diff --git a/modules/audio_coding/neteq/neteq_impl.cc b/modules/audio_coding/neteq/neteq_impl.cc
index fce857fb92..624d8d3a48 100644
--- a/modules/audio_coding/neteq/neteq_impl.cc
+++ b/modules/audio_coding/neteq/neteq_impl.cc
@@ -59,14 +59,12 @@ std::unique_ptr<NetEqController> CreateNetEqController(
     const NetEqControllerFactory& controller_factory,
     int base_min_delay,
     int max_packets_in_buffer,
-    bool enable_rtx_handling,
     bool allow_time_stretching,
     TickTimer* tick_timer,
     webrtc::Clock* clock) {
   NetEqController::Config config;
   config.base_min_delay_ms = base_min_delay;
   config.max_packets_in_buffer = max_packets_in_buffer;
-  config.enable_rtx_handling = enable_rtx_handling;
   config.allow_time_stretching = allow_time_stretching;
   config.tick_timer = tick_timer;
   config.clock = clock;
@@ -111,7 +109,6 @@ NetEqImpl::Dependencies::Dependencies(
           CreateNetEqController(controller_factory,
                                 config.min_delay_ms,
                                 config.max_packets_in_buffer,
-                                config.enable_rtx_handling,
                                 !config.for_test_no_time_stretching,
                                 tick_timer.get(),
                                 clock)),
@@ -158,7 +155,6 @@ NetEqImpl::NetEqImpl(const NetEq::Config& config,
                                 10,  // Report once every 10 s.
                                 tick_timer_.get()),
       no_time_stretching_(config.for_test_no_time_stretching),
-      enable_rtx_handling_(config.enable_rtx_handling),
       output_delay_chain_ms_(
           GetDelayChainLengthMs(config.extra_output_delay_ms)),
       output_delay_chain_(rtc::CheckedDivExact(output_delay_chain_ms_, 10)) {
@@ -825,14 +821,8 @@ int NetEqImpl::InsertPacketInternal(const RTPHeader& rtp_header,
   info.main_sequence_number = main_sequence_number;
   info.is_dtx = is_dtx;
   info.buffer_flush = buffer_flush_occured;
-  // Only update statistics if incoming packet is not older than last played
-  // out packet or RTX handling is enabled, and if new codec flag is not
-  // set.
-  const bool should_update_stats =
-      (enable_rtx_handling_ ||
-       static_cast<int32_t>(main_timestamp - timestamp_) >= 0) &&
-      !new_codec_;
 
+  const bool should_update_stats = !new_codec_;
   auto relative_delay =
       controller_->PacketArrived(fs_hz_, should_update_stats, info);
   if (relative_delay) {
diff --git a/modules/audio_coding/neteq/neteq_impl.h b/modules/audio_coding/neteq/neteq_impl.h
index e3d84b3a1d..98bf0e23be 100644
--- a/modules/audio_coding/neteq/neteq_impl.h
+++ b/modules/audio_coding/neteq/neteq_impl.h
@@ -399,7 +399,6 @@ class NetEqImpl : public webrtc::NetEq {
   ExpandUmaLogger speech_expand_uma_logger_ RTC_GUARDED_BY(mutex_);
   bool no_time_stretching_ RTC_GUARDED_BY(mutex_);  // Only used for test.
   rtc::BufferT<int16_t> concealment_audio_ RTC_GUARDED_BY(mutex_);
-  const bool enable_rtx_handling_ RTC_GUARDED_BY(mutex_);
   // Data members used for adding extra delay to the output of NetEq.
   // The delay in ms (which is 10 times the number of elements in
   // output_delay_chain_).
diff --git a/modules/audio_coding/neteq/neteq_impl_unittest.cc b/modules/audio_coding/neteq/neteq_impl_unittest.cc
index 154a48ec4c..7010adfa40 100644
--- a/modules/audio_coding/neteq/neteq_impl_unittest.cc
+++ b/modules/audio_coding/neteq/neteq_impl_unittest.cc
@@ -122,7 +122,6 @@ class NetEqImplTest : public ::testing::Test {
       NetEqController::Config controller_config;
       controller_config.tick_timer = tick_timer_;
       controller_config.base_min_delay_ms = config_.min_delay_ms;
-      controller_config.enable_rtx_handling = config_.enable_rtx_handling;
       controller_config.allow_time_stretching = true;
       controller_config.max_packets_in_buffer = config_.max_packets_in_buffer;
       controller_config.clock = &clock_;
@@ -1603,12 +1602,11 @@ TEST_F(NetEqImplTest, InsertEmptyPacket) {
   neteq_->InsertEmptyPacket(rtp_header);
 }
 
-TEST_F(NetEqImplTest, EnableRtxHandling) {
+TEST_F(NetEqImplTest, NotifyControllerOfReorderedPacket) {
   using ::testing::AllOf;
   using ::testing::Field;
   UseNoMocks();
   use_mock_neteq_controller_ = true;
-  config_.enable_rtx_handling = true;
   CreateInstance();
   EXPECT_CALL(*mock_neteq_controller_, GetDecision(_, _))
       .Times(1)
@@ -1638,7 +1636,7 @@ TEST_F(NetEqImplTest, EnableRtxHandling) {
       *mock_neteq_controller_,
       PacketArrived(
           /*fs_hz*/ 8000,
-          /*should_update_stats*/ _,
+          /*should_update_stats*/ true,
           /*info*/
           AllOf(
               Field(&NetEqController::PacketArrivedInfo::packet_length_samples,