diff --git a/src/add-ons/media/media-add-ons/video_producer_demo/AddOn.cpp b/src/add-ons/media/media-add-ons/video_producer_demo/AddOn.cpp
index cae2ddf7ba..ef8db61b6a 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/media/media-add-ons/video_producer_demo/AddOn.cpp
+++ b/src/add-ons/media/media-add-ons/video_producer_demo/AddOn.cpp
@@ -15,12 +15,12 @@ MediaAddOn::MediaAddOn(image_id imid)
 	: BMediaAddOn(imid)
 {
 	/* Customize these parameters to match those of your node */
-	fFlavorInfo.name = "VideoProducer";
-	fFlavorInfo.info = "VideoProducer";
+	fFlavorInfo.name = "Demo Video Producer";
+	fFlavorInfo.info = "Demo Video Producer";
 	fFlavorInfo.kinds = B_BUFFER_PRODUCER | B_CONTROLLABLE | B_PHYSICAL_INPUT;
 	fFlavorInfo.flavor_flags = 0;
 	fFlavorInfo.internal_id = 0;
-	fFlavorInfo.possible_count = 1;
+	fFlavorInfo.possible_count = 5; // limited to 5 instances (just for testing)
 	fFlavorInfo.in_format_count = 0;
 	fFlavorInfo.in_format_flags = 0;
 	fFlavorInfo.in_formats = NULL;
diff --git a/src/add-ons/media/media-add-ons/video_producer_demo/Producer.cpp b/src/add-ons/media/media-add-ons/video_producer_demo/Producer.cpp
index dc723d3ae4..9b97ca8482 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/media/media-add-ons/video_producer_demo/Producer.cpp
+++ b/src/add-ons/media/media-add-ons/video_producer_demo/Producer.cpp
@@ -32,8 +32,6 @@
 
 #define FIELD_RATE 30.f
 
-int32 VideoProducer::fInstances = 0;
-
 VideoProducer::VideoProducer(
 		BMediaAddOn *addon, const char *name, int32 internal_id)
   :	BMediaNode(name),
@@ -45,10 +43,6 @@ VideoProducer::VideoProducer(
 
 	fInitStatus = B_NO_INIT;
 
-	/* Only allow one instance of the node to exist at any time */
-	if (atomic_add(&fInstances, 1) != 0)
-		return;
-
 	fInternalID = internal_id;
 	fAddOn = addon;
 
@@ -80,8 +74,6 @@ VideoProducer::~VideoProducer()
 		if (fRunning)
 			HandleStop();
 	}
-
-	atomic_add(&fInstances, -1);
 }
 
 /* BMediaNode */
diff --git a/src/add-ons/media/media-add-ons/video_producer_demo/Producer.h b/src/add-ons/media/media-add-ons/video_producer_demo/Producer.h
index b8fc214da3..d0c76d1555 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/media/media-add-ons/video_producer_demo/Producer.h
+++ b/src/add-ons/media/media-add-ons/video_producer_demo/Producer.h
@@ -103,8 +103,6 @@ private:
 		void				HandleTimeWarp(bigtime_t performance_time);
 		void				HandleSeek(bigtime_t performance_time);
 
-static	int32				fInstances;
-
 		status_t			fInitStatus;
 
 		int32				fInternalID;