diff --git a/call/video_receive_stream.h b/call/video_receive_stream.h
index 4a0a0dcae7..1bd8e946cc 100644
--- a/call/video_receive_stream.h
+++ b/call/video_receive_stream.h
@@ -53,11 +53,6 @@ class VideoReceiveStream {
     // Callback stored from the VideoReceiveStream. The VideoReceiveStream
     // client should not interpret the attribute.
     std::function<void(const RecordableEncodedFrame&)> callback;
-    // Memento of internal state in VideoReceiveStream, recording wether
-    // we're currently causing generation of a keyframe from the sender. Needed
-    // to avoid sending double keyframe requests. The VideoReceiveStream client
-    // should not interpret the attribute.
-    bool keyframe_needed = false;
     // Memento of when a keyframe request was last sent. The VideoReceiveStream
     // client should not interpret the attribute.
     absl::optional<int64_t> last_keyframe_request_ms;
diff --git a/video/video_receive_stream.cc b/video/video_receive_stream.cc
index dbdba388aa..da8eb7de60 100644
--- a/video/video_receive_stream.cc
+++ b/video/video_receive_stream.cc
@@ -762,7 +762,6 @@ VideoReceiveStream::RecordingState VideoReceiveStream::SetAndGetRecordingState(
     RTC_DCHECK_RUN_ON(&decode_queue_);
     // Save old state.
     old_state.callback = std::move(encoded_frame_buffer_function_);
-    old_state.keyframe_needed = keyframe_generation_requested_;
     old_state.last_keyframe_request_ms = last_keyframe_request_ms_;
 
     // Set new state.
@@ -771,7 +770,7 @@ VideoReceiveStream::RecordingState VideoReceiveStream::SetAndGetRecordingState(
       RequestKeyFrame(clock_->TimeInMilliseconds());
       keyframe_generation_requested_ = true;
     } else {
-      keyframe_generation_requested_ = state.keyframe_needed;
+      keyframe_generation_requested_ = false;
       last_keyframe_request_ms_ = state.last_keyframe_request_ms.value_or(0);
     }
     event.Set();