diff --git a/src/gallium/auxiliary/driver_trace/tr_video.c b/src/gallium/auxiliary/driver_trace/tr_video.c
index e3fce86e602..05594bdd2a6 100644
--- a/src/gallium/auxiliary/driver_trace/tr_video.c
+++ b/src/gallium/auxiliary/driver_trace/tr_video.c
@@ -296,27 +296,6 @@ trace_video_codec_fence_wait(struct pipe_video_codec *_codec,
     return ret;
 }
 
-static void
-trace_video_codec_update_decoder_target(struct pipe_video_codec *_codec,
-                                struct pipe_video_buffer *_old,
-                                struct pipe_video_buffer *_updated)
-{
-    struct trace_video_codec *tr_vcodec = trace_video_codec(_codec);
-    struct pipe_video_codec *codec = tr_vcodec->video_codec;
-    struct trace_video_buffer *tr_old = trace_video_buffer(_old);
-    struct pipe_video_buffer *old = tr_old->video_buffer;
-    struct trace_video_buffer *tr_updated = trace_video_buffer(_updated);
-    struct pipe_video_buffer *updated = tr_updated->video_buffer;
-
-    trace_dump_call_begin("pipe_video_codec", "update_decoder_target");
-    trace_dump_arg(ptr, codec);
-    trace_dump_arg(ptr, old);
-    trace_dump_arg(ptr, updated);
-    trace_dump_call_end();
-
-    codec->update_decoder_target(codec, old, updated);
-}
-
 struct pipe_video_codec *
 trace_video_codec_create(struct trace_context *tr_ctx,
                          struct pipe_video_codec *video_codec)
@@ -349,7 +328,6 @@ trace_video_codec_create(struct trace_context *tr_ctx,
     TR_VC_INIT(flush);
     TR_VC_INIT(get_feedback);
     TR_VC_INIT(fence_wait);
-    TR_VC_INIT(update_decoder_target);
 
 #undef TR_VC_INIT
 
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/radeonsi/radeon_vcn_dec.c b/src/gallium/drivers/radeonsi/radeon_vcn_dec.c
index 4c2183c5084..d638067feab 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/radeonsi/radeon_vcn_dec.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/radeonsi/radeon_vcn_dec.c
@@ -2684,26 +2684,7 @@ static bool radeon_has_video_preferred_gfx12_swizzle_mode(struct radeon_decoder
 
    return true;
 }
-/**
- * update render list when target buffer got updated, use the existing
- * index and update the new buffer to associate with it.
- */
-static void radeon_dec_update_render_list(struct pipe_video_codec *decoder,
-                                          struct pipe_video_buffer *old,
-                                          struct pipe_video_buffer *updated)
-{
-   struct radeon_decoder *dec = (struct radeon_decoder *)decoder;
-   void *index = vl_video_buffer_get_associated_data(old, decoder);
 
-   vl_video_buffer_set_associated_data(updated, decoder, index,
-                                       old->destroy_associated_data);
-   for (int i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(dec->render_pic_list); ++i) {
-      if (dec->render_pic_list[i] == old) {
-         dec->render_pic_list[i] = updated;
-         break;
-      }
-   }
-}
 /**
  * create and HW decoder
  */
@@ -2779,7 +2760,6 @@ struct pipe_video_codec *radeon_create_decoder(struct pipe_context *context,
    dec->base.flush = radeon_dec_flush;
    dec->base.fence_wait = radeon_dec_fence_wait;
    dec->base.destroy_fence = radeon_dec_destroy_fence;
-   dec->base.update_decoder_target =  radeon_dec_update_render_list;
 
    dec->stream_type = stream_type;
    dec->stream_handle = si_vid_alloc_stream_handle();
diff --git a/src/gallium/include/pipe/p_video_codec.h b/src/gallium/include/pipe/p_video_codec.h
index d8b6770199e..d37a9267b5f 100644
--- a/src/gallium/include/pipe/p_video_codec.h
+++ b/src/gallium/include/pipe/p_video_codec.h
@@ -144,20 +144,6 @@ struct pipe_video_codec
    void (*destroy_fence)(struct pipe_video_codec *codec,
                          struct pipe_fence_handle *fence);
 
-   /**
-    * Update target buffer address.
-    *
-    * Due to reallocation, target buffer address has changed, and the
-    * changed buffer will need to update to decoder so that when this buffer
-    * used as a reference frame, decoder can obtain its recorded information.
-    * Failed updating this buffer will miss reference frames and
-    * cause image corruption in the sebsequent output.
-    * If no target buffer change, this call is not necessary.
-    */
-   void (*update_decoder_target)(struct pipe_video_codec *codec,
-                                 struct pipe_video_buffer *old,
-                                 struct pipe_video_buffer *updated);
-
    /**
     * Gets the bitstream headers for a given pipe_picture_desc
     * of an encode operation