diff --git a/library/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/C.java b/library/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/C.java
index 961550a174..a157fd85a9 100644
--- a/library/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/C.java
+++ b/library/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/C.java
@@ -444,14 +444,15 @@ public final class C {
   public static final UUID UUID_NIL = new UUID(0L, 0L);
 
   /**
-   * UUID for the PSSH box and MPEG-DASH Content Protection.
-   * <a href="https://w3c.github.io/encrypted-media/format-registry/initdata/cenc.html">W3C</a>.
+   * UUID for the
+   * <a href="https://w3c.github.io/encrypted-media/format-registry/initdata/cenc.html">CENC DRM
+   * scheme</a>.
    */
   public static final UUID CENC_UUID = new UUID(0x1077EFECC0B24D02L, 0xACE33C1E52E2FB4BL);
 
   /**
    * UUID for the Widevine DRM scheme.
-   * <p></p>
+   * <p>
    * Widevine is supported on Android devices running Android 4.3 (API Level 18) and up.
    */
   public static final UUID WIDEVINE_UUID = new UUID(0xEDEF8BA979D64ACEL, 0xA3C827DCD51D21EDL);
diff --git a/library/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/drm/DefaultDrmSessionManager.java b/library/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/drm/DefaultDrmSessionManager.java
index 68c88c4f10..bc57b7e810 100644
--- a/library/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/drm/DefaultDrmSessionManager.java
+++ b/library/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/drm/DefaultDrmSessionManager.java
@@ -103,12 +103,8 @@ public class DefaultDrmSessionManager<T extends ExoMediaCrypto> implements DrmSe
   /** Releases an existing offline license. */
   public static final int MODE_RELEASE = 3;
 
-  /**
-   * The format to use when ClearKey encryption.
-   */
-  private static final String CENC_INIT_DATA_FORMAT = "cenc";
-
   private static final String TAG = "OfflineDrmSessionMngr";
+  private static final String CENC_SCHEME_MIME_TYPE = "cenc";
 
   private static final int MSG_PROVISION = 0;
   private static final int MSG_KEYS = 1;
@@ -345,20 +341,11 @@ public class DefaultDrmSessionManager<T extends ExoMediaCrypto> implements DrmSe
           schemeInitData = psshData;
         }
       }
-      if (C.CENC_UUID.equals(uuid)) {
-        // If "video/mp4" and "audio/mp4" are not supported as CENC schema, change it to "cenc".
-        // Before 7.1.x in API 25, "video/mp4" and "audio/mp4" are not supported.
-        if (MimeTypes.VIDEO_MP4.equals(schemeMimeType) || MimeTypes.AUDIO_MP4.equals(
-            schemeMimeType)) {
-          if (Util.SDK_INT >= 26) {
-            // Nothing to do.
-          } else if (Util.SDK_INT == 25 && !MediaDrm.isCryptoSchemeSupported(uuid,
-              schemeMimeType)) {
-            schemeMimeType = CENC_INIT_DATA_FORMAT;
-          } else if (Util.SDK_INT <= 24) {
-            schemeMimeType = CENC_INIT_DATA_FORMAT;
-          }
-        }
+      if (Util.SDK_INT < 26 && C.CENC_UUID.equals(uuid)
+          && (MimeTypes.VIDEO_MP4.equals(schemeMimeType)
+          || MimeTypes.AUDIO_MP4.equals(schemeMimeType))) {
+        // Prior to API level 26 the CDM only accepted "cenc" as the scheme mime type.
+        schemeMimeType = CENC_SCHEME_MIME_TYPE;
       }
     }
     state = STATE_OPENING;