diff --git a/src/libcamera/include/v4l2_controls.h b/src/libcamera/include/v4l2_controls.h
index 71ce377fe4c5..949ca21cb863 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/include/v4l2_controls.h
+++ b/src/libcamera/include/v4l2_controls.h
@@ -32,14 +32,12 @@ public:
 	V4L2ControlInfo(const struct v4l2_query_ext_ctrl &ctrl);
 
 	const ControlId &id() const { return id_; }
-	unsigned int type() const { return type_; }
 	size_t size() const { return size_; }
 
 	const ControlRange &range() const { return range_; }
 
 private:
 	V4L2ControlId id_;
-	unsigned int type_;
 	size_t size_;
 
 	ControlRange range_;
diff --git a/src/libcamera/v4l2_controls.cpp b/src/libcamera/v4l2_controls.cpp
index a630a2583d33..3f5f3ff10880 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/v4l2_controls.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/v4l2_controls.cpp
@@ -127,7 +127,6 @@ V4L2ControlId::V4L2ControlId(const struct v4l2_query_ext_ctrl &ctrl)
 V4L2ControlInfo::V4L2ControlInfo(const struct v4l2_query_ext_ctrl &ctrl)
 	: id_(ctrl)
 {
-	type_ = ctrl.type;
 	size_ = ctrl.elem_size * ctrl.elems;
 
 	if (ctrl.type == V4L2_CTRL_TYPE_INTEGER64)
@@ -144,12 +143,6 @@ V4L2ControlInfo::V4L2ControlInfo(const struct v4l2_query_ext_ctrl &ctrl)
  * \return The V4L2 control ID
  */
 
-/**
- * \fn V4L2ControlInfo::type()
- * \brief Retrieve the control type as defined by V4L2_CTRL_TYPE_*
- * \return The V4L2 control type
- */
-
 /**
  * \fn V4L2ControlInfo::size()
  * \brief Retrieve the control value data size (in bytes)
diff --git a/src/libcamera/v4l2_device.cpp b/src/libcamera/v4l2_device.cpp
index 466c3d41f6e3..8c5998435020 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/v4l2_device.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/v4l2_device.cpp
@@ -262,8 +262,8 @@ int V4L2Device::setControls(V4L2ControlList *ctrls)
 		v4l2Ctrls[i].id = ctrl->id();
 
 		/* Set the v4l2_ext_control value for the write operation. */
-		switch (info->type()) {
-		case V4L2_CTRL_TYPE_INTEGER64:
+		switch (info->id().type()) {
+		case ControlTypeInteger64:
 			v4l2Ctrls[i].value64 = ctrl->value().get<int64_t>();
 			break;
 		default:
@@ -392,8 +392,8 @@ void V4L2Device::updateControls(V4L2ControlList *ctrls,
 		const V4L2ControlInfo *info = controlInfo[i];
 		V4L2Control *ctrl = ctrls->getByIndex(i);
 
-		switch (info->type()) {
-		case V4L2_CTRL_TYPE_INTEGER64:
+		switch (info->id().type()) {
+		case ControlTypeInteger64:
 			ctrl->value().set<int64_t>(v4l2Ctrl->value64);
 			break;
 		default: