diff --git a/subprojects/gstreamer/plugins/tracers/gstlatency.c b/subprojects/gstreamer/plugins/tracers/gstlatency.c
index b1640da3e6..f2c3621b02 100644
--- a/subprojects/gstreamer/plugins/tracers/gstlatency.c
+++ b/subprojects/gstreamer/plugins/tracers/gstlatency.c
@@ -597,12 +597,6 @@ gst_latency_tracer_set_property (GObject * object, guint prop_id,
   }
 }
 
-static void
-gst_latency_tracer_constructed (GObject * object)
-{
-  G_OBJECT_CLASS (parent_class)->constructed (object);
-}
-
 static void
 gst_latency_tracer_class_init (GstLatencyTracerClass * klass)
 {
@@ -610,7 +604,6 @@ gst_latency_tracer_class_init (GstLatencyTracerClass * klass)
 
   gst_tracer_class_set_use_structure_params (GST_TRACER_CLASS (klass), TRUE);
 
-  gobject_class->constructed = gst_latency_tracer_constructed;
   gobject_class->get_property = gst_latency_tracer_get_property;
   gobject_class->set_property = gst_latency_tracer_set_property;
 
diff --git a/subprojects/gstreamer/plugins/tracers/gstlog.c b/subprojects/gstreamer/plugins/tracers/gstlog.c
index 7eb6771a28..48a2d1a0b2 100644
--- a/subprojects/gstreamer/plugins/tracers/gstlog.c
+++ b/subprojects/gstreamer/plugins/tracers/gstlog.c
@@ -458,6 +458,8 @@ gst_log_tracer_constructed (GObject * object)
   const gchar *name;
   GstStructure *params_struct = NULL;
 
+  G_OBJECT_CLASS (parent_class)->constructed (object);
+
   g_object_get (self, "params", &params, NULL);
 
   if (!params)
diff --git a/subprojects/gstreamer/plugins/tracers/gststats.c b/subprojects/gstreamer/plugins/tracers/gststats.c
index 51644d84f0..ba3157f512 100644
--- a/subprojects/gstreamer/plugins/tracers/gststats.c
+++ b/subprojects/gstreamer/plugins/tracers/gststats.c
@@ -534,6 +534,8 @@ gst_stats_tracer_constructed (GObject * object)
   const gchar *name;
   GstStructure *params_struct = NULL;
 
+  G_OBJECT_CLASS (parent_class)->constructed (object);
+
   g_object_get (self, "params", &params, NULL);
 
   if (!params)