diff --git a/src/modules/module-scheduler-v1.c b/src/modules/module-scheduler-v1.c
index 9eb8f3467..0203cdada 100644
--- a/src/modules/module-scheduler-v1.c
+++ b/src/modules/module-scheduler-v1.c
@@ -599,9 +599,7 @@ again:
 
 	/* first look at all nodes and decide which one should be runnable */
 	spa_list_for_each(n, &context->node_list, link) {
-		/* we don't check suspendable nodes, they need to be made
-		 * runnable from other nodes */
-		if (n->exported || !n->active || n->can_suspend)
+		if (n->exported || !n->active)
 			continue;
 		check_runnable(context, n);
 	}
diff --git a/src/pipewire/impl-node.c b/src/pipewire/impl-node.c
index c7591afd2..b9913d508 100644
--- a/src/pipewire/impl-node.c
+++ b/src/pipewire/impl-node.c
@@ -1261,14 +1261,13 @@ static void check_properties(struct pw_impl_node *node)
 		SPA_FLAG_UPDATE(node->rt.target.activation->flags, PW_NODE_ACTIVATION_FLAG_ASYNC, async);
 	}
 
-	if ((str = pw_properties_get(node->properties, PW_KEY_MEDIA_CLASS)) != NULL &&
-	    (strstr(str, "/Sink") != NULL || strstr(str, "/Source") != NULL)) {
-		node->can_suspend = true;
-	} else {
-		node->can_suspend = false;
+	if ((str = pw_properties_get(node->properties, PW_KEY_NODE_PASSIVE)) == NULL) {
+		if ((str = pw_properties_get(node->properties, PW_KEY_MEDIA_CLASS)) != NULL &&
+		    (strstr(str, "/Sink") != NULL || strstr(str, "/Source") != NULL))
+			str = "follow";
+		else
+			str = "false";
 	}
-	if ((str = pw_properties_get(node->properties, PW_KEY_NODE_PASSIVE)) == NULL)
-		str = "false";
 
 	if (spa_streq(str, "out")) {
 		node->passive_away[SPA_DIRECTION_OUTPUT] = true;
diff --git a/src/pipewire/private.h b/src/pipewire/private.h
index 58801bc27..51b71edd3 100644
--- a/src/pipewire/private.h
+++ b/src/pipewire/private.h
@@ -778,7 +778,6 @@ struct pw_impl_node {
 	unsigned int forced_quantum:1;
 	unsigned int trigger:1;		/**< has the TRIGGER property and needs an extra
 					  *  trigger to start processing. */
-	unsigned int can_suspend:1;
 	unsigned int checked;		/**< for sorting */
 	unsigned int sync:1;		/**< the sync-groups are active */
 	unsigned int async:1;		/**< async processing, one cycle latency */