diff --git a/src/examples/video-play-fixate.c b/src/examples/video-play-fixate.c
index 835bbc433..885fa41d7 100644
--- a/src/examples/video-play-fixate.c
+++ b/src/examples/video-play-fixate.c
@@ -297,11 +297,6 @@ on_stream_param_changed(void *_data, uint32_t id, const struct spa_pod *param)
 	fprintf(stderr, "got format:\n");
 	spa_debug_format(2, NULL, param);
 
-	if (!spa_pod_is_fixated(param)) {
-		fprintf(stderr, "not fixated\n");
-		return;
-	}
-
 	if (spa_format_parse(param, &data->format.media_type, &data->format.media_subtype) < 0)
 		return;