diff --git a/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/offline/DownloadManager.java b/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/offline/DownloadManager.java
index 9bd127583b..b6228025cf 100644
--- a/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/offline/DownloadManager.java
+++ b/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/offline/DownloadManager.java
@@ -666,28 +666,21 @@ public final class DownloadManager {
 
   /* package */ static Download mergeRequest(
       Download download, DownloadRequest request, int stopReason, long nowMs) {
-    DownloadRequest mergedRequest = download.request.copyWithMergedRequest(request);
-
     @Download.State int state = download.state;
     // Treat the merge as creating a new download if we're currently removing the existing one, or
-    // if the existing download has failed. Else treat the merge as updating the existing download.
+    // if the existing download is in a terminal state. Else treat the merge as updating the
+    // existing download.
     long startTimeMs =
-        state == STATE_REMOVING || state == STATE_FAILED ? nowMs : download.startTimeMs;
-
-    if (state == STATE_COMPLETED
-        && mergedRequest.streamKeys.size() == download.request.streamKeys.size()) {
-      // A completed download is still completed if no new streams are added.
-      state = STATE_COMPLETED;
-    } else if (state == STATE_REMOVING || state == STATE_RESTARTING) {
+        state == STATE_REMOVING || download.isTerminalState() ? nowMs : download.startTimeMs;
+    if (state == STATE_REMOVING || state == STATE_RESTARTING) {
       state = STATE_RESTARTING;
     } else if (stopReason != STOP_REASON_NONE) {
       state = STATE_STOPPED;
     } else {
       state = STATE_QUEUED;
     }
-
     return new Download(
-        mergedRequest,
+        download.request.copyWithMergedRequest(request),
         state,
         startTimeMs,
         /* updateTimeMs= */ nowMs,
diff --git a/library/core/src/test/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/offline/DownloadManagerTest.java b/library/core/src/test/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/offline/DownloadManagerTest.java
index 980aa49ac7..1444b0484c 100644
--- a/library/core/src/test/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/offline/DownloadManagerTest.java
+++ b/library/core/src/test/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/offline/DownloadManagerTest.java
@@ -635,45 +635,22 @@ public class DownloadManagerTest {
   }
 
   @Test
-  public void mergeRequest_completedWithStopReason_mergesNewKeyAndBecomesStopped() {
-    StreamKey streamKey1 = new StreamKey(/* groupIndex= */ 0, /* trackIndex= */ 0);
-    StreamKey streamKey2 = new StreamKey(/* groupIndex= */ 0, /* trackIndex= */ 1);
-
-    DownloadRequest downloadRequest1 = createDownloadRequest(ID1, streamKey1);
+  public void mergeRequest_completedWithStopReason_becomesStopped() {
+    DownloadRequest downloadRequest = createDownloadRequest(ID1);
     DownloadBuilder downloadBuilder =
-        new DownloadBuilder(downloadRequest1)
+        new DownloadBuilder(downloadRequest)
             .setState(Download.STATE_COMPLETED)
             .setStopReason(/* stopReason= */ 1);
     Download download = downloadBuilder.build();
 
-    DownloadRequest downloadRequest2 = createDownloadRequest(ID1, streamKey2);
     Download mergedDownload =
-        DownloadManager.mergeRequest(download, downloadRequest2, download.stopReason, NOW_MS);
+        DownloadManager.mergeRequest(download, downloadRequest, download.stopReason, NOW_MS);
 
     Download expectedDownload =
-        downloadBuilder
-            .setStreamKeys(streamKey1, streamKey2)
-            .setState(Download.STATE_STOPPED)
-            .build();
+        downloadBuilder.setStartTimeMs(NOW_MS).setState(Download.STATE_STOPPED).build();
     assertEqualIgnoringUpdateTime(mergedDownload, expectedDownload);
   }
 
-  @Test
-  public void mergeRequest_completed_staysCompleted() {
-    StreamKey streamKey = new StreamKey(/* groupIndex= */ 0, /* trackIndex= */ 0);
-
-    DownloadRequest downloadRequest1 = createDownloadRequest(ID1, streamKey);
-    DownloadBuilder downloadBuilder =
-        new DownloadBuilder(downloadRequest1).setState(Download.STATE_COMPLETED);
-    Download download = downloadBuilder.build();
-
-    DownloadRequest downloadRequest2 = createDownloadRequest(ID1, streamKey);
-    Download mergedDownload =
-        DownloadManager.mergeRequest(download, downloadRequest2, /* stopReason= */ 0, NOW_MS);
-
-    assertEqualIgnoringUpdateTime(mergedDownload, download);
-  }
-
   private void setupDownloadManager(int maxParallelDownloads) throws Exception {
     if (downloadManager != null) {
       releaseDownloadManager();