diff --git a/src/pipewire/link.c b/src/pipewire/link.c
index fd6e3fb07..1fc08742e 100644
--- a/src/pipewire/link.c
+++ b/src/pipewire/link.c
@@ -632,8 +632,14 @@ static int do_allocation(struct pw_link *this, uint32_t in_state, uint32_t out_s
 	output = this->output;
 
 	pw_log_debug("link %p: doing alloc buffers %p %p", this, output->node, input->node);
-	oinfo = &output->spa_info;
-	iinfo = &input->spa_info;
+	if ((res = spa_node_port_get_info(input->node->node,
+				input->direction, input->port_id,
+				&iinfo)) < 0)
+		return res;
+	if ((res = spa_node_port_get_info(output->node->node,
+				output->direction, output->port_id,
+				&oinfo)) < 0)
+		return res;
 
 	in_flags = iinfo->flags;
 	out_flags = oinfo->flags;
diff --git a/src/pipewire/port.c b/src/pipewire/port.c
index adbcce89f..0676c1455 100644
--- a/src/pipewire/port.c
+++ b/src/pipewire/port.c
@@ -329,7 +329,6 @@ static int do_add_port(struct spa_loop *loop,
         struct pw_port *this = user_data;
 	struct spa_graph_node *out, *in;
 
-	this->rt.port.flags = this->spa_info.flags;
 	spa_graph_port_add(&this->node->rt.node, &this->rt.port);
 	spa_graph_port_add(&this->rt.mix_node, &this->rt.mix_port);
 	spa_graph_port_link(&this->rt.port, &this->rt.mix_port);
@@ -518,14 +517,11 @@ int pw_port_add(struct pw_port *port, struct pw_node *node)
 			       &spa_info)) < 0)
 			goto info_failed;
 	}
-
-	port->node = node;
-	port->spa_info = *spa_info;
-	port->spa_info.props = NULL;
-
 	if (spa_info->props)
 		pw_port_update_properties(port, spa_info->props);
 
+	port->node = node;
+
 	pw_node_events_port_init(node, port);
 
 	pw_port_for_each_param(port, SPA_PARAM_IO, 0, 0, NULL, check_param_io, port);
@@ -548,12 +544,12 @@ int pw_port_add(struct pw_port *port, struct pw_node *node)
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (SPA_FLAG_CHECK(port->spa_info.flags, SPA_PORT_INFO_FLAG_PHYSICAL))
+	if (SPA_FLAG_CHECK(spa_info->flags, SPA_PORT_INFO_FLAG_PHYSICAL))
 		pw_properties_set(port->properties, "port.physical", "1");
-	if (SPA_FLAG_CHECK(port->spa_info.flags, SPA_PORT_INFO_FLAG_TERMINAL))
+	if (SPA_FLAG_CHECK(spa_info->flags, SPA_PORT_INFO_FLAG_TERMINAL))
 		pw_properties_set(port->properties, "port.terminal", "1");
 
-	pw_log_debug("port %p: %d add to node %p %08x", port, port_id, node, port->spa_info.flags);
+	pw_log_debug("port %p: %d add to node %p %08x", port, port_id, node, spa_info->flags);
 
 	spa_list_append(ports, &port->link);
 	pw_map_insert_at(portmap, port_id, port);
diff --git a/src/pipewire/private.h b/src/pipewire/private.h
index 502da928e..74f52dce0 100644
--- a/src/pipewire/private.h
+++ b/src/pipewire/private.h
@@ -403,7 +403,6 @@ struct pw_port {
 
 	enum pw_direction direction;	/**< port direction */
 	uint32_t port_id;		/**< port id */
-	struct spa_port_info spa_info;
 
 	struct pw_properties *properties;	/**< properties of the port */
 	struct pw_port_info info;