diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/applemedia/avsamplevideosink.m b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/applemedia/avsamplevideosink.m
index 4f1671a2ca..b527f7777f 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/applemedia/avsamplevideosink.m
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/applemedia/avsamplevideosink.m
@@ -77,13 +77,11 @@ static void
 gst_av_sample_video_sink_class_init (GstAVSampleVideoSinkClass * klass)
 {
   GObjectClass *gobject_class;
-  GstElementClass *gstelement_class;
   GstBaseSinkClass *gstbasesink_class;
   GstVideoSinkClass *gstvideosink_class;
   GstElementClass *element_class;
 
   gobject_class = (GObjectClass *) klass;
-  gstelement_class = (GstElementClass *) klass;
   gstbasesink_class = (GstBaseSinkClass *) klass;
   gstvideosink_class = (GstVideoSinkClass *) klass;
   element_class = GST_ELEMENT_CLASS (klass);