diff --git a/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/audio/MediaCodecAudioRenderer.java b/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/audio/MediaCodecAudioRenderer.java
index a38304d2b2..a2fe8244f3 100644
--- a/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/audio/MediaCodecAudioRenderer.java
+++ b/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/audio/MediaCodecAudioRenderer.java
@@ -331,6 +331,13 @@ public class MediaCodecAudioRenderer extends MediaCodecRenderer implements Media
         mediaCodecSelector.getDecoderInfos(
             format.sampleMimeType, requiresSecureDecoder, /* requiresTunnelingDecoder= */ false);
     decoderInfos = MediaCodecUtil.getDecoderInfosSortedByFormatSupport(decoderInfos, format);
+    if (MimeTypes.AUDIO_E_AC3_JOC.equals(format.sampleMimeType)) {
+      // E-AC3 decoders can decode JOC streams, but in 2-D rather than 3-D.
+      List<MediaCodecInfo> eac3DecoderInfos =
+          mediaCodecSelector.getDecoderInfos(
+              MimeTypes.AUDIO_E_AC3, requiresSecureDecoder, /* requiresTunnelingDecoder= */ false);
+      decoderInfos.addAll(eac3DecoderInfos);
+    }
     return Collections.unmodifiableList(decoderInfos);
   }
 
diff --git a/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/mediacodec/MediaCodecUtil.java b/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/mediacodec/MediaCodecUtil.java
index 1742e9ebf3..1c3bdd95a5 100644
--- a/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/mediacodec/MediaCodecUtil.java
+++ b/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/mediacodec/MediaCodecUtil.java
@@ -173,13 +173,6 @@ public final class MediaCodecUtil {
             + ". Assuming: " + decoderInfos.get(0).name);
       }
     }
-    if (MimeTypes.AUDIO_E_AC3_JOC.equals(mimeType)) {
-      // E-AC3 decoders can decode JOC streams, but in 2-D rather than 3-D.
-      CodecKey eac3Key = new CodecKey(MimeTypes.AUDIO_E_AC3, key.secure, key.tunneling);
-      ArrayList<MediaCodecInfo> eac3DecoderInfos =
-          getDecoderInfosInternal(eac3Key, mediaCodecList, mimeType);
-      decoderInfos.addAll(eac3DecoderInfos);
-    }
     applyWorkarounds(mimeType, decoderInfos);
     List<MediaCodecInfo> unmodifiableDecoderInfos = Collections.unmodifiableList(decoderInfos);
     decoderInfosCache.put(key, unmodifiableDecoderInfos);