diff --git a/vp8_scalable_patterns.c b/vp8_scalable_patterns.c
index f3464aa7c353206d2b8fc988dcc4fdc48fa4f076..aa931e2bd435d6a6d207d95235c5704874b2c78d 100644
--- a/vp8_scalable_patterns.c
+++ b/vp8_scalable_patterns.c
@@ -493,7 +493,6 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
     // Cap CPU & first I-frame size
     vpx_codec_control (&codec, VP8E_SET_CPUUSED,                -6);
     vpx_codec_control (&codec, VP8E_SET_STATIC_THRESHOLD,      800);
-    vpx_codec_control (&codec, VP8E_SET_NOISE_SENSITIVITY,       2);
 
     max_intra_size_pct = (int) (((double)cfg.rc_buf_optimal_sz * 0.5)
                          * ((double) cfg.g_timebase.den / cfg.g_timebase.num)