diff --git a/src/libcamera/pipeline/rkisp1/rkisp1.cpp b/src/libcamera/pipeline/rkisp1/rkisp1.cpp
index 009d190d3ec828f0..77a48106ec68cb7b 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/pipeline/rkisp1/rkisp1.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/pipeline/rkisp1/rkisp1.cpp
@@ -243,11 +243,6 @@ RkISP1FrameInfo *RkISP1Frames::create(unsigned int frame, Request *request, Stre
 	FrameBuffer *statBuffer = pipe_->availableStatBuffers_.front();
 
 	FrameBuffer *videoBuffer = request->findBuffer(stream);
-	if (!videoBuffer) {
-		LOG(RkISP1, Error)
-			<< "Attempt to queue request with invalid stream";
-		return nullptr;
-	}
 
 	pipe_->availableParamBuffers_.pop();
 	pipe_->availableStatBuffers_.pop();