diff --git a/modules/video_coding/codecs/vp8/libvpx_vp8_encoder.cc b/modules/video_coding/codecs/vp8/libvpx_vp8_encoder.cc
index ef46fd2fec..3d2a5c9542 100644
--- a/modules/video_coding/codecs/vp8/libvpx_vp8_encoder.cc
+++ b/modules/video_coding/codecs/vp8/libvpx_vp8_encoder.cc
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
 namespace webrtc {
 namespace {
 const char kVp8GfBoostFieldTrial[] = "WebRTC-VP8-GfBoost";
-const char kVp8DontDropKeyframeFieldTrial[] = "WebRTC-Vp8DontDropKeyFrames";
 
 // QP is obtained from VP8-bitstream for HW, so the QP corresponds to the
 // bitstream range of [0, 127] and not the user-level range of [0,63].
@@ -153,8 +152,6 @@ vpx_enc_frame_flags_t LibvpxVp8Encoder::EncodeFlags(
 
 LibvpxVp8Encoder::LibvpxVp8Encoder()
     : use_gf_boost_(webrtc::field_trial::IsEnabled(kVp8GfBoostFieldTrial)),
-      prevent_kf_drop_(
-          !webrtc::field_trial::IsDisabled(kVp8DontDropKeyframeFieldTrial)),
       encoded_complete_callback_(nullptr),
       inited_(false),
       timestamp_(0),
@@ -725,7 +722,7 @@ int LibvpxVp8Encoder::Encode(const VideoFrame& frame,
   for (size_t i = 0; i < encoders_.size(); ++i) {
     tl_configs[i] = temporal_layers_[i]->UpdateLayerConfig(frame.timestamp());
     if (tl_configs[i].drop_frame) {
-      if (send_key_frame && prevent_kf_drop_) {
+      if (send_key_frame) {
         continue;
       }
       // Drop this frame.
diff --git a/modules/video_coding/codecs/vp8/libvpx_vp8_encoder.h b/modules/video_coding/codecs/vp8/libvpx_vp8_encoder.h
index 087db3b59c..4e9d374c4c 100644
--- a/modules/video_coding/codecs/vp8/libvpx_vp8_encoder.h
+++ b/modules/video_coding/codecs/vp8/libvpx_vp8_encoder.h
@@ -85,7 +85,6 @@ class LibvpxVp8Encoder : public VP8Encoder {
   uint32_t MaxIntraTarget(uint32_t optimal_buffer_size);
 
   const bool use_gf_boost_;
-  const bool prevent_kf_drop_;
 
   EncodedImageCallback* encoded_complete_callback_;
   VideoCodec codec_;