diff --git a/modules/pacing/pacing_controller.cc b/modules/pacing/pacing_controller.cc
index 4a5eadd86b..2d73247c10 100644
--- a/modules/pacing/pacing_controller.cc
+++ b/modules/pacing/pacing_controller.cc
@@ -283,11 +283,7 @@ Timestamp PacingController::NextProbeTime() {
     return probe_time;
   }
 
-  if (probe_time > now) {
-    return probe_time;
-  }
-
-  if (probing_send_failure_ || now - probe_time > TimeDelta::ms(1)) {
+  if (probe_time <= now && probing_send_failure_) {
     return Timestamp::PlusInfinity();
   }
 
diff --git a/modules/pacing/pacing_controller_unittest.cc b/modules/pacing/pacing_controller_unittest.cc
index 361be0dc3f..bd2dd1de02 100644
--- a/modules/pacing/pacing_controller_unittest.cc
+++ b/modules/pacing/pacing_controller_unittest.cc
@@ -1161,14 +1161,16 @@ TEST_F(PacingControllerTest, SkipsProbesWhenProcessIntervalTooLarge) {
   // We're exactly where we should be for the next probe.
   EXPECT_TRUE(pacer_->NextProbeTime().IsFinite());
 
-  // Advance to within one millisecond past where the next probe should be sent,
-  // will still indicate "process immediately".
-  clock_.AdvanceTime(TimeDelta::us(500));
+  FieldTrialBasedConfig field_trial_config;
+  BitrateProberConfig probing_config(&field_trial_config);
+  EXPECT_GT(probing_config.max_probe_delay.Get(), TimeDelta::Zero());
+
+  // Advance to within max probe delay.
+  clock_.AdvanceTime(probing_config.max_probe_delay.Get());
   EXPECT_TRUE(pacer_->NextProbeTime().IsFinite());
 
-  // We've gone more than one millisecond past the time for the next probe
-  // packet, it will dropped.
-  clock_.AdvanceTime(TimeDelta::ms(1));
+  // Too high probe delay, drop it!
+  clock_.AdvanceTime(TimeDelta::us(1));
   EXPECT_EQ(pacer_->NextProbeTime(), Timestamp::PlusInfinity());
 }