diff --git a/gst/videoparsers/gsth264parse.c b/gst/videoparsers/gsth264parse.c
index 83c985393a..05ad5c204a 100644
--- a/gst/videoparsers/gsth264parse.c
+++ b/gst/videoparsers/gsth264parse.c
@@ -2136,7 +2136,6 @@ gst_h264_parse_update_src_caps (GstH264Parse * h264parse, GstCaps * caps)
     }
 
     if (G_UNLIKELY (modified || h264parse->update_caps)) {
-      GstVideoInterlaceMode imode = GST_VIDEO_INTERLACE_MODE_PROGRESSIVE;
       gint width, height;
       GstClockTime latency = 0;
 
@@ -2225,17 +2224,6 @@ gst_h264_parse_update_src_caps (GstH264Parse * h264parse, GstCaps * caps)
             latency);
       }
 
-      /* upstream overrides or uses sps info */
-      if (s && gst_structure_has_field (s, "interlace-mode"))
-        imode =
-            gst_video_interlace_mode_from_string (gst_structure_get_string (s,
-                "interlace-mode"));
-      else if (sps->frame_mbs_only_flag == 0)
-        imode = GST_VIDEO_INTERLACE_MODE_MIXED;
-
-      gst_caps_set_simple (caps, "interlace-mode", G_TYPE_STRING,
-          gst_video_interlace_mode_to_string (imode), NULL);
-
       bit_depth_chroma = sps->bit_depth_chroma_minus8 + 8;
 
       switch (sps->chroma_format_idc) {