diff --git a/ext/assrender/gstassrender.c b/ext/assrender/gstassrender.c
index 369801c97e..253d111abe 100644
--- a/ext/assrender/gstassrender.c
+++ b/ext/assrender/gstassrender.c
@@ -612,13 +612,6 @@ gst_ass_render_get_videosink_caps (GstPad * pad, GstCaps * filter)
 
       /* if peer returns ANY caps, return filtered src pad template caps */
       caps = gst_caps_copy (gst_pad_get_pad_template_caps (srcpad));
-      if (filter) {
-        GstCaps *intersection = gst_caps_intersect_full (filter, caps,
-            GST_CAPS_INTERSECT_FIRST);
-        gst_caps_unref (caps);
-        caps = intersection;
-      }
-
     } else {
 
       /* duplicate caps which contains the composition into one version with
@@ -634,14 +627,13 @@ gst_ass_render_get_videosink_caps (GstPad * pad, GstCaps * filter)
   } else {
     /* no peer, our padtemplate is enough then */
     caps = gst_pad_get_pad_template_caps (pad);
-    if (filter) {
-      GstCaps *intersection;
+  }
 
-      intersection =
-          gst_caps_intersect_full (filter, caps, GST_CAPS_INTERSECT_FIRST);
-      gst_caps_unref (caps);
-      caps = intersection;
-    }
+  if (filter) {
+    GstCaps *intersection = gst_caps_intersect_full (filter, caps,
+        GST_CAPS_INTERSECT_FIRST);
+    gst_caps_unref (caps);
+    caps = intersection;
   }
 
   GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (render, "returning  %" GST_PTR_FORMAT, caps);
@@ -682,12 +674,6 @@ gst_ass_render_get_src_caps (GstPad * pad, GstCaps * filter)
 
       /* if peer returns ANY caps, return filtered sink pad template caps */
       caps = gst_caps_copy (gst_pad_get_pad_template_caps (sinkpad));
-      if (filter) {
-        GstCaps *intersection = gst_caps_intersect_full (filter, caps,
-            GST_CAPS_INTERSECT_FIRST);
-        gst_caps_unref (caps);
-        caps = intersection;
-      }
 
     } else {
 
@@ -704,14 +690,15 @@ gst_ass_render_get_src_caps (GstPad * pad, GstCaps * filter)
   } else {
     /* no peer, our padtemplate is enough then */
     caps = gst_pad_get_pad_template_caps (pad);
-    if (filter) {
-      GstCaps *intersection;
+  }
 
-      intersection =
-          gst_caps_intersect_full (filter, caps, GST_CAPS_INTERSECT_FIRST);
-      gst_caps_unref (caps);
-      caps = intersection;
-    }
+  if (filter) {
+    GstCaps *intersection;
+
+    intersection =
+        gst_caps_intersect_full (filter, caps, GST_CAPS_INTERSECT_FIRST);
+    gst_caps_unref (caps);
+    caps = intersection;
   }
 
   GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (render, "returning  %" GST_PTR_FORMAT, caps);