diff --git a/webrtc/modules/audio_coding/neteq/decision_logic_normal.cc b/webrtc/modules/audio_coding/neteq/decision_logic_normal.cc
index 37a75d7f5a..ee11c466a8 100644
--- a/webrtc/modules/audio_coding/neteq/decision_logic_normal.cc
+++ b/webrtc/modules/audio_coding/neteq/decision_logic_normal.cc
@@ -207,12 +207,7 @@ Operations DecisionLogicNormal::FuturePacketAvailable(
     }
   }
   // Do not merge unless we have done an expand before.
-  // (Convert kAllowMergeWithoutExpand from ms to samples by multiplying with
-  // fs_mult_ * 8 = fs / 1000.)
-  if (prev_mode == kModeExpand ||
-      (decoder_frame_length < output_size_samples_ &&
-       cur_size_samples >
-           static_cast<size_t>(kAllowMergeWithoutExpandMs * fs_mult_ * 8))) {
+  if (prev_mode == kModeExpand) {
     return kMerge;
   } else if (play_dtmf) {
     // Play DTMF instead of expand.
diff --git a/webrtc/modules/audio_coding/neteq/decision_logic_normal.h b/webrtc/modules/audio_coding/neteq/decision_logic_normal.h
index aa0edf3152..85d0857627 100644
--- a/webrtc/modules/audio_coding/neteq/decision_logic_normal.h
+++ b/webrtc/modules/audio_coding/neteq/decision_logic_normal.h
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ class DecisionLogicNormal : public DecisionLogic {
                       tick_timer) {}
 
  protected:
-  static const int kAllowMergeWithoutExpandMs = 20;  // 20 ms.
   static const int kReinitAfterExpands = 100;
   static const int kMaxWaitForPacket = 10;
 
diff --git a/webrtc/modules/audio_coding/neteq/neteq_impl_unittest.cc b/webrtc/modules/audio_coding/neteq/neteq_impl_unittest.cc
index 8fba41e737..1494eeca98 100644
--- a/webrtc/modules/audio_coding/neteq/neteq_impl_unittest.cc
+++ b/webrtc/modules/audio_coding/neteq/neteq_impl_unittest.cc
@@ -609,7 +609,7 @@ TEST_F(NetEqImplTest, FirstPacketUnknown) {
   const int kSampleRateHz = 8000;
   const size_t kPayloadLengthSamples =
       static_cast<size_t>(10 * kSampleRateHz / 1000);  // 10 ms.
-  const size_t kPayloadLengthBytes = kPayloadLengthSamples;
+  const size_t kPayloadLengthBytes = kPayloadLengthSamples * 2;
   uint8_t payload[kPayloadLengthBytes] = {0};
   WebRtcRTPHeader rtp_header;
   rtp_header.header.payloadType = kPayloadType;