diff --git a/libraries/common/src/main/java/androidx/media3/common/util/MediaFormatUtil.java b/libraries/common/src/main/java/androidx/media3/common/util/MediaFormatUtil.java
index 32fe6c156a..1824b33f2d 100644
--- a/libraries/common/src/main/java/androidx/media3/common/util/MediaFormatUtil.java
+++ b/libraries/common/src/main/java/androidx/media3/common/util/MediaFormatUtil.java
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ public final class MediaFormatUtil {
    */
   @SuppressWarnings("InlinedApi")
   public static void maybeSetColorInfo(MediaFormat format, @Nullable ColorInfo colorInfo) {
-    if (!ColorInfo.isEquivalentToAssumedSdrDefault(colorInfo)) {
+    if (colorInfo != null) {
       maybeSetInteger(format, MediaFormat.KEY_COLOR_TRANSFER, colorInfo.colorTransfer);
       maybeSetInteger(format, MediaFormat.KEY_COLOR_STANDARD, colorInfo.colorSpace);
       maybeSetInteger(format, MediaFormat.KEY_COLOR_RANGE, colorInfo.colorRange);
diff --git a/libraries/common/src/test/java/androidx/media3/common/util/MediaFormatUtilTest.java b/libraries/common/src/test/java/androidx/media3/common/util/MediaFormatUtilTest.java
index 9616b8dbb3..7bd10d7ff4 100644
--- a/libraries/common/src/test/java/androidx/media3/common/util/MediaFormatUtilTest.java
+++ b/libraries/common/src/test/java/androidx/media3/common/util/MediaFormatUtilTest.java
@@ -240,16 +240,4 @@ public class MediaFormatUtilTest {
         .isEqualTo(C.ENCODING_PCM_16BIT_BIG_ENDIAN);
     assertThat(mediaFormat.containsKey(MediaFormat.KEY_PCM_ENCODING)).isFalse();
   }
-
-  @Test
-  public void createMediaFormatFromFormat_withSdrColorInfo_omitsMediaFormatColorInfoKeys() {
-    Format format = new Format.Builder().setColorInfo(ColorInfo.SDR_BT709_LIMITED).build();
-
-    MediaFormat mediaFormat = MediaFormatUtil.createMediaFormatFromFormat(format);
-
-    assertThat(mediaFormat.containsKey(MediaFormat.KEY_COLOR_TRANSFER)).isFalse();
-    assertThat(mediaFormat.containsKey(MediaFormat.KEY_COLOR_RANGE)).isFalse();
-    assertThat(mediaFormat.containsKey(MediaFormat.KEY_COLOR_STANDARD)).isFalse();
-    assertThat(mediaFormat.containsKey(MediaFormat.KEY_HDR_STATIC_INFO)).isFalse();
-  }
 }