diff --git a/api/video_codecs/test/video_encoder_software_fallback_wrapper_unittest.cc b/api/video_codecs/test/video_encoder_software_fallback_wrapper_unittest.cc
index 5c5a25cc89..2d8b002f2d 100644
--- a/api/video_codecs/test/video_encoder_software_fallback_wrapper_unittest.cc
+++ b/api/video_codecs/test/video_encoder_software_fallback_wrapper_unittest.cc
@@ -613,13 +613,13 @@ TEST_F(ForcedFallbackTestEnabled, FallbackIsEndedForNonValidSettings) {
   EncodeFrameAndVerifyLastName("libvpx");
 
   // Re-initialize encoder with invalid setting, expect no fallback.
-  codec_.VP8()->numberOfTemporalLayers = 2;
+  codec_.numberOfSimulcastStreams = 2;
   InitEncode(kWidth, kHeight);
   EXPECT_EQ(1, fake_encoder_->init_encode_count_);
   EncodeFrameAndVerifyLastName("fake-encoder");
 
   // Re-initialize encoder with valid setting.
-  codec_.VP8()->numberOfTemporalLayers = 1;
+  codec_.numberOfSimulcastStreams = 1;
   InitEncode(kWidth, kHeight);
   EXPECT_EQ(1, fake_encoder_->init_encode_count_);
   EncodeFrameAndVerifyLastName("libvpx");
diff --git a/api/video_codecs/video_encoder_software_fallback_wrapper.cc b/api/video_codecs/video_encoder_software_fallback_wrapper.cc
index 94a18171a1..be79c42464 100644
--- a/api/video_codecs/video_encoder_software_fallback_wrapper.cc
+++ b/api/video_codecs/video_encoder_software_fallback_wrapper.cc
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ struct ForcedFallbackParams {
     return enable_resolution_based_switch &&
            codec.codecType == kVideoCodecVP8 &&
            codec.numberOfSimulcastStreams <= 1 &&
-           codec.VP8().numberOfTemporalLayers == 1 &&
            codec.width * codec.height <= max_pixels;
   }