diff --git a/spa/plugins/bluez5/sco-sink.c b/spa/plugins/bluez5/sco-sink.c
index bcb16f338..fde9fcc8a 100644
--- a/spa/plugins/bluez5/sco-sink.c
+++ b/spa/plugins/bluez5/sco-sink.c
@@ -441,12 +441,6 @@ static void flush_data(struct impl *this)
 
 		next_timeout = get_next_timeout(this, now_time, processed / port->frame_size);
 
-		if (this->transport->codec == HFP_AUDIO_CODEC_MSBC) {
-			uint64_t min_delay = (this->transport->write_mtu / port->frame_size
-					      * SPA_NSEC_PER_SEC / port->current_format.info.raw.rate);
-			next_timeout = SPA_MAX(next_timeout, min_delay);
-		}
-
 		if (this->clock) {
 			this->clock->nsec = now_time;
 			this->clock->position = this->total_samples;