diff --git a/library/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer/DefaultLoadControl.java b/library/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer/DefaultLoadControl.java
index b494e990fe..c85453c05f 100644
--- a/library/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer/DefaultLoadControl.java
+++ b/library/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer/DefaultLoadControl.java
@@ -162,18 +162,16 @@ public class DefaultLoadControl implements LoadControl {
 
   @Override
   public boolean update(Object loader, long playbackPositionUs, long nextLoadPositionUs,
-      boolean loading, boolean failed) {
+      boolean loading) {
     // Update the loader state.
     int loaderBufferState = getLoaderBufferState(playbackPositionUs, nextLoadPositionUs);
     LoaderState loaderState = loaderStates.get(loader);
     boolean loaderStateChanged = loaderState.bufferState != loaderBufferState
-        || loaderState.nextLoadPositionUs != nextLoadPositionUs || loaderState.loading != loading
-        || loaderState.failed != failed;
+        || loaderState.nextLoadPositionUs != nextLoadPositionUs || loaderState.loading != loading;
     if (loaderStateChanged) {
       loaderState.bufferState = loaderBufferState;
       loaderState.nextLoadPositionUs = nextLoadPositionUs;
       loaderState.loading = loading;
-      loaderState.failed = failed;
     }
 
     // Update the buffer state.
@@ -213,18 +211,16 @@ public class DefaultLoadControl implements LoadControl {
 
   private void updateControlState() {
     boolean loading = false;
-    boolean failed = false;
     boolean haveNextLoadPosition = false;
     int highestState = bufferState;
     for (int i = 0; i < loaders.size(); i++) {
       LoaderState loaderState = loaderStates.get(loaders.get(i));
       loading |= loaderState.loading;
-      failed |= loaderState.failed;
       haveNextLoadPosition |= loaderState.nextLoadPositionUs != -1;
       highestState = Math.max(highestState, loaderState.bufferState);
     }
 
-    fillingBuffers = !loaders.isEmpty() && !failed && (loading || haveNextLoadPosition)
+    fillingBuffers = !loaders.isEmpty() && (loading || haveNextLoadPosition)
         && (highestState == BELOW_LOW_WATERMARK
         || (highestState == BETWEEN_WATERMARKS && fillingBuffers));
     if (fillingBuffers && !streamingPrioritySet) {
@@ -268,14 +264,12 @@ public class DefaultLoadControl implements LoadControl {
 
     public int bufferState;
     public boolean loading;
-    public boolean failed;
     public long nextLoadPositionUs;
 
     public LoaderState(int bufferSizeContribution) {
       this.bufferSizeContribution = bufferSizeContribution;
       bufferState = ABOVE_HIGH_WATERMARK;
       loading = false;
-      failed = false;
       nextLoadPositionUs = -1;
     }
 
diff --git a/library/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer/LoadControl.java b/library/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer/LoadControl.java
index df6130017f..d7b2091ccd 100644
--- a/library/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer/LoadControl.java
+++ b/library/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer/LoadControl.java
@@ -68,10 +68,8 @@ public interface LoadControl {
    * @param nextLoadPositionUs The loader's next load position. -1 if finished, failed, or if the
    *     next load position is not yet known.
    * @param loading Whether the loader is currently loading data.
-   * @param failed Whether the loader has failed.
    * @return True if the loader is allowed to start its next load. False otherwise.
    */
-  boolean update(Object loader, long playbackPositionUs, long nextLoadPositionUs,
-      boolean loading, boolean failed);
+  boolean update(Object loader, long playbackPositionUs, long nextLoadPositionUs, boolean loading);
 
 }
diff --git a/library/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer/chunk/ChunkSampleSource.java b/library/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer/chunk/ChunkSampleSource.java
index b9302bc84d..eb8b3aab0c 100644
--- a/library/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer/chunk/ChunkSampleSource.java
+++ b/library/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer/chunk/ChunkSampleSource.java
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ public class ChunkSampleSource implements SampleSource, SampleSourceReader, Load
 
     // Update the control with our current state, and determine whether we're the next loader.
     boolean nextLoader = loadControl.update(this, downstreamPositionUs, nextLoadPositionUs,
-        loadingOrBackedOff, false);
+        loadingOrBackedOff);
 
     if (isBackedOff) {
       long elapsedMillis = now - currentLoadableExceptionTimestamp;
diff --git a/library/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer/hls/HlsSampleSource.java b/library/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer/hls/HlsSampleSource.java
index c745dba20b..cf33fa7236 100644
--- a/library/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer/hls/HlsSampleSource.java
+++ b/library/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer/hls/HlsSampleSource.java
@@ -494,7 +494,7 @@ public class HlsSampleSource implements SampleSource, SampleSourceReader, Loader
 
     // Update the control with our current state, and determine whether we're the next loader.
     boolean nextLoader = loadControl.update(this, downstreamPositionUs, nextLoadPositionUs,
-        loadingOrBackedOff, false);
+        loadingOrBackedOff);
 
     if (isBackedOff) {
       long elapsedMillis = now - currentLoadableExceptionTimestamp;