diff --git a/gst/debugutils/breakmydata.c b/gst/debugutils/breakmydata.c
index 5cd162381c..c4009fc36e 100644
--- a/gst/debugutils/breakmydata.c
+++ b/gst/debugutils/breakmydata.c
@@ -162,7 +162,6 @@ static void
 gst_break_my_data_init (GstBreakMyData * bmd, GstBreakMyDataClass * g_class)
 {
   gst_base_transform_set_in_place (GST_BASE_TRANSFORM (bmd), TRUE);
-  gst_base_transform_set_passthrough (GST_BASE_TRANSFORM (bmd), TRUE);
 }
 
 static void