--- a/dom/media/MediaDecoderReader.cpp
+++ b/dom/media/MediaDecoderReader.cpp
@@ -295,18 +295,17 @@ public:
   }
 
   NS_METHOD Run()
   {
     MOZ_ASSERT(mReader->OnTaskQueue());
 
     // Make sure ResetDecode hasn't been called in the mean time.
     if (!mReader->mBaseVideoPromise.IsEmpty()) {
-      mReader->RequestVideoData(/* aSkip = */ true, mTimeThreshold,
-                                /* aForceDecodeAhead = */ false);
+      mReader->RequestVideoData(/* aSkip = */ true, mTimeThreshold);
     }
 
     return NS_OK;
   }
 
 private:
   nsRefPtr<MediaDecoderReader> mReader;
   const int64_t mTimeThreshold;
@@ -333,18 +332,17 @@ public:
   }
 
 private:
   nsRefPtr<MediaDecoderReader> mReader;
 };
 
 nsRefPtr<MediaDecoderReader::VideoDataPromise>
 MediaDecoderReader::RequestVideoData(bool aSkipToNextKeyframe,
-                                     int64_t aTimeThreshold,
-                                     bool aForceDecodeAhead)
+                                     int64_t aTimeThreshold)
 {
   nsRefPtr<VideoDataPromise> p = mBaseVideoPromise.Ensure(__func__);
   bool skip = aSkipToNextKeyframe;
   while (VideoQueue().GetSize() == 0 &&
          !VideoQueue().IsFinished()) {
     if (!DecodeVideoFrame(skip, aTimeThreshold)) {
       VideoQueue().Finish();
     } else if (skip) {

--- a/dom/media/MediaDecoderReader.h
+++ b/dom/media/MediaDecoderReader.h
@@ -143,17 +143,17 @@ public:
 
   // Requests one video sample from the reader.
   //
   // Don't hold the decoder monitor while calling this, as the implementation
   // may try to wait on something that needs the monitor and deadlock.
   // If aSkipToKeyframe is true, the decode should skip ahead to the
   // the next keyframe at or after aTimeThreshold microseconds.
   virtual nsRefPtr<VideoDataPromise>
-  RequestVideoData(bool aSkipToNextKeyframe, int64_t aTimeThreshold, bool aForceDecodeAhead);
+  RequestVideoData(bool aSkipToNextKeyframe, int64_t aTimeThreshold);
 
   friend class ReRequestVideoWithSkipTask;
   friend class ReRequestAudioTask;
 
   // By default, the state machine polls the reader once per second when it's
   // in buffering mode. Some readers support a promise-based mechanism by which
   // they notify the state machine when the data arrives.
   virtual bool IsWaitForDataSupported() { return false; }

--- a/dom/media/MediaDecoderStateMachine.cpp
+++ b/dom/media/MediaDecoderStateMachine.cpp
@@ -166,17 +166,16 @@ static TimeDuration UsecsToDuration(int6
 }
 
 static int64_t DurationToUsecs(TimeDuration aDuration) {
   return static_cast<int64_t>(aDuration.ToSeconds() * USECS_PER_S);
 }
 
 static const uint32_t MIN_VIDEO_QUEUE_SIZE = 3;
 static const uint32_t MAX_VIDEO_QUEUE_SIZE = 10;
-static const uint32_t SCARCE_VIDEO_QUEUE_SIZE = 1;
 static const uint32_t VIDEO_QUEUE_SEND_TO_COMPOSITOR_SIZE = 9999;
 
 static uint32_t sVideoQueueDefaultSize = MAX_VIDEO_QUEUE_SIZE;
 static uint32_t sVideoQueueHWAccelSize = MIN_VIDEO_QUEUE_SIZE;
 static uint32_t sVideoQueueSendToCompositorSize = VIDEO_QUEUE_SEND_TO_COMPOSITOR_SIZE;
 
 MediaDecoderStateMachine::MediaDecoderStateMachine(MediaDecoder* aDecoder,
                                                    MediaDecoderReader* aReader,
@@ -1705,36 +1704,34 @@ MediaDecoderStateMachine::RequestVideoDa
   // Time the video decode, so that if it's slow, we can increase our low
   // audio threshold to reduce the chance of an audio underrun while we're
   // waiting for a video decode to complete.
   mVideoDecodeStartTime = TimeStamp::Now();
 
   bool skipToNextKeyFrame = mSentFirstFrameLoadedEvent &&
     NeedToSkipToNextKeyframe();
   int64_t currentTime = mState == DECODER_STATE_SEEKING ? 0 : GetMediaTime();
-  bool forceDecodeAhead = mSentFirstFrameLoadedEvent &&
-    static_cast<uint32_t>(VideoQueue().GetSize()) <= SCARCE_VIDEO_QUEUE_SIZE;
 
   SAMPLE_LOG("Queueing video task - queued=%i, decoder-queued=%o, skip=%i, time=%lld",
              VideoQueue().GetSize(), mReader->SizeOfVideoQueueInFrames(), skipToNextKeyFrame,
              currentTime);
 
   if (mSentFirstFrameLoadedEvent) {
     mVideoDataRequest.Begin(
       InvokeAsync(DecodeTaskQueue(), mReader.get(), __func__,
                   &MediaDecoderReader::RequestVideoData,
-                  skipToNextKeyFrame, currentTime, forceDecodeAhead)
+                  skipToNextKeyFrame, currentTime)
       ->Then(OwnerThread(), __func__, this,
              &MediaDecoderStateMachine::OnVideoDecoded,
              &MediaDecoderStateMachine::OnVideoNotDecoded));
   } else {
     mVideoDataRequest.Begin(
       InvokeAsync(DecodeTaskQueue(), mReader.get(), __func__,
                   &MediaDecoderReader::RequestVideoData,
-                  skipToNextKeyFrame, currentTime, forceDecodeAhead)
+                  skipToNextKeyFrame, currentTime)
       ->Then(OwnerThread(), __func__, mStartTimeRendezvous.get(),
              &StartTimeRendezvous::ProcessFirstSample<VideoDataPromise>,
              &StartTimeRendezvous::FirstSampleRejected<VideoData>)
       ->CompletionPromise()
       ->Then(OwnerThread(), __func__, this,
              &MediaDecoderStateMachine::OnVideoDecoded,
              &MediaDecoderStateMachine::OnVideoNotDecoded));
   }

--- a/dom/media/MediaFormatReader.cpp
+++ b/dom/media/MediaFormatReader.cpp
@@ -632,18 +632,17 @@ MediaFormatReader::ShouldSkip(bool aSkip
   if (NS_FAILED(rv)) {
     return aSkipToNextKeyframe;
   }
   return nextKeyframe < aTimeThreshold && nextKeyframe.ToMicroseconds() >= 0;
 }
 
 nsRefPtr<MediaDecoderReader::VideoDataPromise>
 MediaFormatReader::RequestVideoData(bool aSkipToNextKeyframe,
-                                    int64_t aTimeThreshold,
-                                    bool aForceDecodeAhead)
+                                     int64_t aTimeThreshold)
 {
   MOZ_ASSERT(OnTaskQueue());
   MOZ_DIAGNOSTIC_ASSERT(mSeekPromise.IsEmpty(), "No sample requests allowed while seeking");
   MOZ_DIAGNOSTIC_ASSERT(!mVideo.HasPromise(), "No duplicate sample requests");
   MOZ_DIAGNOSTIC_ASSERT(!mVideo.mSeekRequest.Exists() ||
                         mVideo.mTimeThreshold.isSome());
   MOZ_DIAGNOSTIC_ASSERT(!mSkipRequest.Exists(), "called mid-skipping");
   MOZ_DIAGNOSTIC_ASSERT(!IsSeeking(), "called mid-seek");
@@ -659,17 +658,16 @@ MediaFormatReader::RequestVideoData(bool
     return VideoDataPromise::CreateAndReject(CANCELED, __func__);
   }
 
   if (mShutdown) {
     NS_WARNING("RequestVideoData on shutdown MediaFormatReader!");
     return VideoDataPromise::CreateAndReject(CANCELED, __func__);
   }
 
-  mVideo.mForceDecodeAhead = aForceDecodeAhead;
   media::TimeUnit timeThreshold{media::TimeUnit::FromMicroseconds(aTimeThreshold)};
   if (ShouldSkip(aSkipToNextKeyframe, timeThreshold)) {
     Flush(TrackInfo::kVideoTrack);
     nsRefPtr<VideoDataPromise> p = mVideo.mPromise.Ensure(__func__);
     SkipVideoDemuxToNextKeyFrame(timeThreshold);
     return p;
   }
 
@@ -859,22 +857,21 @@ MediaFormatReader::NeedInput(DecoderData
   // We try to keep a few more compressed samples input than decoded samples
   // have been output, provided the state machine has requested we send it a
   // decoded sample. To account for H.264 streams which may require a longer
   // run of input than we input, decoders fire an "input exhausted" callback,
   // which overrides our "few more samples" threshold.
   return
     !aDecoder.mDraining &&
     !aDecoder.mError &&
-    (aDecoder.HasPromise() || aDecoder.mForceDecodeAhead) &&
+    aDecoder.HasPromise() &&
     !aDecoder.mDemuxRequest.Exists() &&
     aDecoder.mOutput.IsEmpty() &&
     (aDecoder.mInputExhausted || !aDecoder.mQueuedSamples.IsEmpty() ||
      aDecoder.mTimeThreshold.isSome() ||
-     aDecoder.mForceDecodeAhead ||
      aDecoder.mNumSamplesInput - aDecoder.mNumSamplesOutput < aDecoder.mDecodeAhead);
 }
 
 void
 MediaFormatReader::ScheduleUpdate(TrackType aTrack)
 {
   MOZ_ASSERT(OnTaskQueue());
   if (mShutdown) {

--- a/dom/media/MediaFormatReader.h
+++ b/dom/media/MediaFormatReader.h
@@ -30,17 +30,17 @@ public:
   virtual ~MediaFormatReader();
 
   nsresult Init(MediaDecoderReader* aCloneDonor) override;
 
   size_t SizeOfVideoQueueInFrames() override;
   size_t SizeOfAudioQueueInFrames() override;
 
   nsRefPtr<VideoDataPromise>
-  RequestVideoData(bool aSkipToNextKeyframe, int64_t aTimeThreshold, bool aForceDecodeAhead) override;
+  RequestVideoData(bool aSkipToNextKeyframe, int64_t aTimeThreshold) override;
 
   nsRefPtr<AudioDataPromise> RequestAudioData() override;
 
   bool HasVideo() override
   {
     return mVideo.mTrackDemuxer;
   }
 
@@ -186,17 +186,16 @@ private:
 
   struct DecoderData {
     DecoderData(MediaFormatReader* aOwner,
                 MediaData::Type aType,
                 uint32_t aDecodeAhead)
       : mOwner(aOwner)
       , mType(aType)
       , mDecodeAhead(aDecodeAhead)
-      , mForceDecodeAhead(false)
       , mUpdateScheduled(false)
       , mDemuxEOS(false)
       , mWaitingForData(false)
       , mReceivedNewData(false)
       , mDiscontinuity(true)
       , mDecoderInitialized(false)
       , mOutputRequested(false)
       , mInputExhausted(false)
@@ -221,17 +220,16 @@ private:
     // TaskQueue on which decoder can choose to decode.
     // Only non-null up until the decoder is created.
     nsRefPtr<FlushableTaskQueue> mTaskQueue;
     // Callback that receives output and error notifications from the decoder.
     nsAutoPtr<DecoderCallback> mCallback;
 
     // Only accessed from reader's task queue.
     uint32_t mDecodeAhead;
-    bool mForceDecodeAhead;
     bool mUpdateScheduled;
     bool mDemuxEOS;
     bool mWaitingForData;
     bool mReceivedNewData;
     bool mDiscontinuity;
 
     // Pending seek.
     MozPromiseRequestHolder<MediaTrackDemuxer::SeekPromise> mSeekRequest;
@@ -277,17 +275,16 @@ private:
       // Clear demuxer related data.
       mDemuxRequest.DisconnectIfExists();
       mTrackDemuxer->Reset();
     }
 
     void ResetState()
     {
       MOZ_ASSERT(mOwner->OnTaskQueue());
-      mForceDecodeAhead = false;
       mDemuxEOS = false;
       mWaitingForData = false;
       mReceivedNewData = false;
       mDiscontinuity = true;
       mQueuedSamples.Clear();
       mOutputRequested = false;
       mInputExhausted = false;
       mNeedDraining = false;

--- a/dom/media/mediasource/MediaSourceReader.cpp
+++ b/dom/media/mediasource/MediaSourceReader.cpp
@@ -41,17 +41,16 @@ extern PRLogModuleInfo* GetMediaSourceLo
 #define EOS_FUZZ_US 125000
 
 namespace mozilla {
 
 MediaSourceReader::MediaSourceReader(MediaSourceDecoder* aDecoder)
   : MediaDecoderReader(aDecoder)
   , mLastAudioTime(0)
   , mLastVideoTime(0)
-  , mForceVideoDecodeAhead(false)
   , mOriginalSeekTime(-1)
   , mPendingSeekTime(-1)
   , mWaitingForSeekData(false)
   , mSeekToEnd(false)
   , mTimeThreshold(0)
   , mDropAudioBeforeThreshold(false)
   , mDropVideoBeforeThreshold(false)
   , mAudioDiscontinuity(false)
@@ -302,19 +301,17 @@ MediaSourceReader::OnAudioNotDecoded(Not
   if (mLastAudioTime - lastAudioTime >= EOS_FUZZ_US) {
     // No decoders are available to switch to. We will re-attempt from the last
     // failing position.
     mLastAudioTime = lastAudioTime;
   }
 }
 
 nsRefPtr<MediaDecoderReader::VideoDataPromise>
-MediaSourceReader::RequestVideoData(bool aSkipToNextKeyframe,
-                                    int64_t aTimeThreshold,
-                                    bool aForceDecodeAhead)
+MediaSourceReader::RequestVideoData(bool aSkipToNextKeyframe, int64_t aTimeThreshold)
 {
   MOZ_ASSERT(OnTaskQueue());
   MOZ_DIAGNOSTIC_ASSERT(mSeekPromise.IsEmpty(), "No sample requests allowed while seeking");
   MOZ_DIAGNOSTIC_ASSERT(mVideoPromise.IsEmpty(), "No duplicate sample requests");
   nsRefPtr<VideoDataPromise> p = mVideoPromise.Ensure(__func__);
   MSE_DEBUGV("RequestVideoData(%d, %lld), mLastVideoTime=%lld",
              aSkipToNextKeyframe, aTimeThreshold, mLastVideoTime);
   if (!mVideoTrack) {
@@ -328,17 +325,16 @@ MediaSourceReader::RequestVideoData(bool
     mDropVideoBeforeThreshold = true;
   }
   if (IsSeeking()) {
     MSE_DEBUG("called mid-seek. Rejecting.");
     mVideoPromise.Reject(CANCELED, __func__);
     return p;
   }
   MOZ_DIAGNOSTIC_ASSERT(!mVideoSeekRequest.Exists());
-  mForceVideoDecodeAhead = aForceDecodeAhead;
 
   SwitchSourceResult ret = SwitchVideoSource(&mLastVideoTime);
   switch (ret) {
     case SOURCE_NEW:
       GetVideoReader()->ResetDecode();
       mVideoSeekRequest.Begin(GetVideoReader()->Seek(GetReaderVideoTime(mLastVideoTime), 0)
                              ->Then(OwnerThread(), __func__, this,
                                     &MediaSourceReader::CompleteVideoSeekAndDoRequest,
@@ -362,18 +358,17 @@ MediaSourceReader::RequestVideoData(bool
 
   return p;
 }
 
 void
 MediaSourceReader::DoVideoRequest()
 {
   mVideoRequest.Begin(GetVideoReader()->RequestVideoData(mDropVideoBeforeThreshold,
-                                                         GetReaderVideoTime(mTimeThreshold),
-                                                         mForceVideoDecodeAhead)
+                                                         GetReaderVideoTime(mTimeThreshold))
                       ->Then(OwnerThread(), __func__, this,
                              &MediaSourceReader::OnVideoDecoded,
                              &MediaSourceReader::OnVideoNotDecoded));
 }
 
 void
 MediaSourceReader::OnVideoDecoded(VideoData* aSample)
 {
@@ -889,19 +884,16 @@ MediaSourceReader::ResetDecode()
   // Do the same for any data wait promises.
   mAudioWaitPromise.RejectIfExists(WaitForDataRejectValue(MediaData::AUDIO_DATA, WaitForDataRejectValue::CANCELED), __func__);
   mVideoWaitPromise.RejectIfExists(WaitForDataRejectValue(MediaData::VIDEO_DATA, WaitForDataRejectValue::CANCELED), __func__);
 
   // Reset miscellaneous seeking state.
   mWaitingForSeekData = false;
   mPendingSeekTime = -1;
 
-  // Reset force video decode ahead.
-  mForceVideoDecodeAhead = false;
-
   // Reset all the readers.
   if (GetAudioReader()) {
     GetAudioReader()->ResetDecode();
   }
   if (GetVideoReader()) {
     GetVideoReader()->ResetDecode();
   }
 

--- a/dom/media/mediasource/MediaSourceReader.h
+++ b/dom/media/mediasource/MediaSourceReader.h
@@ -44,17 +44,17 @@ public:
   // registered TrackBuffers essential for initialization.
   void PrepareInitialization();
 
   bool IsWaitingMediaResources() override;
   bool IsWaitingOnCDMResource() override;
 
   nsRefPtr<AudioDataPromise> RequestAudioData() override;
   nsRefPtr<VideoDataPromise>
-  RequestVideoData(bool aSkipToNextKeyframe, int64_t aTimeThreshold, bool aForceDecodeAhead) override;
+  RequestVideoData(bool aSkipToNextKeyframe, int64_t aTimeThreshold) override;
 
   virtual size_t SizeOfVideoQueueInFrames() override;
   virtual size_t SizeOfAudioQueueInFrames() override;
 
   virtual void ReleaseMediaResources() override;
 
   void OnAudioDecoded(AudioData* aSample);
   void OnAudioNotDecoded(NotDecodedReason aReason);
@@ -250,18 +250,16 @@ private:
 #ifdef MOZ_EME
   nsRefPtr<CDMProxy> mCDMProxy;
 #endif
 
   // These are read and written on the decode task queue threads.
   int64_t mLastAudioTime;
   int64_t mLastVideoTime;
 
-  bool mForceVideoDecodeAhead;
-
   MozPromiseRequestHolder<SeekPromise> mAudioSeekRequest;
   MozPromiseRequestHolder<SeekPromise> mVideoSeekRequest;
   MozPromiseHolder<SeekPromise> mSeekPromise;
 
   // Temporary seek information while we wait for the data
   // to be added to the track buffer.
   int64_t mOriginalSeekTime;
   int64_t mPendingSeekTime;

--- a/dom/media/omx/MediaCodecReader.cpp
+++ b/dom/media/omx/MediaCodecReader.cpp
@@ -348,18 +348,17 @@ MediaCodecReader::RequestAudioData()
     DispatchAudioTask();
   }
   MOZ_ASSERT(mAudioTrack.mAudioPromise.IsEmpty());
   return mAudioTrack.mAudioPromise.Ensure(__func__);
 }
 
 nsRefPtr<MediaDecoderReader::VideoDataPromise>
 MediaCodecReader::RequestVideoData(bool aSkipToNextKeyframe,
-                                   int64_t aTimeThreshold,
-                                   bool aForceDecodeAhead)
+                                   int64_t aTimeThreshold)
 {
   MOZ_ASSERT(OnTaskQueue());
   MOZ_ASSERT(HasVideo());
 
   int64_t threshold = sInvalidTimestampUs;
   if (aSkipToNextKeyframe && IsValidTimestampUs(aTimeThreshold)) {
     threshold = aTimeThreshold;
   }

--- a/dom/media/omx/MediaCodecReader.h
+++ b/dom/media/omx/MediaCodecReader.h
@@ -78,18 +78,17 @@ protected:
 public:
 
   // Flush the TaskQueue, flush MediaCodec and raise the mDiscontinuity.
   virtual nsresult ResetDecode() override;
 
   // Disptach a DecodeVideoFrameTask to decode video data.
   virtual nsRefPtr<VideoDataPromise>
   RequestVideoData(bool aSkipToNextKeyframe,
-                   int64_t aTimeThreshold,
-                   bool aForceDecodeAhead) override;
+                   int64_t aTimeThreshold) override;
 
   // Disptach a DecodeAduioDataTask to decode video data.
   virtual nsRefPtr<AudioDataPromise> RequestAudioData() override;
 
   virtual bool HasAudio();
   virtual bool HasVideo();
 
   virtual nsRefPtr<MediaDecoderReader::MetadataPromise> AsyncReadMetadata() override;

--- a/dom/media/omx/RtspMediaCodecReader.cpp
+++ b/dom/media/omx/RtspMediaCodecReader.cpp
@@ -77,23 +77,20 @@ nsRefPtr<MediaDecoderReader::AudioDataPr
 RtspMediaCodecReader::RequestAudioData()
 {
   EnsureActive();
   return MediaCodecReader::RequestAudioData();
 }
 
 nsRefPtr<MediaDecoderReader::VideoDataPromise>
 RtspMediaCodecReader::RequestVideoData(bool aSkipToNextKeyframe,
-                                       int64_t aTimeThreshold,
-                                       bool aForceDecodeAhead)
+                                       int64_t aTimeThreshold)
 {
   EnsureActive();
-  return MediaCodecReader::RequestVideoData(aSkipToNextKeyframe,
-                                            aTimeThreshold,
-                                            aForceDecodeAhead);
+  return MediaCodecReader::RequestVideoData(aSkipToNextKeyframe, aTimeThreshold);
 }
 
 nsRefPtr<MediaDecoderReader::MetadataPromise>
 RtspMediaCodecReader::AsyncReadMetadata()
 {
   mRtspResource->DisablePlayoutDelay();
   EnsureActive();
 

--- a/dom/media/omx/RtspMediaCodecReader.h
+++ b/dom/media/omx/RtspMediaCodecReader.h
@@ -48,18 +48,17 @@ public:
     return media::TimeIntervals::Invalid();
   }
 
   virtual void SetIdle() override;
 
   // Disptach a DecodeVideoFrameTask to decode video data.
   virtual nsRefPtr<VideoDataPromise>
   RequestVideoData(bool aSkipToNextKeyframe,
-                   int64_t aTimeThreshold,
-                   bool aForceDecodeAhead) override;
+                   int64_t aTimeThreshold) override;
 
   // Disptach a DecodeAudioDataTask to decode audio data.
   virtual nsRefPtr<AudioDataPromise> RequestAudioData() override;
 
   virtual nsRefPtr<MediaDecoderReader::MetadataPromise> AsyncReadMetadata()
     override;
 
   virtual void HandleResourceAllocated() override;