diff --git a/src/libcamera/pipeline/rpi/common/pipeline_base.cpp b/src/libcamera/pipeline/rpi/common/pipeline_base.cpp
index 7ea48f62cc3d..435f460bbf8c 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/pipeline/rpi/common/pipeline_base.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/pipeline/rpi/common/pipeline_base.cpp
@@ -71,14 +71,6 @@ mbusCodeToPixelFormat(unsigned int code, BayerFormat::Packing packingReq)
 	return pix;
 }
 
-bool isMonoSensor(std::unique_ptr<CameraSensor> &sensor)
-{
-	unsigned int mbusCode = sensor->mbusCodes()[0];
-	const BayerFormat &bayer = BayerFormat::fromMbusCode(mbusCode);
-
-	return bayer.cfa.order == ColorFilterArray::Order::MONO;
-}
-
 const std::vector<ColorSpace> validColorSpaces = {
 	ColorSpace::Sycc,
 	ColorSpace::Smpte170m,
@@ -1190,7 +1182,7 @@ int CameraData::loadIPA(ipa::RPi::InitResult *result)
 
 	/* The configuration (tuning file) is made from the sensor name. */
 	std::string model = sensor_->model();
-	if (isMonoSensor(sensor_))
+	if (sensor_->isMono())
 		model += "_mono";
 	std::string configurationFile = ipa_->configurationFile(model + ".json");