diff --git a/webrtc/modules/congestion_controller/congestion_controller.cc b/webrtc/modules/congestion_controller/congestion_controller.cc
index f9e7e018e5..aafab663b7 100644
--- a/webrtc/modules/congestion_controller/congestion_controller.cc
+++ b/webrtc/modules/congestion_controller/congestion_controller.cc
@@ -168,7 +168,6 @@ CongestionController::~CongestionController() {
 void CongestionController::SetBweBitrates(int min_bitrate_bps,
                                           int start_bitrate_bps,
                                           int max_bitrate_bps) {
-  RTC_DCHECK(config_thread_checker_.CalledOnValidThread());
   // TODO(holmer): We should make sure the default bitrates are set to 10 kbps,
   // and that we don't try to set the min bitrate to 0 from any applications.
   // The congestion controller should allow a min bitrate of 0.
@@ -204,7 +203,6 @@ RemoteBitrateEstimator* CongestionController::GetRemoteBitrateEstimator(
 
 TransportFeedbackObserver*
 CongestionController::GetTransportFeedbackObserver() {
-  RTC_DCHECK(config_thread_checker_.CalledOnValidThread());
   return &transport_feedback_adapter_;
 }
 
diff --git a/webrtc/modules/congestion_controller/include/congestion_controller.h b/webrtc/modules/congestion_controller/include/congestion_controller.h
index 2c0b2e3d79..65bf5be3ec 100644
--- a/webrtc/modules/congestion_controller/include/congestion_controller.h
+++ b/webrtc/modules/congestion_controller/include/congestion_controller.h
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 #define WEBRTC_MODULES_CONGESTION_CONTROLLER_INCLUDE_CONGESTION_CONTROLLER_H_
 
 #include "webrtc/base/scoped_ptr.h"
-#include "webrtc/base/thread_checker.h"
 #include "webrtc/modules/include/module.h"
 #include "webrtc/modules/include/module_common_types.h"
 #include "webrtc/modules/pacing/packet_router.h"
@@ -69,7 +68,6 @@ class CongestionController : public CallStatsObserver, public Module {
 
  private:
   Clock* const clock_;
-  rtc::ThreadChecker config_thread_checker_;
   const rtc::scoped_ptr<PacedSender> pacer_;
   const rtc::scoped_ptr<RemoteBitrateEstimator> remote_bitrate_estimator_;
   const rtc::scoped_ptr<BitrateController> bitrate_controller_;