diff --git a/webrtc/modules/video_coding/video_codec_initializer.cc b/webrtc/modules/video_coding/video_codec_initializer.cc
index df8f136541..c759e84a36 100644
--- a/webrtc/modules/video_coding/video_codec_initializer.cc
+++ b/webrtc/modules/video_coding/video_codec_initializer.cc
@@ -22,15 +22,6 @@
 #include "webrtc/system_wrappers/include/clock.h"
 
 namespace webrtc {
-namespace {
-bool TemporalLayersConfigured(const std::vector<VideoStream>& streams) {
-  for (const VideoStream& stream : streams) {
-    if (stream.temporal_layer_thresholds_bps.size() > 0)
-      return true;
-  }
-  return false;
-}
-}  // namespace
 
 bool VideoCodecInitializer::SetupCodec(
     const VideoEncoderConfig& config,
@@ -130,8 +121,12 @@ VideoCodec VideoCodecInitializer::VideoEncoderConfigToVideoCodec(
         *video_codec.VP8() = VideoEncoder::GetDefaultVp8Settings();
       video_codec.VP8()->numberOfTemporalLayers = static_cast<unsigned char>(
           streams.back().temporal_layer_thresholds_bps.size() + 1);
-
-      if (nack_enabled && !TemporalLayersConfigured(streams)) {
+      bool temporal_layers_configured = false;
+      for (const VideoStream& stream : streams) {
+        if (stream.temporal_layer_thresholds_bps.size() > 0)
+          temporal_layers_configured = true;
+      }
+      if (nack_enabled && !temporal_layers_configured) {
         LOG(LS_INFO) << "No temporal layers and nack enabled -> resilience off";
         video_codec.VP8()->resilience = kResilienceOff;
       }
@@ -149,13 +144,6 @@ VideoCodec VideoCodecInitializer::VideoEncoderConfigToVideoCodec(
       }
       video_codec.VP9()->numberOfTemporalLayers = static_cast<unsigned char>(
           streams.back().temporal_layer_thresholds_bps.size() + 1);
-
-      if (nack_enabled && !TemporalLayersConfigured(streams) &&
-          video_codec.VP9()->numberOfSpatialLayers == 1) {
-        LOG(LS_INFO) << "No temporal or spatial layers and nack enabled -> "
-                     << "resilience off";
-        video_codec.VP9()->resilienceOn = false;
-      }
       break;
     }
     case kVideoCodecH264: {
diff --git a/webrtc/video/video_stream_encoder_unittest.cc b/webrtc/video/video_stream_encoder_unittest.cc
index 9e7fa77b8f..6407bcb34a 100644
--- a/webrtc/video/video_stream_encoder_unittest.cc
+++ b/webrtc/video/video_stream_encoder_unittest.cc
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ namespace {
 const int kMinPixelsPerFrame = 320 * 180;
 const int kMinFramerateFps = 2;
 const int64_t kFrameTimeoutMs = 100;
-const unsigned char kNumSlDummy = 0;
 }  // namespace
 
 namespace webrtc {
@@ -316,7 +315,6 @@ class VideoStreamEncoderTest : public ::testing::Test {
   void ResetEncoder(const std::string& payload_name,
                     size_t num_streams,
                     size_t num_temporal_layers,
-                    unsigned char num_spatial_layers,
                     bool nack_enabled,
                     bool screenshare) {
     video_send_config_.encoder_settings.payload_name = payload_name;
@@ -330,13 +328,6 @@ class VideoStreamEncoderTest : public ::testing::Test {
     video_encoder_config.content_type =
         screenshare ? VideoEncoderConfig::ContentType::kScreen
                     : VideoEncoderConfig::ContentType::kRealtimeVideo;
-    if (payload_name == "VP9") {
-      VideoCodecVP9 vp9_settings = VideoEncoder::GetDefaultVp9Settings();
-      vp9_settings.numberOfSpatialLayers = num_spatial_layers;
-      video_encoder_config.encoder_specific_settings =
-          new rtc::RefCountedObject<
-              VideoEncoderConfig::Vp9EncoderSpecificSettings>(vp9_settings);
-    }
     ConfigureEncoder(std::move(video_encoder_config), nack_enabled);
   }
 
@@ -806,7 +797,7 @@ TEST_F(VideoStreamEncoderTest, Vp8ResilienceIsOffFor1S1TLWithNackEnabled) {
   const bool kNackEnabled = true;
   const size_t kNumStreams = 1;
   const size_t kNumTl = 1;
-  ResetEncoder("VP8", kNumStreams, kNumTl, kNumSlDummy, kNackEnabled, false);
+  ResetEncoder("VP8", kNumStreams, kNumTl, kNackEnabled, false);
   video_stream_encoder_->OnBitrateUpdated(kTargetBitrateBps, 0, 0);
 
   // Capture a frame and wait for it to synchronize with the encoder thread.
@@ -826,7 +817,7 @@ TEST_F(VideoStreamEncoderTest, Vp8ResilienceIsOffFor2S1TlWithNackEnabled) {
   const bool kNackEnabled = true;
   const size_t kNumStreams = 2;
   const size_t kNumTl = 1;
-  ResetEncoder("VP8", kNumStreams, kNumTl, kNumSlDummy, kNackEnabled, false);
+  ResetEncoder("VP8", kNumStreams, kNumTl, kNackEnabled, false);
   video_stream_encoder_->OnBitrateUpdated(kTargetBitrateBps, 0, 0);
 
   // Capture a frame and wait for it to synchronize with the encoder thread.
@@ -846,7 +837,7 @@ TEST_F(VideoStreamEncoderTest, Vp8ResilienceIsOnFor1S1TLWithNackDisabled) {
   const bool kNackEnabled = false;
   const size_t kNumStreams = 1;
   const size_t kNumTl = 1;
-  ResetEncoder("VP8", kNumStreams, kNumTl, kNumSlDummy, kNackEnabled, false);
+  ResetEncoder("VP8", kNumStreams, kNumTl, kNackEnabled, false);
   video_stream_encoder_->OnBitrateUpdated(kTargetBitrateBps, 0, 0);
 
   // Capture a frame and wait for it to synchronize with the encoder thread.
@@ -866,7 +857,7 @@ TEST_F(VideoStreamEncoderTest, Vp8ResilienceIsOnFor1S2TlWithNackEnabled) {
   const bool kNackEnabled = true;
   const size_t kNumStreams = 1;
   const size_t kNumTl = 2;
-  ResetEncoder("VP8", kNumStreams, kNumTl, kNumSlDummy, kNackEnabled, false);
+  ResetEncoder("VP8", kNumStreams, kNumTl, kNackEnabled, false);
   video_stream_encoder_->OnBitrateUpdated(kTargetBitrateBps, 0, 0);
 
   // Capture a frame and wait for it to synchronize with the encoder thread.
@@ -882,94 +873,6 @@ TEST_F(VideoStreamEncoderTest, Vp8ResilienceIsOnFor1S2TlWithNackEnabled) {
   video_stream_encoder_->Stop();
 }
 
-TEST_F(VideoStreamEncoderTest, Vp9ResilienceIsOffFor1SL1TLWithNackEnabled) {
-  const bool kNackEnabled = true;
-  const size_t kNumStreams = 1;
-  const size_t kNumTl = 1;
-  const unsigned char kNumSl = 1;
-  ResetEncoder("VP9", kNumStreams, kNumTl, kNumSl, kNackEnabled, false);
-  video_stream_encoder_->OnBitrateUpdated(kTargetBitrateBps, 0, 0);
-
-  // Capture a frame and wait for it to synchronize with the encoder thread.
-  video_source_.IncomingCapturedFrame(CreateFrame(1, nullptr));
-  sink_.WaitForEncodedFrame(1);
-  // The encoder have been configured once when the first frame is received.
-  EXPECT_EQ(1, sink_.number_of_reconfigurations());
-  EXPECT_EQ(kVideoCodecVP9, fake_encoder_.codec_config().codecType);
-  EXPECT_EQ(kNumStreams, fake_encoder_.codec_config().numberOfSimulcastStreams);
-  EXPECT_EQ(kNumTl, fake_encoder_.codec_config().VP9()->numberOfTemporalLayers);
-  EXPECT_EQ(kNumSl, fake_encoder_.codec_config().VP9()->numberOfSpatialLayers);
-  // Resilience is off for no spatial and temporal layers with nack on.
-  EXPECT_FALSE(fake_encoder_.codec_config().VP9()->resilienceOn);
-  video_stream_encoder_->Stop();
-}
-
-TEST_F(VideoStreamEncoderTest, Vp9ResilienceIsOnFor1SL1TLWithNackDisabled) {
-  const bool kNackEnabled = false;
-  const size_t kNumStreams = 1;
-  const size_t kNumTl = 1;
-  const unsigned char kNumSl = 1;
-  ResetEncoder("VP9", kNumStreams, kNumTl, kNumSl, kNackEnabled, false);
-  video_stream_encoder_->OnBitrateUpdated(kTargetBitrateBps, 0, 0);
-
-  // Capture a frame and wait for it to synchronize with the encoder thread.
-  video_source_.IncomingCapturedFrame(CreateFrame(1, nullptr));
-  sink_.WaitForEncodedFrame(1);
-  // The encoder have been configured once when the first frame is received.
-  EXPECT_EQ(1, sink_.number_of_reconfigurations());
-  EXPECT_EQ(kVideoCodecVP9, fake_encoder_.codec_config().codecType);
-  EXPECT_EQ(kNumStreams, fake_encoder_.codec_config().numberOfSimulcastStreams);
-  EXPECT_EQ(kNumTl, fake_encoder_.codec_config().VP9()->numberOfTemporalLayers);
-  EXPECT_EQ(kNumSl, fake_encoder_.codec_config().VP9()->numberOfSpatialLayers);
-  // Resilience is on if nack is off.
-  EXPECT_TRUE(fake_encoder_.codec_config().VP9()->resilienceOn);
-  video_stream_encoder_->Stop();
-}
-
-TEST_F(VideoStreamEncoderTest, Vp9ResilienceIsOnFor2SL1TLWithNackEnabled) {
-  const bool kNackEnabled = true;
-  const size_t kNumStreams = 1;
-  const size_t kNumTl = 1;
-  const unsigned char kNumSl = 2;
-  ResetEncoder("VP9", kNumStreams, kNumTl, kNumSl, kNackEnabled, false);
-  video_stream_encoder_->OnBitrateUpdated(kTargetBitrateBps, 0, 0);
-
-  // Capture a frame and wait for it to synchronize with the encoder thread.
-  video_source_.IncomingCapturedFrame(CreateFrame(1, nullptr));
-  sink_.WaitForEncodedFrame(1);
-  // The encoder have been configured once when the first frame is received.
-  EXPECT_EQ(1, sink_.number_of_reconfigurations());
-  EXPECT_EQ(kVideoCodecVP9, fake_encoder_.codec_config().codecType);
-  EXPECT_EQ(kNumStreams, fake_encoder_.codec_config().numberOfSimulcastStreams);
-  EXPECT_EQ(kNumTl, fake_encoder_.codec_config().VP9()->numberOfTemporalLayers);
-  EXPECT_EQ(kNumSl, fake_encoder_.codec_config().VP9()->numberOfSpatialLayers);
-  // Resilience is on for spatial layers.
-  EXPECT_TRUE(fake_encoder_.codec_config().VP9()->resilienceOn);
-  video_stream_encoder_->Stop();
-}
-
-TEST_F(VideoStreamEncoderTest, Vp9ResilienceIsOnFor1SL2TLWithNackEnabled) {
-  const bool kNackEnabled = true;
-  const size_t kNumStreams = 1;
-  const size_t kNumTl = 2;
-  const unsigned char kNumSl = 1;
-  ResetEncoder("VP9", kNumStreams, kNumTl, kNumSl, kNackEnabled, false);
-  video_stream_encoder_->OnBitrateUpdated(kTargetBitrateBps, 0, 0);
-
-  // Capture a frame and wait for it to synchronize with the encoder thread.
-  video_source_.IncomingCapturedFrame(CreateFrame(1, nullptr));
-  sink_.WaitForEncodedFrame(1);
-  // The encoder have been configured once when the first frame is received.
-  EXPECT_EQ(1, sink_.number_of_reconfigurations());
-  EXPECT_EQ(kVideoCodecVP9, fake_encoder_.codec_config().codecType);
-  EXPECT_EQ(kNumStreams, fake_encoder_.codec_config().numberOfSimulcastStreams);
-  EXPECT_EQ(kNumTl, fake_encoder_.codec_config().VP9()->numberOfTemporalLayers);
-  EXPECT_EQ(kNumSl, fake_encoder_.codec_config().VP9()->numberOfSpatialLayers);
-  // Resilience is on for temporal layers.
-  EXPECT_TRUE(fake_encoder_.codec_config().VP9()->resilienceOn);
-  video_stream_encoder_->Stop();
-}
-
 TEST_F(VideoStreamEncoderTest, SwitchSourceDeregisterEncoderAsSink) {
   EXPECT_TRUE(video_source_.has_sinks());
   test::FrameForwarder new_video_source;
@@ -2558,7 +2461,7 @@ TEST_F(VideoStreamEncoderTest,
 TEST_F(VideoStreamEncoderTest, FailingInitEncodeDoesntCauseCrash) {
   fake_encoder_.ForceInitEncodeFailure(true);
   video_stream_encoder_->OnBitrateUpdated(kTargetBitrateBps, 0, 0);
-  ResetEncoder("VP8", 2, 1, 1, true, false);
+  ResetEncoder("VP8", 2, 1, true, false);
   const int kFrameWidth = 1280;
   const int kFrameHeight = 720;
   video_source_.IncomingCapturedFrame(
@@ -2705,7 +2608,7 @@ TEST_F(VideoStreamEncoderTest, DoesntAdaptDownPastMinFramerate) {
 
   // Reconfigure encoder with two temporal layers and screensharing, which will
   // disable frame dropping and make testing easier.
-  ResetEncoder("VP8", 1, 2, 1, true, true);
+  ResetEncoder("VP8", 1, 2, true, true);
 
   video_stream_encoder_->OnBitrateUpdated(kTargetBitrateBps, 0, 0);
   video_stream_encoder_->SetSource(