diff --git a/media/codec2/sfplugin/CCodec.cpp b/media/codec2/sfplugin/CCodec.cpp
index 1972d3f..54107bd 100644
--- a/media/codec2/sfplugin/CCodec.cpp
+++ b/media/codec2/sfplugin/CCodec.cpp
@@ -1331,8 +1331,6 @@
         mCallback->onError(err2, ACTION_CODE_FATAL);
         return;
     }
-    // We're not starting after flush.
-    (void)mSentConfigAfterResume.test_and_set();
     err2 = mChannel->start(inputFormat, outputFormat, buffersBoundToCodec);
     if (err2 != OK) {
         mCallback->onError(err2, ACTION_CODE_FATAL);
@@ -1580,7 +1578,6 @@
         return;
     }
 
-    mSentConfigAfterResume.clear();
     {
         Mutexed<std::unique_ptr<Config>>::Locked configLocked(mConfig);
         const std::unique_ptr<Config> &config = *configLocked;
@@ -1797,7 +1794,7 @@
             // handle configuration changes in work done
             Mutexed<std::unique_ptr<Config>>::Locked configLocked(mConfig);
             const std::unique_ptr<Config> &config = *configLocked;
-            bool changed = !mSentConfigAfterResume.test_and_set();
+            bool changed = false;
             Config::Watcher<C2StreamInitDataInfo::output> initData =
                 config->watch<C2StreamInitDataInfo::output>();
             if (!work->worklets.empty()
diff --git a/media/codec2/sfplugin/include/media/stagefright/CCodec.h b/media/codec2/sfplugin/include/media/stagefright/CCodec.h
index ecb2506..dbbb5d5 100644
--- a/media/codec2/sfplugin/include/media/stagefright/CCodec.h
+++ b/media/codec2/sfplugin/include/media/stagefright/CCodec.h
@@ -193,7 +193,6 @@
 
     Mutexed<std::unique_ptr<CCodecConfig>> mConfig;
     Mutexed<std::list<std::unique_ptr<C2Work>>> mWorkDoneQueue;
-    std::atomic_flag mSentConfigAfterResume;
 
     friend class CCodecCallbackImpl;