diff --git a/sys/va/gstvadecoder.c b/sys/va/gstvadecoder.c
index 36a6a90927..e23728d830 100644
--- a/sys/va/gstvadecoder.c
+++ b/sys/va/gstvadecoder.c
@@ -671,11 +671,10 @@ gst_va_decoder_destroy_buffers (GstVaDecoder * self, GstVaDecodePicture * pic)
 
 
 GstVaDecodePicture *
-gst_va_decoder_new_decode_picture (GstVaDecoder * self, VASurfaceID surface)
+gst_va_decode_picture_new (VASurfaceID surface)
 {
   GstVaDecodePicture *pic;
 
-  g_return_val_if_fail (GST_IS_VA_DECODER (self), NULL);
   g_return_val_if_fail (surface != VA_INVALID_ID, NULL);
 
   pic = g_slice_new (GstVaDecodePicture);
diff --git a/sys/va/gstvadecoder.h b/sys/va/gstvadecoder.h
index 37db1224d1..ee542f469f 100644
--- a/sys/va/gstvadecoder.h
+++ b/sys/va/gstvadecoder.h
@@ -69,8 +69,7 @@ gboolean              gst_va_decoder_decode               (GstVaDecoder * self,
 gboolean              gst_va_decoder_destroy_buffers      (GstVaDecoder * self,
                                                            GstVaDecodePicture * pic);
 
-GstVaDecodePicture *  gst_va_decoder_new_decode_picture   (GstVaDecoder * self,
-                                                           VASurfaceID surface);
+GstVaDecodePicture *  gst_va_decode_picture_new           (VASurfaceID surface);
 void                  gst_va_decode_picture_free          (GstVaDecodePicture * pic);
 
 G_END_DECLS
diff --git a/sys/va/gstvah264dec.c b/sys/va/gstvah264dec.c
index d2db9346eb..921a4b736e 100644
--- a/sys/va/gstvah264dec.c
+++ b/sys/va/gstvah264dec.c
@@ -538,7 +538,7 @@ gst_va_h264_dec_new_picture (GstH264Decoder * decoder,
 
   surface = gst_va_buffer_get_surface (frame->output_buffer, NULL);
 
-  pic = gst_va_decoder_new_decode_picture (self->decoder, surface);
+  pic = gst_va_decode_picture_new (surface);
   gst_h264_picture_set_user_data (picture, pic,
       (GDestroyNotify) gst_va_decode_picture_free);