-        if rate > 0:
-            seek_event = gst.event_new_seek(rate,
-                    gst.FORMAT_TIME,
-                    gst.SEEK_FLAG_FLUSH | gst.SEEK_FLAG_ACCURATE,
-                    gst.SEEK_TYPE_SET, position,
-                    gst.SEEK_TYPE_NONE, 0)
-        else:
-            seek_event = gst.event_new_seek(rate,
-                    gst.FORMAT_TIME,
-                    gst.SEEK_FLAG_FLUSH | gst.SEEK_FLAG_ACCURATE,
-                    gst.SEEK_TYPE_SET, 0,
-                    gst.SEEK_TYPE_SET, position)
+        seek_event = Gst.Event.new_seek(rate,
+                                        Gst.Format.TIME,
+                                        Gst.SeekFlags.FLUSH | Gst.SeekFlags.ACCURATE,
+                                        Gst.SeekType.SET, position,
+                                        Gst.SeekType.SET, -1)