diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/qcom/iris/iris_vdec.c b/drivers/media/platform/qcom/iris/iris_vdec.c
index de4e3fe8ed5a..ce97c555192a 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/qcom/iris/iris_vdec.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/qcom/iris/iris_vdec.c
@@ -244,35 +244,6 @@ void iris_vdec_src_change(struct iris_inst *inst)
 	v4l2_event_queue_fh(&inst->fh, &event);
 }
 
-static int iris_vdec_get_num_queued_buffers(struct iris_inst *inst,
-					    enum iris_buffer_type type)
-{
-	struct v4l2_m2m_ctx *m2m_ctx = inst->m2m_ctx;
-	struct v4l2_m2m_buffer *buffer, *n;
-	struct iris_buffer *buf;
-	u32 count = 0;
-
-	switch (type) {
-	case BUF_INPUT:
-		v4l2_m2m_for_each_src_buf_safe(m2m_ctx, buffer, n) {
-			buf = to_iris_buffer(&buffer->vb);
-			if (!(buf->attr & BUF_ATTR_QUEUED))
-				continue;
-			count++;
-		}
-		return count;
-	case BUF_OUTPUT:
-		v4l2_m2m_for_each_dst_buf_safe(m2m_ctx, buffer, n) {
-			buf = to_iris_buffer(&buffer->vb);
-			if (!(buf->attr & BUF_ATTR_QUEUED))
-				continue;
-			count++;
-		}
-		return count;
-	default:
-		return count;
-	}
-}
 
 static void iris_vdec_flush_deferred_buffers(struct iris_inst *inst,
 					     enum iris_buffer_type type)
@@ -321,7 +292,6 @@ int iris_vdec_session_streamoff(struct iris_inst *inst, u32 plane)
 {
 	const struct iris_hfi_command_ops *hfi_ops = inst->core->hfi_ops;
 	enum iris_buffer_type buffer_type;
-	u32 count;
 	int ret;
 
 	switch (plane) {
@@ -339,12 +309,6 @@ int iris_vdec_session_streamoff(struct iris_inst *inst, u32 plane)
 	if (ret)
 		goto error;
 
-	count = iris_vdec_get_num_queued_buffers(inst, buffer_type);
-	if (count) {
-		ret = -EINVAL;
-		goto error;
-	}
-
 	ret = iris_inst_state_change_streamoff(inst, plane);
 	if (ret)
 		goto error;