diff --git a/worker/src/RTC/SimulcastConsumer.cpp b/worker/src/RTC/SimulcastConsumer.cpp
index 926a2566c2..bc54bf3424 100644
--- a/worker/src/RTC/SimulcastConsumer.cpp
+++ b/worker/src/RTC/SimulcastConsumer.cpp
@@ -730,18 +730,6 @@ namespace RTC
 			return;
 		}
 
-		// Packets with only padding are not forwarded.
-		if (packet->GetPayloadLength() == 0)
-		{
-			this->rtpSeqManager.Drop(packet->GetSequenceNumber());
-
-#ifdef MS_RTC_LOGGER_RTP
-			packet->logger.Dropped(RtcLogger::RtpPacket::DropReason::EMPTY_PAYLOAD);
-#endif
-
-			return;
-		}
-
 		if (this->targetTemporalLayer == -1)
 		{
 #ifdef MS_RTC_LOGGER_RTP