diff --git a/src/pipewire/filter.c b/src/pipewire/filter.c
index 7bd8d698a..4b574c3a5 100644
--- a/src/pipewire/filter.c
+++ b/src/pipewire/filter.c
@@ -951,16 +951,6 @@ static int impl_port_reuse_buffer(void *object, uint32_t port_id, uint32_t buffe
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static inline void update_target(struct filter *impl)
-{
-	struct spa_io_position *p = impl->rt.position;
-	if (SPA_LIKELY(p != NULL)) {
-		p->clock.rate = p->clock.target_rate;
-		p->clock.position += p->clock.duration;
-		p->clock.duration = p->clock.target_duration;
-	}
-}
-
 static inline void copy_position(struct filter *impl)
 {
 	struct spa_io_position *p = impl->rt.position;
@@ -1964,10 +1954,7 @@ do_trigger_process(struct spa_loop *loop,
                  bool async, uint32_t seq, const void *data, size_t size, void *user_data)
 {
 	struct filter *impl = user_data;
-	int res;
-
-	update_target(impl);
-	res = impl_node_process(impl);
+	int res = impl_node_process(impl);
 	return spa_node_call_ready(&impl->callbacks, res);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/pipewire/stream.c b/src/pipewire/stream.c
index 76de36597..df5916ffd 100644
--- a/src/pipewire/stream.c
+++ b/src/pipewire/stream.c
@@ -572,16 +572,6 @@ static int impl_set_param(void *object, uint32_t id, uint32_t flags, const struc
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static inline void update_target(struct stream *impl)
-{
-	struct spa_io_position *p = impl->rt.position;
-	if (SPA_LIKELY(p != NULL)) {
-		p->clock.rate = p->clock.target_rate;
-		p->clock.position += p->clock.duration;
-		p->clock.duration = p->clock.target_duration;
-	}
-}
-
 static inline void copy_position(struct stream *impl, int64_t queued)
 {
 	struct spa_io_position *p = impl->rt.position;
@@ -2273,9 +2263,7 @@ do_trigger_deprecated(struct spa_loop *loop,
                  bool async, uint32_t seq, const void *data, size_t size, void *user_data)
 {
 	struct stream *impl = user_data;
-	int res;
-	update_target(impl);
-	res = impl->node_methods.process(impl);
+	int res = impl->node_methods.process(impl);
 	return spa_node_call_ready(&impl->callbacks, res);
 }
 
@@ -2426,8 +2414,6 @@ int pw_stream_trigger_process(struct pw_stream *stream)
 	if (!impl->driving && !impl->trigger) {
 		res = trigger_request_process(impl);
 	} else {
-		update_target(impl);
-
 		if (!impl->process_rt)
 			call_process(impl);