diff --git a/include/libcamera/internal/v4l2_subdevice.h b/include/libcamera/internal/v4l2_subdevice.h
index c9aa90e00ec8..a87981341d75 100644
--- a/include/libcamera/internal/v4l2_subdevice.h
+++ b/include/libcamera/internal/v4l2_subdevice.h
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@ struct V4L2SubdeviceFormat {
 	std::optional<ColorSpace> colorSpace;
 
 	const std::string toString() const;
-	uint8_t bitsPerPixel() const;
 };
 
 std::ostream &operator<<(std::ostream &out, const V4L2SubdeviceFormat &f);
diff --git a/src/libcamera/camera_sensor.cpp b/src/libcamera/camera_sensor.cpp
index 0ef78d9c8b0a..55c9c74b10c2 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/camera_sensor.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/camera_sensor.cpp
@@ -1060,7 +1060,8 @@ int CameraSensor::sensorInfo(IPACameraSensorInfo *info) const
 	ret = subdev_->getFormat(pad_, &format);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
-	info->bitsPerPixel = format.bitsPerPixel();
+
+	info->bitsPerPixel = MediaBusFormatInfo::info(format.mbus_code).bitsPerPixel;
 	info->outputSize = format.size;
 
 	std::optional<int32_t> cfa = properties_.get(properties::draft::ColorFilterArrangement);
diff --git a/src/libcamera/v4l2_subdevice.cpp b/src/libcamera/v4l2_subdevice.cpp
index a508cef4dcbb..84ec93154951 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/v4l2_subdevice.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/v4l2_subdevice.cpp
@@ -793,16 +793,6 @@ const std::string V4L2SubdeviceFormat::toString() const
 	return ss.str();
 }
 
-/**
- * \brief Retrieve the number of bits per pixel for the V4L2 subdevice format
- * \return The number of bits per pixel for the format, or 0 if the format is
- * not supported
- */
-uint8_t V4L2SubdeviceFormat::bitsPerPixel() const
-{
-	return MediaBusFormatInfo::info(mbus_code).bitsPerPixel;
-}
-
 /**
  * \brief Insert a text representation of a V4L2SubdeviceFormat into an output
  * stream