diff --git a/extensions/media2/src/androidTest/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/ext/media2/PlayerTestRule.java b/extensions/media2/src/androidTest/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/ext/media2/PlayerTestRule.java
index d311e0a5b6..4838319f48 100644
--- a/extensions/media2/src/androidTest/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/ext/media2/PlayerTestRule.java
+++ b/extensions/media2/src/androidTest/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/ext/media2/PlayerTestRule.java
@@ -83,8 +83,7 @@ import org.junit.rules.ExternalResource;
                       .setLooper(Looper.myLooper())
                       .setMediaSourceFactory(new DefaultMediaSourceFactory(dataSourceFactory, null))
                       .build();
-              sessionPlayerConnector =
-                  new SessionPlayerConnector(exoPlayer, new DefaultMediaItemConverter());
+              sessionPlayerConnector = new SessionPlayerConnector(exoPlayer);
             });
   }
 
diff --git a/extensions/media2/src/androidTest/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/ext/media2/SessionPlayerConnectorTest.java b/extensions/media2/src/androidTest/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/ext/media2/SessionPlayerConnectorTest.java
index 86e0dfe723..766c584ad3 100644
--- a/extensions/media2/src/androidTest/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/ext/media2/SessionPlayerConnectorTest.java
+++ b/extensions/media2/src/androidTest/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/ext/media2/SessionPlayerConnectorTest.java
@@ -1272,7 +1272,7 @@ public class SessionPlayerConnectorTest {
               simpleExoPlayer.setMediaItems(exoMediaItems);
 
               try (SessionPlayerConnector sessionPlayer =
-                  new SessionPlayerConnector(simpleExoPlayer, converter)) {
+                  new SessionPlayerConnector(simpleExoPlayer)) {
                 List<MediaItem> playlist = sessionPlayer.getPlaylist();
                 playlistFromSessionPlayer.set(playlist);
               }
diff --git a/extensions/media2/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/ext/media2/SessionPlayerConnector.java b/extensions/media2/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/ext/media2/SessionPlayerConnector.java
index 343ccd2e34..bc3d336281 100644
--- a/extensions/media2/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/ext/media2/SessionPlayerConnector.java
+++ b/extensions/media2/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/ext/media2/SessionPlayerConnector.java
@@ -96,13 +96,13 @@ public final class SessionPlayerConnector extends SessionPlayer {
   @Nullable private MediaItem currentMediaItem;
 
   /**
-   * Creates an instance using {@link DefaultControlDispatcher} to dispatch player commands.
+   * Creates an instance using {@link DefaultMediaItemConverter} to convert between ExoPlayer and
+   * media2 MediaItems and {@link DefaultControlDispatcher} to dispatch player commands.
    *
    * @param player The player to wrap.
-   * @param mediaItemConverter The {@link MediaItemConverter}.
    */
-  public SessionPlayerConnector(Player player, MediaItemConverter mediaItemConverter) {
-    this(player, mediaItemConverter, new DefaultControlDispatcher());
+  public SessionPlayerConnector(Player player) {
+    this(player, new DefaultMediaItemConverter(), new DefaultControlDispatcher());
   }
 
   /**