diff --git a/spa/plugins/videoconvert/videoadapter.c b/spa/plugins/videoconvert/videoadapter.c
index d83943faf..ec392a685 100644
--- a/spa/plugins/videoconvert/videoadapter.c
+++ b/spa/plugins/videoconvert/videoadapter.c
@@ -249,21 +249,6 @@ static int link_io(struct impl *this)
 	spa_zero(this->io_rate_match);
 	this->io_rate_match.rate = 1.0;
 
-	if ((res = spa_node_port_set_io(this->follower,
-			this->direction, 0,
-			SPA_IO_RateMatch,
-			&this->io_rate_match, sizeof(this->io_rate_match))) < 0) {
-		spa_log_debug(this->log, "%p: set RateMatch on follower disabled %d %s", this,
-			res, spa_strerror(res));
-	}
-	else if ((res = spa_node_port_set_io(this->convert,
-			SPA_DIRECTION_REVERSE(this->direction), 0,
-			SPA_IO_RateMatch,
-			&this->io_rate_match, sizeof(this->io_rate_match))) < 0) {
-		spa_log_warn(this->log, "%p: set RateMatch on convert failed %d %s", this,
-			res, spa_strerror(res));
-	}
-
 	this->io_buffers = SPA_IO_BUFFERS_INIT;
 
 	if ((res = spa_node_port_set_io(this->follower,