diff --git a/src/modules/module-roc-sink.c b/src/modules/module-roc-sink.c
index 30bf4f7d0..482b17c13 100644
--- a/src/modules/module-roc-sink.c
+++ b/src/modules/module-roc-sink.c
@@ -441,8 +441,6 @@ int pipewire__module_init(struct pw_impl_module *module, const char *args)
 		pw_properties_set(capture_props, PW_KEY_NODE_VIRTUAL, "true");
 	if (pw_properties_get(capture_props, PW_KEY_NODE_NETWORK) == NULL)
 		pw_properties_set(capture_props, PW_KEY_NODE_NETWORK, "true");
-	if (pw_properties_get(capture_props, PW_KEY_NODE_PASSIVE) == NULL)
-		pw_properties_set(capture_props, PW_KEY_NODE_PASSIVE, "true");
 	if ((str = pw_properties_get(capture_props, PW_KEY_MEDIA_CLASS)) == NULL)
 		pw_properties_set(capture_props, PW_KEY_MEDIA_CLASS, "Audio/Sink");
 
diff --git a/src/modules/module-roc-source.c b/src/modules/module-roc-source.c
index a220d9160..6c48b7eab 100644
--- a/src/modules/module-roc-source.c
+++ b/src/modules/module-roc-source.c
@@ -486,8 +486,6 @@ int pipewire__module_init(struct pw_impl_module *module, const char *args)
 		pw_properties_set(playback_props, PW_KEY_NODE_VIRTUAL, "true");
 	if (pw_properties_get(playback_props, PW_KEY_NODE_NETWORK) == NULL)
 		pw_properties_set(playback_props, PW_KEY_NODE_NETWORK, "true");
-	if (pw_properties_get(playback_props, PW_KEY_NODE_PASSIVE) == NULL)
-		pw_properties_set(playback_props, PW_KEY_NODE_PASSIVE, "true");
 	if ((str = pw_properties_get(playback_props, PW_KEY_MEDIA_CLASS)) == NULL)
 		pw_properties_set(playback_props, PW_KEY_MEDIA_CLASS, "Audio/Source");