diff --git a/src/peer_connection.c b/src/peer_connection.c
index 5b1f5fb1..7422b507 100644
--- a/src/peer_connection.c
+++ b/src/peer_connection.c
@@ -371,7 +371,6 @@ void peer_connection_set_remote_description(PeerConnection* pc, const char* sdp,
   char buf[256];
   char* val_start = NULL;
   uint32_t* ssrc = NULL;
-  DtlsSrtpRole role = DTLS_SRTP_ROLE_SERVER;
   int is_update = 0;
   Agent* agent = &pc->agent;
 
@@ -380,10 +379,6 @@ void peer_connection_set_remote_description(PeerConnection* pc, const char* sdp,
     strncpy(buf, start, line - start);
     buf[line - start] = '\0';
 
-    if (strstr(buf, "a=setup:passive")) {
-      role = DTLS_SRTP_ROLE_CLIENT;
-    }
-
     if (strstr(buf, "a=fingerprint")) {
       strncpy(pc->dtls_srtp.remote_fingerprint, buf + 22, DTLS_SRTP_FINGERPRINT_LENGTH);
     }