diff --git a/src/global.h b/src/global.h
index 2810d17b..4a4e83c9 100755
--- a/src/global.h
+++ b/src/global.h
@@ -115,9 +115,6 @@ LED bar:      lbr
 // low complexity CELT encoder (if defined)
 #define USE_LOW_COMPLEXITY_CELT_ENC
 
-// percentage of expected packet loss in the OPUS encoder
-#define OPUS_EXPECTED_PACKET_LOSS_PERC  50
-
 // define the minimum allowed number of coded bytes for CELT (the encoder
 // gets in trouble if the value is too low)
 #define CELT_MINIMUM_NUM_BYTES          10
diff --git a/src/server.cpp b/src/server.cpp
index f95234a4..d5586bff 100755
--- a/src/server.cpp
+++ b/src/server.cpp
@@ -251,10 +251,6 @@ CServer::CServer ( const int      iNewNumChan,
         opus_custom_encoder_ctl ( OpusEncoderMono[i],
                                   OPUS_SET_VBR ( 0 ) );
 
-        // we expect packet loss, tell the encoder about it
-        opus_custom_encoder_ctl ( OpusEncoderMono[i],
-                                  OPUS_SET_PACKET_LOSS_PERC ( OPUS_EXPECTED_PACKET_LOSS_PERC ) );
-
         // we want as low delay as possible
         opus_custom_encoder_ctl ( OpusEncoderMono[i],
                                   OPUS_SET_APPLICATION ( OPUS_APPLICATION_RESTRICTED_LOWDELAY ) );
@@ -290,10 +286,6 @@ CServer::CServer ( const int      iNewNumChan,
         opus_custom_encoder_ctl ( OpusEncoderStereo[i],
                                   OPUS_SET_VBR ( 0 ) );
 
-        // we expect packet loss, tell the encoder about it
-        opus_custom_encoder_ctl ( OpusEncoderStereo[i],
-                                  OPUS_SET_PACKET_LOSS_PERC ( OPUS_EXPECTED_PACKET_LOSS_PERC ) );
-
         // we want as low delay as possible
         opus_custom_encoder_ctl ( OpusEncoderStereo[i],
                                   OPUS_SET_APPLICATION ( OPUS_APPLICATION_RESTRICTED_LOWDELAY ) );