diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/video/gstbasevideodecoder.c b/gst-libs/gst/video/gstbasevideodecoder.c
index acb045a9d2..9aa79eee1e 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/video/gstbasevideodecoder.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/video/gstbasevideodecoder.c
@@ -596,6 +596,13 @@ gst_base_video_decoder_reset (GstBaseVideoDecoder * base_video_decoder)
   }
 }
 
+static GstBuffer *
+gst_adapter_get_buffer (GstAdapter * adapter)
+{
+  return gst_buffer_ref (GST_BUFFER (adapter->buflist->data));
+
+}
+
 static GstFlowReturn
 gst_base_video_decoder_chain (GstPad * pad, GstBuffer * buf)
 {
@@ -685,6 +692,7 @@ gst_base_video_decoder_chain (GstPad * pad, GstBuffer * buf)
     }
   }
 
+  /* FIXME: use gst_adapter_prev_timestamp() here instead? */
   buffer = gst_adapter_get_buffer (base_video_decoder->input_adapter);
 
   base_video_decoder->buffer_timestamp = GST_BUFFER_TIMESTAMP (buffer);
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/video/gstbasevideoparse.c b/gst-libs/gst/video/gstbasevideoparse.c
index c4a34009d3..66695c7b1b 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/video/gstbasevideoparse.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/video/gstbasevideoparse.c
@@ -579,6 +579,13 @@ gst_base_video_parse_push_all (GstBaseVideoParse * base_video_parse,
   return ret;
 }
 
+static GstBuffer *
+gst_adapter_get_buffer (GstAdapter * adapter)
+{
+  return gst_buffer_ref (GST_BUFFER (adapter->buflist->data));
+
+}
+
 static GstFlowReturn
 gst_base_video_parse_chain (GstPad * pad, GstBuffer * buf)
 {
@@ -631,6 +638,7 @@ gst_base_video_parse_chain (GstPad * pad, GstBuffer * buf)
     }
   }
 
+  /* FIXME: use gst_adapter_prev_timestamp() here instead? */
   buffer = gst_adapter_get_buffer (base_video_parse->input_adapter);
 
   gst_buffer_unref (buffer);
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/video/gstbasevideoutils.c b/gst-libs/gst/video/gstbasevideoutils.c
index f503255bd3..3de6038c12 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/video/gstbasevideoutils.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/video/gstbasevideoutils.c
@@ -160,10 +160,3 @@ gst_video_state_get_timestamp (const GstVideoState * state, int frame_number)
         state->fps_d * GST_SECOND, state->fps_n);
   }
 }
-
-GstBuffer *
-gst_adapter_get_buffer (GstAdapter * adapter)
-{
-  return gst_buffer_ref (GST_BUFFER (adapter->buflist->data));
-
-}
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/video/gstbasevideoutils.h b/gst-libs/gst/video/gstbasevideoutils.h
index 47c2fd2355..b259fc3e18 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/video/gstbasevideoutils.h
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/video/gstbasevideoutils.h
@@ -84,8 +84,6 @@ gboolean gst_base_video_state_from_caps (GstVideoState *state,
 GstClockTime gst_video_state_get_timestamp (const GstVideoState *state,
     int frame_number);
 
-GstBuffer *gst_adapter_get_buffer (GstAdapter *adapter);
-
 G_END_DECLS
 
 #endif
diff --git a/win32/common/libgstvideo.def b/win32/common/libgstvideo.def
index 08e03e2ebb..3fc1f858e1 100644
--- a/win32/common/libgstvideo.def
+++ b/win32/common/libgstvideo.def
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 EXPORTS
-	gst_adapter_get_buffer
 	gst_base_video_codec_free_frame
 	gst_base_video_codec_get_type
 	gst_base_video_codec_new_frame