diff --git a/src/playlist-controller.js b/src/playlist-controller.js
index 3ab566878..e8062711d 100644
--- a/src/playlist-controller.js
+++ b/src/playlist-controller.js
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ export class PlaylistController extends videojs.EventTarget {
     this.playlistExclusionDuration = playlistExclusionDuration;
     this.maxPlaylistRetries = maxPlaylistRetries;
     this.enableLowInitialPlaylist = enableLowInitialPlaylist;
-    this.experimentalUseMMS_ = experimentalUseMMS;
+    this.usingManagedMediaSource_ = false;
 
     if (this.useCueTags_) {
       this.cueTagsTrack_ = this.tech_.addTextTrack(
@@ -216,6 +216,7 @@ export class PlaylistController extends videojs.EventTarget {
       // Airplay source not yet implemented. Remote playback must be disabled.
       this.tech_.el_.disableRemotePlayback = true;
       this.mediaSource = new window.ManagedMediaSource();
+      this.usingManagedMediaSource_ = true;
 
       videojs.log('Using ManagedMediaSource');
     } else if (window.MediaSource) {
@@ -1959,7 +1960,7 @@ export class PlaylistController extends videojs.EventTarget {
     }
 
     // fmp4 relies on browser support, while ts relies on muxer support
-    const supportFunction = (isFmp4, codec) => (isFmp4 ? browserSupportsCodec(codec, this.experimentalUseMMS_) : muxerSupportsCodec(codec));
+    const supportFunction = (isFmp4, codec) => (isFmp4 ? browserSupportsCodec(codec, this.usingManagedMediaSource_) : muxerSupportsCodec(codec));
     const unsupportedCodecs = {};
     let unsupportedAudio;
 
@@ -2101,11 +2102,11 @@ export class PlaylistController extends videojs.EventTarget {
       const codecs = codecsForPlaylist(this.main, variant);
       const unsupported = [];
 
-      if (codecs.audio && !muxerSupportsCodec(codecs.audio) && !browserSupportsCodec(codecs.audio, this.experimentalUseMMS_)) {
+      if (codecs.audio && !muxerSupportsCodec(codecs.audio) && !browserSupportsCodec(codecs.audio, this.usingManagedMediaSource_)) {
         unsupported.push(`audio codec ${codecs.audio}`);
       }
 
-      if (codecs.video && !muxerSupportsCodec(codecs.video) && !browserSupportsCodec(codecs.video, this.experimentalUseMMS_)) {
+      if (codecs.video && !muxerSupportsCodec(codecs.video) && !browserSupportsCodec(codecs.video, this.usingManagedMediaSource_)) {
         unsupported.push(`video codec ${codecs.video}`);
       }