diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/vulkan/gstvkinstance.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/vulkan/gstvkinstance.c
index 4bfe4af348..d284a68621 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/vulkan/gstvkinstance.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/vulkan/gstvkinstance.c
@@ -95,7 +95,6 @@ struct _GstVulkanInstancePrivate
   VkDebugReportCallbackEXT msg_callback;
   PFN_vkCreateDebugReportCallbackEXT dbgCreateDebugReportCallback;
   PFN_vkDestroyDebugReportCallbackEXT dbgDestroyDebugReportCallback;
-  PFN_vkDebugReportMessageEXT dbgReportMessage;
 #endif
 };
 
@@ -1005,14 +1004,6 @@ gst_vulkan_instance_configure_debugging (GstVulkanInstance * instance,
             "Failed to retrieve vkDestroyDebugReportCallback");
         return FALSE;
       }
-      priv->dbgReportMessage = (PFN_vkDebugReportMessageEXT)
-          gst_vulkan_instance_get_proc_address (instance,
-          "vkDebugReportMessageEXT");
-      if (!priv->dbgReportMessage) {
-        g_set_error (error, GST_VULKAN_ERROR, VK_ERROR_INITIALIZATION_FAILED,
-            "Failed to retrieve vkDebugReportMessage");
-        return FALSE;
-      }
 
       /* matches the conditions in _gst_vk_debug_callback() */
       if (vulkan_debug_level >= GST_LEVEL_ERROR)