diff --git a/bridges/bridge_native_rtp.c b/bridges/bridge_native_rtp.c
index 19c6ab525b..efe476ecb2 100644
--- a/bridges/bridge_native_rtp.c
+++ b/bridges/bridge_native_rtp.c
@@ -886,8 +886,6 @@ static struct ast_stream_topology *native_rtp_request_stream_topology_update(
 
 	if (audio_formats) {
 		for (i = 0; i < ast_stream_topology_get_count(new_topology); ++i) {
-			struct ast_format_cap *joint;
-
 			stream = ast_stream_topology_get_stream(new_topology, i);
 
 			if (ast_stream_get_type(stream) != AST_MEDIA_TYPE_AUDIO ||
@@ -895,16 +893,8 @@ static struct ast_stream_topology *native_rtp_request_stream_topology_update(
 				continue;
 			}
 
-			joint = ast_format_cap_alloc(AST_FORMAT_CAP_FLAG_DEFAULT);
-			if (!joint) {
-				continue;
-			}
-
-			ast_format_cap_append_from_cap(joint, ast_stream_get_formats(stream),
-				AST_MEDIA_TYPE_AUDIO);
-			ast_format_cap_append_from_cap(joint, audio_formats, AST_MEDIA_TYPE_AUDIO);
-			ast_stream_set_formats(stream, joint);
-			ao2_ref(joint, -1);
+			/* We haven't actually modified audio_formats so this is safe */
+			ast_stream_set_formats(stream, (struct ast_format_cap *)audio_formats);
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/bridges/bridge_simple.c b/bridges/bridge_simple.c
index abda774dd5..1e224f782b 100644
--- a/bridges/bridge_simple.c
+++ b/bridges/bridge_simple.c
@@ -90,8 +90,6 @@ static struct ast_stream_topology *simple_bridge_request_stream_topology_update(
 
 	if (audio_formats) {
 		for (i = 0; i < ast_stream_topology_get_count(new_topology); ++i) {
-			struct ast_format_cap *joint;
-
 			stream = ast_stream_topology_get_stream(new_topology, i);
 
 			if (ast_stream_get_type(stream) != AST_MEDIA_TYPE_AUDIO ||
@@ -99,16 +97,8 @@ static struct ast_stream_topology *simple_bridge_request_stream_topology_update(
 				continue;
 			}
 
-			joint = ast_format_cap_alloc(AST_FORMAT_CAP_FLAG_DEFAULT);
-			if (!joint) {
-				continue;
-			}
-
-			ast_format_cap_append_from_cap(joint, ast_stream_get_formats(stream),
-				AST_MEDIA_TYPE_AUDIO);
-			ast_format_cap_append_from_cap(joint, audio_formats, AST_MEDIA_TYPE_AUDIO);
-			ast_stream_set_formats(stream, joint);
-			ao2_ref(joint, -1);
+			/* We haven't actually modified audio_formats so this is safe */
+			ast_stream_set_formats(stream, (struct ast_format_cap *)audio_formats);
 		}
 	}