diff --git a/gst/isomp4/gstqtmux.c b/gst/isomp4/gstqtmux.c
index 7d184eb6e4..6b996bbc70 100644
--- a/gst/isomp4/gstqtmux.c
+++ b/gst/isomp4/gstqtmux.c
@@ -4190,36 +4190,13 @@ gst_qt_mux_video_sink_set_caps (GstQTPad * qtpad, GstCaps * caps)
             "output might not play in Apple QuickTime (try global-headers?)");
     }
   } else if (strcmp (mimetype, "video/x-h264") == 0) {
-    /* check if we accept these caps */
-    if (gst_structure_has_field (structure, "stream-format")) {
-      const gchar *format;
-      const gchar *alignment;
-
-      format = gst_structure_get_string (structure, "stream-format");
-      alignment = gst_structure_get_string (structure, "alignment");
-
-      if (strcmp (format, "avc") != 0 || alignment == NULL ||
-          strcmp (alignment, "au") != 0) {
-        GST_WARNING_OBJECT (qtmux, "Rejecting h264 caps, qtmux only accepts "
-            "avc format with AU aligned samples");
-        goto refuse_caps;
-      }
-    } else {
-      GST_WARNING_OBJECT (qtmux, "no stream-format field in h264 caps");
-      goto refuse_caps;
-    }
-
     if (!codec_data) {
       GST_WARNING_OBJECT (qtmux, "no codec_data in h264 caps");
       goto refuse_caps;
     }
 
     entry.fourcc = FOURCC_avc1;
-    if (qtpad->avg_bitrate == 0) {
-      gint avg_bitrate = 0;
-      gst_structure_get_int (structure, "bitrate", &avg_bitrate);
-      qtpad->avg_bitrate = avg_bitrate;
-    }
+
     ext_atom = build_btrt_extension (0, qtpad->avg_bitrate, qtpad->max_bitrate);
     if (ext_atom != NULL)
       ext_atom_list = g_list_prepend (ext_atom_list, ext_atom);