diff --git a/modules/video_coding/codecs/vp9/vp9_impl.cc b/modules/video_coding/codecs/vp9/vp9_impl.cc
index 46f72b6e02..b0dc108daa 100644
--- a/modules/video_coding/codecs/vp9/vp9_impl.cc
+++ b/modules/video_coding/codecs/vp9/vp9_impl.cc
@@ -587,13 +587,6 @@ int VP9EncoderImpl::InitEncode(const VideoCodec* inst,
       (num_spatial_layers_ > 1 &&
        codec_.mode == VideoCodecMode::kScreensharing) ||
       inter_layer_pred_ == InterLayerPredMode::kOn;
-  // TODO(ilnik): Remove this workaround once external reference control works
-  // nicely with simulcast SVC mode.
-  // Simlucast SVC mode is currently only used in some tests and is impossible
-  // to trigger for users without using some field trials.
-  if (inter_layer_pred_ == InterLayerPredMode::kOff) {
-    external_ref_control_ = false;
-  }
 
   if (num_temporal_layers_ == 1) {
     gof_.SetGofInfoVP9(kTemporalStructureMode1);