diff --git a/src/source/PeerConnection/SessionDescription.c b/src/source/PeerConnection/SessionDescription.c
index e3befc74dd..3e07e6baa4 100644
--- a/src/source/PeerConnection/SessionDescription.c
+++ b/src/source/PeerConnection/SessionDescription.c
@@ -439,10 +439,6 @@ STATUS populateSingleMediaSection(PKvsPeerConnection pKvsPeerConnection, PKvsRtp
         }
     }
 
-    if (RTC_CODEC_H265 == pRtcMediaStreamTrack->codec) {
-        payloadType = DEFAULT_PAYLOAD_H265;
-    }
-
     if (pRtcMediaStreamTrack->kind == MEDIA_STREAM_TRACK_KIND_VIDEO) {
         if (pRtcMediaStreamTrack->codec == RTC_CODEC_H264_PROFILE_42E01F_LEVEL_ASYMMETRY_ALLOWED_PACKETIZATION_MODE) {
             retStatus = hashTableGet(pKvsPeerConnection->pRtxTable, RTC_RTX_CODEC_H264_PROFILE_42E01F_LEVEL_ASYMMETRY_ALLOWED_PACKETIZATION_MODE,