diff --git a/src/video_pipeline.c b/src/video_pipeline.c
index cbbb276..531cf0d 100644
--- a/src/video_pipeline.c
+++ b/src/video_pipeline.c
@@ -803,19 +803,6 @@ static int video_sender_check_session_stale(
         snprintf(reason, reason_len, "video session stale: server reported unregistered");
         return 1;
     }
-    if (
-        config->server_idle_reconnect_ms > 0
-        && client_state.server_idle_ms >= (uint32_t) config->server_idle_reconnect_ms
-    ) {
-        snprintf(
-            reason,
-            reason_len,
-            "video session stale: server idle timeout (%u ms >= %d ms)",
-            client_state.server_idle_ms,
-            config->server_idle_reconnect_ms
-        );
-        return 1;
-    }
     if (video_server_error_requires_reconnect(client_state.last_server_error)) {
         snprintf(reason, reason_len, "video session stale: server error %.180s", client_state.last_server_error);
         return 1;