diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/d3d12/d3d12_video_screen.cpp b/src/gallium/drivers/d3d12/d3d12_video_screen.cpp
index 29e98945d0e..b2833ab5cd0 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/d3d12/d3d12_video_screen.cpp
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/d3d12/d3d12_video_screen.cpp
@@ -2297,8 +2297,6 @@ d3d12_screen_get_video_param_decode(struct pipe_screen *pscreen,
          }
          return 0;
       } break;
-      case PIPE_VIDEO_CAP_PREFERRED_FORMAT:
-         return (profile == PIPE_VIDEO_PROFILE_UNKNOWN) ? PIPE_FORMAT_NV12 : d3d12_get_pipe_format(d3d12_convert_pipe_video_profile_to_dxgi_format(profile));
       case PIPE_VIDEO_CAP_SUPPORTS_PROGRESSIVE:
          return true;
       case PIPE_VIDEO_CAP_SUPPORTS_CONTIGUOUS_PLANES_MAP:
@@ -2325,7 +2323,6 @@ d3d12_screen_get_video_param_postproc(struct pipe_screen *pscreen,
       case PIPE_VIDEO_CAP_MIN_WIDTH:
       case PIPE_VIDEO_CAP_MIN_HEIGHT:
       case PIPE_VIDEO_CAP_SUPPORTED:
-      case PIPE_VIDEO_CAP_PREFERRED_FORMAT:
       case PIPE_VIDEO_CAP_SUPPORTS_PROGRESSIVE:
       case PIPE_VIDEO_CAP_SUPPORTS_CONTIGUOUS_PLANES_MAP:
       case PIPE_VIDEO_CAP_VPP_MAX_INPUT_WIDTH:
@@ -2366,8 +2363,6 @@ d3d12_screen_get_video_param_postproc(struct pipe_screen *pscreen,
          if (d3d12_has_video_process_support(pscreen, supportCaps, minSupportedInput, maxSupportedInput)) {
             if (param == PIPE_VIDEO_CAP_SUPPORTED) {
                return true;
-            } else if (param == PIPE_VIDEO_CAP_PREFERRED_FORMAT) {
-               return  PIPE_FORMAT_NV12;
             } else if (param == PIPE_VIDEO_CAP_MIN_WIDTH) {
                return minSupportedInput.Width;
             } else if (param == PIPE_VIDEO_CAP_MIN_HEIGHT) {
@@ -2689,8 +2684,6 @@ d3d12_screen_get_video_param_encode(struct pipe_screen *pscreen,
          }
          return 0;
       } break;
-      case PIPE_VIDEO_CAP_PREFERRED_FORMAT:
-         return (profile == PIPE_VIDEO_PROFILE_UNKNOWN) ? PIPE_FORMAT_NV12 : d3d12_get_pipe_format(d3d12_convert_pipe_video_profile_to_dxgi_format(profile));
       case PIPE_VIDEO_CAP_SUPPORTS_PROGRESSIVE:
          return true;
       case PIPE_VIDEO_CAP_SUPPORTS_CONTIGUOUS_PLANES_MAP:
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/nouveau/nouveau_video.c b/src/gallium/drivers/nouveau/nouveau_video.c
index a74f01f7828..17aa7e14d60 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/nouveau/nouveau_video.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/nouveau/nouveau_video.c
@@ -837,8 +837,6 @@ nouveau_screen_get_video_param(struct pipe_screen *pscreen,
    case PIPE_VIDEO_CAP_MAX_WIDTH:
    case PIPE_VIDEO_CAP_MAX_HEIGHT:
       return vl_video_buffer_max_size(pscreen);
-   case PIPE_VIDEO_CAP_PREFERRED_FORMAT:
-      return PIPE_FORMAT_NV12;
    case PIPE_VIDEO_CAP_SUPPORTS_PROGRESSIVE:
       return true;
    case PIPE_VIDEO_CAP_MAX_LEVEL:
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/nouveau/nouveau_vp3_video.c b/src/gallium/drivers/nouveau/nouveau_vp3_video.c
index e21b1227593..30bb60ea1f7 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/nouveau/nouveau_vp3_video.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/nouveau/nouveau_vp3_video.c
@@ -489,8 +489,6 @@ nouveau_vp3_screen_get_video_param(struct pipe_screen *pscreen,
          debug_printf("unknown video codec: %d\n", codec);
          return 0;
       }
-   case PIPE_VIDEO_CAP_PREFERRED_FORMAT:
-      return PIPE_FORMAT_NV12;
    case PIPE_VIDEO_CAP_SUPPORTS_PROGRESSIVE:
       return false;
    case PIPE_VIDEO_CAP_MAX_LEVEL:
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/nouveau/nv50/nv84_video.c b/src/gallium/drivers/nouveau/nv50/nv84_video.c
index 39a55c1a770..11a968cbde5 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/nouveau/nv50/nv84_video.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/nouveau/nv50/nv84_video.c
@@ -826,8 +826,6 @@ nv84_screen_get_video_param(struct pipe_screen *pscreen,
    case PIPE_VIDEO_CAP_MAX_WIDTH:
    case PIPE_VIDEO_CAP_MAX_HEIGHT:
       return 2048;
-   case PIPE_VIDEO_CAP_PREFERRED_FORMAT:
-      return PIPE_FORMAT_NV12;
    case PIPE_VIDEO_CAP_SUPPORTS_PROGRESSIVE:
       return false;
    case PIPE_VIDEO_CAP_MAX_LEVEL:
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/r600/radeon_video.c b/src/gallium/drivers/r600/radeon_video.c
index a2b47ff0e6b..60313478bf1 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/r600/radeon_video.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/r600/radeon_video.c
@@ -210,8 +210,6 @@ int rvid_get_video_param(struct pipe_screen *screen,
 			return 2048;
 		case PIPE_VIDEO_CAP_MAX_HEIGHT:
 			return 1152;
-		case PIPE_VIDEO_CAP_PREFERRED_FORMAT:
-			return PIPE_FORMAT_NV12;
 		case PIPE_VIDEO_CAP_SUPPORTS_PROGRESSIVE:
 			return true;
 		case PIPE_VIDEO_CAP_STACKED_FRAMES:
@@ -245,9 +243,6 @@ int rvid_get_video_param(struct pipe_screen *screen,
 		return 2048;
 	case PIPE_VIDEO_CAP_MAX_HEIGHT:
 		return 1152;
-	case PIPE_VIDEO_CAP_PREFERRED_FORMAT:
-		return PIPE_FORMAT_NV12;
-
 	case PIPE_VIDEO_CAP_SUPPORTS_PROGRESSIVE:
 		return true;
 	case PIPE_VIDEO_CAP_MAX_LEVEL:
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/radeonsi/mm/si_mm_screen.c b/src/gallium/drivers/radeonsi/mm/si_mm_screen.c
index 16759ec91ad..cfadf6e58bf 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/radeonsi/mm/si_mm_screen.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/radeonsi/mm/si_mm_screen.c
@@ -89,8 +89,6 @@ static int si_video_get_param(struct pipe_screen *screen, enum pipe_video_profil
           * Have to determine the version and features of VPE in future.
           */
          return PIPE_VIDEO_VPP_BLEND_MODE_NONE;
-      case PIPE_VIDEO_CAP_PREFERRED_FORMAT:
-         return PIPE_FORMAT_NV12;
       case PIPE_VIDEO_CAP_SUPPORTS_PROGRESSIVE:
          return true;
       case PIPE_VIDEO_CAP_REQUIRES_FLUSH_ON_END_FRAME:
@@ -150,11 +148,6 @@ static int si_video_get_param(struct pipe_screen *screen, enum pipe_video_profil
             return KERNEL_ENC_CAP(codec, max_height);
          else
             return (sscreen->info.family < CHIP_TONGA) ? 1152 : 2304;
-      case PIPE_VIDEO_CAP_PREFERRED_FORMAT:
-         if (profile == PIPE_VIDEO_PROFILE_HEVC_MAIN_10)
-            return PIPE_FORMAT_P010;
-         else
-            return PIPE_FORMAT_NV12;
       case PIPE_VIDEO_CAP_SUPPORTS_PROGRESSIVE:
          return true;
       case PIPE_VIDEO_CAP_STACKED_FRAMES:
@@ -450,14 +443,6 @@ static int si_video_get_param(struct pipe_screen *screen, enum pipe_video_profil
             return (sscreen->info.family < CHIP_TONGA) ? 1152 : 4096;
          }
       }
-   case PIPE_VIDEO_CAP_PREFERRED_FORMAT:
-      if (profile == PIPE_VIDEO_PROFILE_HEVC_MAIN_10)
-         return PIPE_FORMAT_P010;
-      else if (profile == PIPE_VIDEO_PROFILE_VP9_PROFILE2)
-         return PIPE_FORMAT_P010;
-      else
-         return PIPE_FORMAT_NV12;
-
    case PIPE_VIDEO_CAP_SUPPORTS_PROGRESSIVE:
       return true;
    case PIPE_VIDEO_CAP_MAX_LEVEL:
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/virgl/virgl_screen.c b/src/gallium/drivers/virgl/virgl_screen.c
index 1e0b7cba1bf..dc9d9d673e6 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/virgl/virgl_screen.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/virgl/virgl_screen.c
@@ -144,8 +144,6 @@ virgl_get_video_param(struct pipe_screen *screen,
          return vcaps ? vcaps->max_width : 0;
       case PIPE_VIDEO_CAP_MAX_HEIGHT:
          return vcaps ? vcaps->max_height : 0;
-      case PIPE_VIDEO_CAP_PREFERRED_FORMAT:
-         return vcaps ? virgl_to_pipe_format(vcaps->prefered_format) : PIPE_FORMAT_NV12;
       case PIPE_VIDEO_CAP_SUPPORTS_PROGRESSIVE:
          return vcaps ? vcaps->supports_progressive : true;
       case PIPE_VIDEO_CAP_MAX_LEVEL:
diff --git a/src/gallium/include/pipe/p_video_enums.h b/src/gallium/include/pipe/p_video_enums.h
index 0efc97bf824..e59b1cefdd2 100644
--- a/src/gallium/include/pipe/p_video_enums.h
+++ b/src/gallium/include/pipe/p_video_enums.h
@@ -84,7 +84,6 @@ enum pipe_video_cap
    PIPE_VIDEO_CAP_NPOT_TEXTURES = 1,
    PIPE_VIDEO_CAP_MAX_WIDTH = 2,
    PIPE_VIDEO_CAP_MAX_HEIGHT = 3,
-   PIPE_VIDEO_CAP_PREFERRED_FORMAT = 4,
    PIPE_VIDEO_CAP_SUPPORTS_PROGRESSIVE = 6,
    PIPE_VIDEO_CAP_MAX_LEVEL = 8,
    PIPE_VIDEO_CAP_STACKED_FRAMES = 9,