diff --git a/media/codec2/core/include/C2Work.h b/media/codec2/core/include/C2Work.h
index 6923f3e..67084cc 100644
--- a/media/codec2/core/include/C2Work.h
+++ b/media/codec2/core/include/C2Work.h
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@
     //< for initial work item, these may also come from the parser - if provided
     //< for output buffers, these are the responses to requestedInfos
     std::vector<std::unique_ptr<C2Param>>      configUpdate;
-    std::vector<std::shared_ptr<C2InfoBuffer>> infoBuffers;
+    std::vector<C2InfoBuffer> infoBuffers;
 };
 
 struct C2Worklet {
diff --git a/media/codec2/hidl/1.0/utils/types.cpp b/media/codec2/hidl/1.0/utils/types.cpp
index c73cb52..1f0c856 100644
--- a/media/codec2/hidl/1.0/utils/types.cpp
+++ b/media/codec2/hidl/1.0/utils/types.cpp
@@ -943,14 +943,9 @@
 
     d->infoBuffers.resize(s.infoBuffers.size());
     i = 0;
-    for (const std::shared_ptr<C2InfoBuffer>& sInfoBuffer : s.infoBuffers) {
+    for (const C2InfoBuffer& sInfoBuffer : s.infoBuffers) {
         InfoBuffer& dInfoBuffer = d->infoBuffers[i++];
-        if (!sInfoBuffer) {
-            LOG(ERROR) << "Null C2FrameData::infoBuffers["
-                       << i - 1 << "].";
-            return false;
-        }
-        if (!objcpy(&dInfoBuffer, *sInfoBuffer,
+        if (!objcpy(&dInfoBuffer, sInfoBuffer,
                 bufferPoolSender, baseBlocks, baseBlockIndices)) {
             LOG(ERROR) << "Invalid C2FrameData::infoBuffers["
                        << i - 1 << "].";