diff --git a/src/mod/applications/mod_conference/conference_video.c b/src/mod/applications/mod_conference/conference_video.c
index bde83666c2..110b5f0d54 100644
--- a/src/mod/applications/mod_conference/conference_video.c
+++ b/src/mod/applications/mod_conference/conference_video.c
@@ -3106,9 +3106,6 @@ void *SWITCH_THREAD_FUNC conference_video_muxing_thread_run(switch_thread_t *thr
 			check_async_file = 1;
 			file_count++;
 			video_count++;
-			if (!files_playing) {
-				send_keyframe = 1;
-			}
 			files_playing = 1;
 		}
 
@@ -3116,24 +3113,10 @@ void *SWITCH_THREAD_FUNC conference_video_muxing_thread_run(switch_thread_t *thr
 			check_file = 1;
 			file_count++;
 			video_count++;
-			if (!files_playing) {
-				send_keyframe = 1;
-			}
 			files_playing = 1;
 		}
 		switch_mutex_unlock(conference->file_mutex);
 
-		if (conference_utils_test_flag(conference, CFLAG_VIDEO_BRIDGE_FIRST_TWO)) {
-			if (conference->members_seeing_video < 3 && !file_count) {
-				conference->mux_paused = 1;
-				files_playing = 0;
-				switch_yield(20000);
-				continue;
-			} else {
-				conference->mux_paused = 0;
-			}
-		}
-
 		switch_mutex_lock(conference->member_mutex);
 		watchers = 0;
 
@@ -4865,8 +4848,7 @@ switch_status_t conference_video_thread_callback(switch_core_session_t *session,
 	//char *name = switch_channel_get_name(channel);
 	conference_member_t *member = (conference_member_t *)user_data;
 	conference_relationship_t *rel = NULL, *last = NULL;
-	int files_playing = 0;
-	
+
 	switch_assert(member);
 
 	if (switch_test_flag(frame, SFF_CNG) || !frame->packet) {
@@ -4882,18 +4864,8 @@ switch_status_t conference_video_thread_callback(switch_core_session_t *session,
 	}
 
 
-	switch_mutex_lock(member->conference->file_mutex);
-	if (member->conference->async_fnode && switch_core_file_has_video(&member->conference->async_fnode->fh, SWITCH_TRUE)) {
-		files_playing = 1;
-	}
-	
-	if (member->conference->fnode && switch_core_file_has_video(&member->conference->fnode->fh, SWITCH_TRUE)) {
-		files_playing = 1;
-	}
-	switch_mutex_unlock(member->conference->file_mutex);
-
 	if (conference_utils_test_flag(member->conference, CFLAG_VIDEO_BRIDGE_FIRST_TWO)) {
-		if (member->conference->members_seeing_video < 3 && !files_playing && member->conference->mux_paused) {
+		if (member->conference->members_seeing_video < 3) {
 			conference_video_write_frame(member->conference, member, frame);
 			conference_video_check_recording(member->conference, NULL, frame);
 			switch_thread_rwlock_unlock(member->conference->rwlock);
diff --git a/src/mod/applications/mod_conference/mod_conference.h b/src/mod/applications/mod_conference/mod_conference.h
index 4d5a16de83..45c09d52dc 100644
--- a/src/mod/applications/mod_conference/mod_conference.h
+++ b/src/mod/applications/mod_conference/mod_conference.h
@@ -758,7 +758,6 @@ typedef struct conference_obj {
 	uint32_t moh_wait;
 	uint32_t floor_holder_score_iir;
 	char *default_layout_name;
-	int mux_paused;
 } conference_obj_t;
 
 /* Relationship with another member */