diff --git a/packager/media/base/video_stream_info.h b/packager/media/base/video_stream_info.h
index 59609c7ff6..2b6f564b0c 100644
--- a/packager/media/base/video_stream_info.h
+++ b/packager/media/base/video_stream_info.h
@@ -102,7 +102,8 @@ class VideoStreamInfo : public StreamInfo {
   // example, if the video stream has GOP size of 10 and the trick play factor
   // is 3, the key frames are in this trick play stream are [frame_0, frame_30,
   // frame_60, ...]. Then the playback_rate is 30.
-  uint32_t playback_rate_;
+  // Non-zero for trick-play streams.
+  uint32_t playback_rate_ = 0;
 
   // Specifies the size of the NAL unit length field. Can be 1, 2 or 4 bytes, or
   // 0 if the stream is not a NAL structured video stream or if it is an AnnexB
diff --git a/packager/media/event/muxer_listener_internal.cc b/packager/media/event/muxer_listener_internal.cc
index fb2283c62d..b36baa1c78 100644
--- a/packager/media/event/muxer_listener_internal.cc
+++ b/packager/media/event/muxer_listener_internal.cc
@@ -102,10 +102,7 @@ void AddVideoInfo(const VideoStreamInfo* video_stream_info,
     video_info->set_decoder_config(&codec_config[0], codec_config.size());
   }
 
-  if (video_stream_info->trick_play_factor() > 0) {
-    video_info->set_trick_play_factor(video_stream_info->trick_play_factor());
-    CHECK_GT(video_stream_info->playback_rate(), 0u)
-        << "Max playout rate should be > 0 for trick play streams.";
+  if (video_stream_info->playback_rate() > 0) {
     video_info->set_playback_rate(video_stream_info->playback_rate());
   }
 }
diff --git a/packager/mpd/base/dash_iop_mpd_notifier.cc b/packager/mpd/base/dash_iop_mpd_notifier.cc
index 06474d7152..c28df2070f 100644
--- a/packager/mpd/base/dash_iop_mpd_notifier.cc
+++ b/packager/mpd/base/dash_iop_mpd_notifier.cc
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ AdaptationSet* DashIopMpdNotifier::NewAdaptationSet(
       new_adaptation_set->AddRole(AdaptationSet::kRoleMain);
     }
 
-    if (media_info.video_info().trick_play_factor() > 0) {
+    if (media_info.video_info().has_playback_rate()) {
       uint32_t trick_play_reference_id = 0;
       if (!FindOriginalAdaptationSetForTrickPlay(media_info,
                                                  &trick_play_reference_id)) {
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ bool DashIopMpdNotifier::FindOriginalAdaptationSetForTrickPlay(
     const MediaInfo& media_info,
     uint32_t* main_adaptation_set_id) {
   MediaInfo media_info_no_trickplay = media_info;
-  media_info_no_trickplay.mutable_video_info()->clear_trick_play_factor();
+  media_info_no_trickplay.mutable_video_info()->clear_playback_rate();
   std::string key = GetAdaptationSetKey(media_info_no_trickplay);
   const std::list<AdaptationSet*>& adaptation_sets =
       adaptation_set_list_map_[key];
diff --git a/packager/mpd/base/dash_iop_mpd_notifier_unittest.cc b/packager/mpd/base/dash_iop_mpd_notifier_unittest.cc
index 1087b6f924..1122498d6f 100644
--- a/packager/mpd/base/dash_iop_mpd_notifier_unittest.cc
+++ b/packager/mpd/base/dash_iop_mpd_notifier_unittest.cc
@@ -167,7 +167,6 @@ TEST_F(DashIopMpdNotifierTest, NotifyNewContainerForTrickPlay) {
       "  frame_duration: 100\n"
       "  pixel_width: 1\n"
       "  pixel_height: 1\n"
-      "  trick_play_factor: 2\n"
       "  playback_rate: 10\n"
       "}\n"
       "container_type: 1\n";
diff --git a/packager/mpd/base/media_info.proto b/packager/mpd/base/media_info.proto
index 988264a83c..968278518c 100644
--- a/packager/mpd/base/media_info.proto
+++ b/packager/mpd/base/media_info.proto
@@ -41,12 +41,9 @@ message MediaInfo {
     optional uint32 pixel_width = 7;
     optional uint32 pixel_height = 8;
 
-    // trick_play_factor: sample rate of the key frame from the original stream.
-    // e.g., 1 means every key frame, 2 means every two key frames.
-    optional uint32 trick_play_factor = 9;
     // playback_rate: the playout capability (e.g., 4x, 8x, 16x fast foward) of
     // the trick play stream.
-    optional uint32 playback_rate = 10;
+    optional uint32 playback_rate = 9;
   }
 
   message AudioInfo {
diff --git a/packager/mpd/base/mpd_utils.cc b/packager/mpd/base/mpd_utils.cc
index cf9d2eb283..47ef3e1929 100644
--- a/packager/mpd/base/mpd_utils.cc
+++ b/packager/mpd/base/mpd_utils.cc
@@ -138,8 +138,7 @@ std::string GetAdaptationSetKey(const MediaInfo& media_info) {
 
   // Trick play streams of the same original stream, but possibly with
   // different trick_play_factors, belong to the same trick play AdaptationSet.
-  if (media_info.has_video_info() &&
-      media_info.video_info().trick_play_factor() > 0) {
+  if (media_info.video_info().has_playback_rate()) {
     key.append(":trick_play");
   }