diff --git a/include/packager/live_packager.h b/include/packager/live_packager.h
index 8ce80d46251..a96b9735fa1 100644
--- a/include/packager/live_packager.h
+++ b/include/packager/live_packager.h
@@ -78,8 +78,6 @@ struct LiveConfig {
 
   OutputFormat format;
   TrackType track_type;
-  // TOOD: do we need non-integer durations?
-  double segment_duration_sec;
 
   // TODO: should we allow for keys to be hex string?
   std::vector<uint8_t> iv;
diff --git a/packager/live_packager.cc b/packager/live_packager.cc
index 036b49ff7fa..70eb78518fa 100644
--- a/packager/live_packager.cc
+++ b/packager/live_packager.cc
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@ namespace {
 
 using StreamDescriptors = std::vector<shaka::StreamDescriptor>;
 
+// Shaka requires a non-zero value for segment duration otherwise it throws an error.
+// For our use-case of packaging segments individually, this value has no effect.
+constexpr double DEFAULT_SEGMENT_DURATION = 5.0;
+
 const std::string INPUT_FNAME = "memory://input_file";
 const std::string INIT_SEGMENT_FNAME = "init.mp4";
 
@@ -247,7 +251,7 @@ Status LivePackager::PackageInit(const Segment& init_segment,
 
   shaka::PackagingParams packaging_params;
   packaging_params.chunking_params.segment_duration_in_seconds =
-      config_.segment_duration_sec;
+      DEFAULT_SEGMENT_DURATION;
 
   // in order to enable init packaging as a separate execution.
   packaging_params.init_segment_only = true;
@@ -306,7 +310,7 @@ Status LivePackager::Package(const Segment& init_segment,
 
   shaka::PackagingParams packaging_params;
   packaging_params.chunking_params.segment_duration_in_seconds =
-      config_.segment_duration_sec;
+      DEFAULT_SEGMENT_DURATION;
 
   packaging_params.mp4_output_params.sequence_number = config_.segment_number;
 
diff --git a/packager/live_packager_test.cc b/packager/live_packager_test.cc
index acabc144f61..a6d390cc315 100644
--- a/packager/live_packager_test.cc
+++ b/packager/live_packager_test.cc
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ const uint8_t kIv[]{
     0x08, 0x09, 0x10, 0x11, 0x12, 0x13, 0x14, 0x15,
 };
 
-const double kSegmentDurationInSeconds = 5.0;
 const int kNumSegments = 10;
 
 std::filesystem::path GetTestDataFilePath(const std::string& name) {
@@ -246,7 +245,6 @@ class LivePackagerBaseTest : public ::testing::Test {
 
   void SetupLivePackagerConfig(const LiveConfig& config) {
     LiveConfig new_live_config = config;
-    new_live_config.segment_duration_sec = kSegmentDurationInSeconds;
     switch (new_live_config.protection_scheme) {
       case LiveConfig::EncryptionScheme::NONE:
         break;
@@ -369,7 +367,6 @@ TEST_F(LivePackagerBaseTest, CustomMoofSequenceNumber) {
   live_config.format = LiveConfig::OutputFormat::FMP4;
   live_config.track_type = LiveConfig::TrackType::VIDEO;
   live_config.protection_scheme = LiveConfig::EncryptionScheme::NONE;
-  live_config.segment_duration_sec = kSegmentDurationInSeconds;
 
   for (unsigned int i = 0; i < kNumSegments; i++) {
     live_config.segment_number = i + 1;