplaybackplugin.c
index 8d3a72ba38..7f9c2c3faa 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/gst/playback/gstplaybackplugin.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/gst/playback/gstplaybackplugin.c
@@ -39,9 +39,8 @@ static gboolean
 plugin_init (GstPlugin * plugin)
 {
   gboolean res = FALSE;
-  if (!g_getenv ("USE_PLAYBIN3"))
-    res |= GST_ELEMENT_REGISTER (playbin, plugin);
 
+  res |= GST_ELEMENT_REGISTER (playbin, plugin);
   res |= GST_ELEMENT_REGISTER (playbin3, plugin);
   res |= GST_ELEMENT_REGISTER (playsink, plugin);
   res |= GST_ELEMENT_REGISTER (subtitleoverlay, plugin);
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/gst/playback/gstplaybin3.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/gst/playback/gstplaybin3.c
index 047f558954..a24186ad32 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/gst/playback/gstplaybin3.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/gst/playback/gstplaybin3.c
@@ -2898,11 +2898,6 @@ gst_play_bin3_custom_element_init (GstPlugin * plugin)
 
   playback_element_init (plugin);
 
-  if (g_getenv ("USE_PLAYBIN3")) {
-    ret &= gst_element_register (plugin, "playbin", GST_RANK_NONE,
-        GST_TYPE_PLAY_BIN);
-  }
-
   ret &= gst_element_register (plugin, "playbin3", GST_RANK_NONE,
       GST_TYPE_PLAY_BIN);