diff --git a/packages/hms-video-store/src/media/tracks/HMSRemoteVideoTrack.ts b/packages/hms-video-store/src/media/tracks/HMSRemoteVideoTrack.ts
index c1fd43a7d4..c316e93b83 100644
--- a/packages/hms-video-store/src/media/tracks/HMSRemoteVideoTrack.ts
+++ b/packages/hms-video-store/src/media/tracks/HMSRemoteVideoTrack.ts
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ export class HMSRemoteVideoTrack extends HMSVideoTrack {
 
   private async updateLayer(source: string) {
     const newLayer =
-      (this.degraded || !this.enabled || !this.hasSinks()) && !this.disableNoneLayerRequest
+      (!this.enabled || !this.hasSinks()) && !this.disableNoneLayerRequest
         ? HMSSimulcastLayer.NONE
         : this.preferredLayer;
     if (!this.shouldSendVideoLayer(newLayer, source)) {