diff --git a/ext/dtls/gstdtlsdec.c b/ext/dtls/gstdtlsdec.c
index 3770de0200..87b8221318 100644
--- a/ext/dtls/gstdtlsdec.c
+++ b/ext/dtls/gstdtlsdec.c
@@ -433,31 +433,10 @@ on_key_received (GstDtlsConnection * connection, gpointer key, guint cipher,
   g_signal_emit (self, signals[SIGNAL_ON_KEY_RECEIVED], 0);
 }
 
-static gboolean
-signal_peer_certificate_received (GWeakRef * ref)
-{
-  GstDtlsDec *self;
-
-  self = g_weak_ref_get (ref);
-  g_weak_ref_clear (ref);
-  g_free (ref);
-  ref = NULL;
-
-  if (self) {
-    g_object_notify_by_pspec (G_OBJECT (self), properties[PROP_PEER_PEM]);
-    g_object_unref (self);
-    self = NULL;
-  }
-
-  return FALSE;
-}
-
 static gboolean
 on_peer_certificate_received (GstDtlsConnection * connection, gchar * pem,
     GstDtlsDec * self)
 {
-  GWeakRef *ref;
-
   g_return_val_if_fail (GST_IS_DTLS_DEC (self), TRUE);
 
   GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (self, "Received peer certificate PEM: \n%s", pem);
@@ -468,10 +447,7 @@ on_peer_certificate_received (GstDtlsConnection * connection, gchar * pem,
   }
   self->peer_pem = g_strdup (pem);
 
-  ref = g_new (GWeakRef, 1);
-  g_weak_ref_init (ref, self);
-
-  g_idle_add ((GSourceFunc) signal_peer_certificate_received, ref);
+  g_object_notify_by_pspec (G_OBJECT (self), properties[PROP_PEER_PEM]);
 
   return TRUE;
 }