diff --git a/src/gallium/frontends/va/buffer.c b/src/gallium/frontends/va/buffer.c
index 48c99b1fd92..788834200ac 100644
--- a/src/gallium/frontends/va/buffer.c
+++ b/src/gallium/frontends/va/buffer.c
@@ -321,13 +321,9 @@ vlVaDestroyBuffer(VADriverContextP ctx, VABufferID buf_id)
       return VA_STATUS_ERROR_INVALID_BUFFER;
    }
 
-   if (buf->derived_surface.resource) {
+   if (buf->derived_surface.resource)
       pipe_resource_reference(&buf->derived_surface.resource, NULL);
 
-      if (buf->derived_image_buffer)
-         buf->derived_image_buffer->destroy(buf->derived_image_buffer);
-   }
-
    if (buf->type == VAEncCodedBufferType) {
       VACodedBufferSegment* node = buf->data;
       while (node) {
diff --git a/src/gallium/frontends/va/image.c b/src/gallium/frontends/va/image.c
index b74ce8fe319..39768a030b7 100644
--- a/src/gallium/frontends/va/image.c
+++ b/src/gallium/frontends/va/image.c
@@ -254,7 +254,6 @@ vlVaDeriveImage(VADriverContextP ctx, VASurfaceID surface, VAImage *image)
    VAStatus status;
    struct pipe_screen *screen;
    struct pipe_resource *buf_resources[VL_NUM_COMPONENTS];
-   struct pipe_video_buffer *new_buffer = NULL;
    int w;
    int h;
    int i;
@@ -411,7 +410,6 @@ vlVaDeriveImage(VADriverContextP ctx, VASurfaceID surface, VAImage *image)
    img_buf->num_elements = 1;
 
    pipe_resource_reference(&img_buf->derived_surface.resource, buf_resources[0]);
-   img_buf->derived_image_buffer = new_buffer;
 
    if (surf->ctx)
       img_buf->derived_surface.entrypoint = surf->ctx->templat.entrypoint;
diff --git a/src/gallium/frontends/va/va_private.h b/src/gallium/frontends/va/va_private.h
index 3a3aebed073..6eb09b1248e 100644
--- a/src/gallium/frontends/va/va_private.h
+++ b/src/gallium/frontends/va/va_private.h
@@ -376,7 +376,6 @@ typedef struct {
    VABufferInfo export_state;
    unsigned int coded_size;
    struct pipe_enc_feedback_metadata extended_metadata;
-   struct pipe_video_buffer *derived_image_buffer;
    void *feedback;
    struct vlVaContext *ctx;
    struct vlVaSurface *coded_surf;