diff --git a/talk/media/webrtc/simulcast.cc b/talk/media/webrtc/simulcast.cc
index 68a9d60aa7..fce31d813e 100755
--- a/talk/media/webrtc/simulcast.cc
+++ b/talk/media/webrtc/simulcast.cc
@@ -235,7 +235,6 @@ std::vector<webrtc::VideoStream> GetSimulcastConfig(
     SimulcastBitrateMode bitrate_mode,
     int width,
     int height,
-    int min_bitrate_bps,
     int max_bitrate_bps,
     int max_qp,
     int max_framerate) {
@@ -286,11 +285,6 @@ std::vector<webrtc::VideoStream> GetSimulcastConfig(
     streams.back().max_bitrate_bps += bitrate_left_bps;
   }
 
-  // Make sure the first stream respects the bitrate minimum.
-  if (streams[0].min_bitrate_bps < min_bitrate_bps) {
-    streams[0].min_bitrate_bps = min_bitrate_bps;
-  }
-
   return streams;
 }
 
@@ -303,7 +297,6 @@ bool ConfigureSimulcastCodec(
                          bitrate_mode,
                          static_cast<int>(codec->width),
                          static_cast<int>(codec->height),
-                         codec->minBitrate * 1000,
                          codec->maxBitrate * 1000,
                          codec->qpMax,
                          codec->maxFramerate);
diff --git a/talk/media/webrtc/simulcast.h b/talk/media/webrtc/simulcast.h
index 4a7eecaba4..549e4049e9 100755
--- a/talk/media/webrtc/simulcast.h
+++ b/talk/media/webrtc/simulcast.h
@@ -81,7 +81,6 @@ std::vector<webrtc::VideoStream> GetSimulcastConfig(
     SimulcastBitrateMode bitrate_mode,
     int width,
     int height,
-    int min_bitrate_bps,
     int max_bitrate_bps,
     int max_qp,
     int max_framerate);
diff --git a/talk/media/webrtc/webrtcvideoengine2.cc b/talk/media/webrtc/webrtcvideoengine2.cc
index 09dd4e11b1..0ad35f3316 100644
--- a/talk/media/webrtc/webrtcvideoengine2.cc
+++ b/talk/media/webrtc/webrtcvideoengine2.cc
@@ -208,7 +208,6 @@ WebRtcVideoEncoderFactory2::CreateSimulcastVideoStreams(
       GetSimulcastBitrateMode(options),
       codec.width,
       codec.height,
-      min_bitrate_kbps * 1000,
       max_bitrate_kbps * 1000,
       max_qp,
       codec.framerate != 0 ? codec.framerate : kDefaultVideoMaxFramerate);
diff --git a/talk/media/webrtc/webrtcvideoengine2_unittest.cc b/talk/media/webrtc/webrtcvideoengine2_unittest.cc
index cc7c2f9847..158040fd2f 100644
--- a/talk/media/webrtc/webrtcvideoengine2_unittest.cc
+++ b/talk/media/webrtc/webrtcvideoengine2_unittest.cc
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@
 namespace {
 static const int kDefaultQpMax = 56;
 static const int kDefaultFramerate = 30;
-static const int kMinBitrateBps = 30000;
 
 static const cricket::VideoCodec kVp8Codec720p(100, "VP8", 1280, 720, 30, 0);
 static const cricket::VideoCodec kVp8Codec360p(100, "VP8", 640, 360, 30, 0);
@@ -1977,7 +1976,6 @@ class WebRtcVideoChannel2SimulcastTest : public WebRtcVideoEngine2SimulcastTest,
         simulcast_bitrate_mode,
         codec.width,
         codec.height,
-        kMinBitrateBps,
         0,
         kDefaultQpMax,
         codec.framerate != 0 ? codec.framerate : kDefaultFramerate);
@@ -2012,8 +2010,6 @@ class WebRtcVideoChannel2SimulcastTest : public WebRtcVideoEngine2SimulcastTest,
       EXPECT_EQ(expected_streams[i].temporal_layer_thresholds_bps,
                 video_streams[i].temporal_layer_thresholds_bps);
     }
-
-    EXPECT_EQ(kMinBitrateBps, video_streams[0].min_bitrate_bps);
   }
 
   FakeVideoSendStream* AddSendStream() {