diff --git a/extensions/flac/src/main/jni/flac_parser.cc b/extensions/flac/src/main/jni/flac_parser.cc
index f39e4bd1f7..c368647420 100644
--- a/extensions/flac/src/main/jni/flac_parser.cc
+++ b/extensions/flac/src/main/jni/flac_parser.cc
@@ -349,26 +349,6 @@ bool FLACParser::decodeMetadata() {
         ALOGE("unsupported bits per sample %u", getBitsPerSample());
         return false;
     }
-    // check sample rate
-    switch (getSampleRate()) {
-      case 8000:
-      case 11025:
-      case 12000:
-      case 16000:
-      case 22050:
-      case 24000:
-      case 32000:
-      case 44100:
-      case 48000:
-      case 88200:
-      case 96000:
-      case 176400:
-      case 192000:
-        break;
-      default:
-        ALOGE("unsupported sample rate %u", getSampleRate());
-        return false;
-    }
     // configure the appropriate copy function based on device endianness.
     if (isBigEndian()) {
       mCopy = copyToByteArrayBigEndian;