diff --git a/include/media/mediarecorder.h b/include/media/mediarecorder.h
index ad27903..13316a9 100644
--- a/include/media/mediarecorder.h
+++ b/include/media/mediarecorder.h
@@ -93,10 +93,6 @@
     VIDEO_ENCODER_LIST_END // must be the last - used to validate the video encoder type
 };
 
-
-// Maximum frames per second is 24
-#define MEDIA_RECORDER_MAX_FRAME_RATE         24
-
 /*
  * The state machine of the media_recorder uses a set of different state names.
  * The mapping between the media_recorder and the pvauthorengine is shown below:
diff --git a/media/jni/android_media_MediaRecorder.cpp b/media/jni/android_media_MediaRecorder.cpp
index 0273a5a..304f521 100644
--- a/media/jni/android_media_MediaRecorder.cpp
+++ b/media/jni/android_media_MediaRecorder.cpp
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@
 android_media_MediaRecorder_setVideoFrameRate(JNIEnv *env, jobject thiz, jint rate)
 {
     LOGV("setVideoFrameRate(%d)", rate);
-    if (rate <= 0 || rate > MEDIA_RECORDER_MAX_FRAME_RATE) {
+    if (rate <= 0) {
         jniThrowException(env, "java/lang/IllegalArgumentException", "invalid frame rate");
         return;
     }