diff --git a/modules/rtp_rtcp/include/rtp_rtcp.h b/modules/rtp_rtcp/include/rtp_rtcp.h
index 94c8250aba..18d1bdcf07 100644
--- a/modules/rtp_rtcp/include/rtp_rtcp.h
+++ b/modules/rtp_rtcp/include/rtp_rtcp.h
@@ -417,12 +417,21 @@ class RtpRtcp : public Module, public RtcpFeedbackSenderInterface {
   // Video
   // **************************************************************************
 
+  // Requests new key frame.
+  // using PLI, https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4585#section-6.3.1.1
+  void SendPictureLossIndication() { SendRTCP(kRtcpPli); }
+  // using FIR, https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5104#section-4.3.1.2
+  void SendFullIntraRequest() { SendRTCP(kRtcpFir); }
+
   // Set method for requestion a new key frame.
   // Returns -1 on failure else 0.
+  RTC_DEPRECATED
   virtual int32_t SetKeyFrameRequestMethod(KeyFrameRequestMethod method) = 0;
 
   // Sends a request for a keyframe.
   // Returns -1 on failure else 0.
+  // Use above SendPictureLossIndication and SendFullIntraRequest instead.
+  RTC_DEPRECATED
   virtual int32_t RequestKeyFrame() = 0;
 
   // Sends a LossNotification RTCP message.
diff --git a/modules/rtp_rtcp/source/rtp_rtcp_impl.cc b/modules/rtp_rtcp/source/rtp_rtcp_impl.cc
index d575ba6b68..1d4861b87c 100644
--- a/modules/rtp_rtcp/source/rtp_rtcp_impl.cc
+++ b/modules/rtp_rtcp/source/rtp_rtcp_impl.cc
@@ -717,11 +717,13 @@ int32_t ModuleRtpRtcpImpl::SetKeyFrameRequestMethod(
 int32_t ModuleRtpRtcpImpl::RequestKeyFrame() {
   switch (key_frame_req_method_) {
     case kKeyFrameReqPliRtcp:
-      return SendRTCP(kRtcpPli);
+      SendPictureLossIndication();
+      break;
     case kKeyFrameReqFirRtcp:
-      return SendRTCP(kRtcpFir);
+      SendFullIntraRequest();
+      break;
   }
-  return -1;
+  return 0;
 }
 
 int32_t ModuleRtpRtcpImpl::SendLossNotification(uint16_t last_decoded_seq_num,
diff --git a/video/rtp_video_stream_receiver.cc b/video/rtp_video_stream_receiver.cc
index a8647c8e8e..668dfa45f6 100644
--- a/video/rtp_video_stream_receiver.cc
+++ b/video/rtp_video_stream_receiver.cc
@@ -209,7 +209,6 @@ RtpVideoStreamReceiver::RtpVideoStreamReceiver(
   rtp_rtcp_->SetRTCPStatus(config_.rtp.rtcp_mode);
   rtp_rtcp_->SetSSRC(config_.rtp.local_ssrc);
   rtp_rtcp_->SetRemoteSSRC(config_.rtp.remote_ssrc);
-  rtp_rtcp_->SetKeyFrameRequestMethod(kKeyFrameReqPliRtcp);
 
   static const int kMaxPacketAgeToNack = 450;
   const int max_reordering_threshold = (config_.rtp.nack.rtp_history_ms > 0)
@@ -478,7 +477,7 @@ void RtpVideoStreamReceiver::RequestKeyFrame() {
   if (keyframe_request_sender_) {
     keyframe_request_sender_->RequestKeyFrame();
   } else {
-    rtp_rtcp_->RequestKeyFrame();
+    rtp_rtcp_->SendPictureLossIndication();
   }
 }