diff --git a/dlls/winegstreamer/gst_cbs.c b/dlls/winegstreamer/gst_cbs.c
index cb07cafb7bc..b9effe73a5b 100644
--- a/dlls/winegstreamer/gst_cbs.c
+++ b/dlls/winegstreamer/gst_cbs.c
@@ -136,19 +136,6 @@ static void call_cb(struct cb_data *cbdata)
     pthread_mutex_destroy(&cbdata->lock);
 }
 
-GstBusSyncReply watch_bus_wrapper(GstBus *bus, GstMessage *msg, gpointer user)
-{
-    struct cb_data cbdata = { WATCH_BUS };
-
-    cbdata.u.watch_bus_data.bus = bus;
-    cbdata.u.watch_bus_data.msg = msg;
-    cbdata.u.watch_bus_data.user = user;
-
-    call_cb(&cbdata);
-
-    return cbdata.u.watch_bus_data.ret;
-}
-
 void existing_new_pad_wrapper(GstElement *bin, GstPad *pad, gpointer user)
 {
     struct cb_data cbdata = { EXISTING_NEW_PAD };
diff --git a/dlls/winegstreamer/gst_cbs.h b/dlls/winegstreamer/gst_cbs.h
index 9bb3572c5db..0e262c12db8 100644
--- a/dlls/winegstreamer/gst_cbs.h
+++ b/dlls/winegstreamer/gst_cbs.h
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ typedef enum {
 } GstAutoplugSelectResult;
 
 enum CB_TYPE {
-    WATCH_BUS,
     EXISTING_NEW_PAD,
     QUERY_FUNCTION,
     ACTIVATE_MODE,
@@ -133,7 +132,6 @@ void mark_wine_thread(void) DECLSPEC_HIDDEN;
 void perform_cb_gstdemux(struct cb_data *data) DECLSPEC_HIDDEN;
 void perform_cb_media_source(struct cb_data *data) DECLSPEC_HIDDEN;
 
-GstBusSyncReply watch_bus_wrapper(GstBus *bus, GstMessage *msg, gpointer user) DECLSPEC_HIDDEN;
 void existing_new_pad_wrapper(GstElement *bin, GstPad *pad, gpointer user) DECLSPEC_HIDDEN;
 gboolean query_function_wrapper(GstPad *pad, GstObject *parent, GstQuery *query) DECLSPEC_HIDDEN;
 gboolean activate_mode_wrapper(GstPad *pad, GstObject *parent, GstPadMode mode, gboolean activate) DECLSPEC_HIDDEN;
diff --git a/dlls/winegstreamer/gstdemux.c b/dlls/winegstreamer/gstdemux.c
index 4653536afcc..e85e54c2e34 100644
--- a/dlls/winegstreamer/gstdemux.c
+++ b/dlls/winegstreamer/gstdemux.c
@@ -1503,7 +1503,7 @@ static HRESULT GST_Connect(struct parser *This, IPin *pConnectPin)
 
     if (!This->bus) {
         This->bus = gst_bus_new();
-        gst_bus_set_sync_handler(This->bus, watch_bus_wrapper, This, NULL);
+        gst_bus_set_sync_handler(This->bus, watch_bus, This, NULL);
     }
 
     This->container = gst_bin_new(NULL);
@@ -2424,12 +2424,6 @@ void perform_cb_gstdemux(struct cb_data *cbdata)
 {
     switch(cbdata->type)
     {
-    case WATCH_BUS:
-        {
-            struct watch_bus_data *data = &cbdata->u.watch_bus_data;
-            cbdata->u.watch_bus_data.ret = watch_bus(data->bus, data->msg, data->user);
-            break;
-        }
     case EXISTING_NEW_PAD:
         {
             struct pad_added_data *data = &cbdata->u.pad_added_data;