diff --git a/webrtc/modules/audio_processing/audio_processing_impl.cc b/webrtc/modules/audio_processing/audio_processing_impl.cc
index 3c67a9bf28..e849822720 100644
--- a/webrtc/modules/audio_processing/audio_processing_impl.cc
+++ b/webrtc/modules/audio_processing/audio_processing_impl.cc
@@ -875,11 +875,6 @@ int AudioProcessingImpl::AnalyzeReverseStream(AudioFrame* frame) {
       frame->sample_rate_hz_ != kSampleRate48kHz) {
     return kBadSampleRateError;
   }
-  // This interface does not tolerate different forward and reverse rates.
-  if (frame->sample_rate_hz_ !=
-      formats_.api_format.input_stream().sample_rate_hz()) {
-    return kBadSampleRateError;
-  }
 
   if (frame->num_channels_ <= 0) {
     return kBadNumberChannelsError;
diff --git a/webrtc/modules/audio_processing/audio_processing_impl_unittest.cc b/webrtc/modules/audio_processing/audio_processing_impl_unittest.cc
index ed20daaa61..965e7eb60b 100644
--- a/webrtc/modules/audio_processing/audio_processing_impl_unittest.cc
+++ b/webrtc/modules/audio_processing/audio_processing_impl_unittest.cc
@@ -65,12 +65,10 @@ TEST(AudioProcessingImplTest, AudioParameterChangeTriggersInit) {
   frame.num_channels_ = 2;
   EXPECT_NOERR(mock.AnalyzeReverseStream(&frame));
 
-  // A new sample rate passed to AnalyzeReverseStream should be an error and
-  // not cause an init.
+  // A new sample rate passed to AnalyzeReverseStream should cause an init.
   SetFrameSampleRate(&frame, 16000);
-  EXPECT_CALL(mock, InitializeLocked())
-      .Times(0);
-  EXPECT_EQ(mock.kBadSampleRateError, mock.AnalyzeReverseStream(&frame));
+  EXPECT_CALL(mock, InitializeLocked()).Times(1);
+  EXPECT_NOERR(mock.AnalyzeReverseStream(&frame));
 }
 
 }  // namespace webrtc