diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Controller/MediaEncoding/EncodingHelper.cs b/MediaBrowser.Controller/MediaEncoding/EncodingHelper.cs
index 963091673e..1804e8151e 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Controller/MediaEncoding/EncodingHelper.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Controller/MediaEncoding/EncodingHelper.cs
@@ -83,9 +83,6 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.MediaEncoding
                 }
             }
 
-            // Avoid performing a second attempt when the first one
-            // hasn't tried hardware encoding anyway.
-            encodingOptions.EnableHardwareEncoding = false;
             return defaultEncoder;
         }