diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/ext/svtav1/gstsvtav1enc.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/ext/svtav1/gstsvtav1enc.c
index 0252d92373..58a0f82f37 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/ext/svtav1/gstsvtav1enc.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/ext/svtav1/gstsvtav1enc.c
@@ -620,7 +620,6 @@ set_default_svt_configuration (EbSvtAv1EncConfiguration * svt_config)
   svt_config->pred_structure = PROP_PRED_STRUCTURE_DEFAULT;
   svt_config->scene_change_detection = PROP_SCD_DEFAULT;
   svt_config->look_ahead_distance = (uint32_t)~0;
-  svt_config->frames_to_be_encoded = 0;
   svt_config->rate_control_mode = PROP_RC_MODE_DEFAULT;
   svt_config->target_bit_rate = PROP_BITRATE_DEFAULT;
   svt_config->max_qp_allowed = PROP_QP_MAX_DEFAULT;