This field only existed as an implementation detail for getting the codecs sorted, so it doesn't need to be in the public interface. It cluttered the code and undesirably affected codec comparisons, causing the video encoder to be reconfigured if a codec's preference changed but nothing else did. BUG=webrtc:5690 Review URL: https://codereview.webrtc.org/1845673002 Cr-Commit-Position: refs/heads/master@{#12349}