diff --git a/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/source/ProgressiveMediaPeriod.java b/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/source/ProgressiveMediaPeriod.java
index f3f46d553b..5d7636be6a 100644
--- a/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/source/ProgressiveMediaPeriod.java
+++ b/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/source/ProgressiveMediaPeriod.java
@@ -715,7 +715,7 @@ import org.checkerframework.checker.nullness.qual.MonotonicNonNull;
       }
     }
     SampleQueue trackOutput =
-        new SampleQueue(
+        SampleQueue.createWithDrm(
             allocator,
             /* playbackLooper= */ handler.getLooper(),
             drmSessionManager,
diff --git a/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/source/SampleQueue.java b/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/source/SampleQueue.java
index 824b8dedaf..df2ca4847f 100644
--- a/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/source/SampleQueue.java
+++ b/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/source/SampleQueue.java
@@ -60,9 +60,9 @@ public class SampleQueue implements TrackOutput {
 
   private final SampleDataQueue sampleDataQueue;
   private final SampleExtrasHolder extrasHolder;
-  private final Looper playbackLooper;
-  private final DrmSessionManager drmSessionManager;
-  private final DrmSessionEventListener.EventDispatcher drmEventDispatcher;
+  @Nullable private final DrmSessionManager drmSessionManager;
+  @Nullable private final DrmSessionEventListener.EventDispatcher drmEventDispatcher;
+  @Nullable private final Looper playbackLooper;
   @Nullable private UpstreamFormatChangedListener upstreamFormatChangeListener;
 
   @Nullable private Format downstreamFormat;
@@ -100,7 +100,23 @@ public class SampleQueue implements TrackOutput {
   private boolean pendingSplice;
 
   /**
-   * Creates a sample queue.
+   * Creates a sample queue without DRM resource management.
+   *
+   * @param allocator An {@link Allocator} from which allocations for sample data can be obtained.
+   */
+  public static SampleQueue createWithoutDrm(Allocator allocator) {
+    return new SampleQueue(
+        allocator,
+        /* playbackLooper= */ null,
+        /* drmSessionManager= */ null,
+        /* drmEventDispatcher= */ null);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Creates a sample queue with DRM resource management.
+   *
+   * <p>For each sample added to the queue, a {@link DrmSession} will be attached containing the
+   * keys needed to decrypt it.
    *
    * @param allocator An {@link Allocator} from which allocations for sample data can be obtained.
    * @param playbackLooper The looper associated with the media playback thread.
@@ -109,11 +125,23 @@ public class SampleQueue implements TrackOutput {
    * @param drmEventDispatcher A {@link DrmSessionEventListener.EventDispatcher} to notify of events
    *     related to this SampleQueue.
    */
-  public SampleQueue(
+  public static SampleQueue createWithDrm(
       Allocator allocator,
       Looper playbackLooper,
       DrmSessionManager drmSessionManager,
       DrmSessionEventListener.EventDispatcher drmEventDispatcher) {
+    return new SampleQueue(
+        allocator,
+        Assertions.checkNotNull(playbackLooper),
+        Assertions.checkNotNull(drmSessionManager),
+        Assertions.checkNotNull(drmEventDispatcher));
+  }
+
+  protected SampleQueue(
+      Allocator allocator,
+      @Nullable Looper playbackLooper,
+      @Nullable DrmSessionManager drmSessionManager,
+      @Nullable DrmSessionEventListener.EventDispatcher drmEventDispatcher) {
     this.playbackLooper = playbackLooper;
     this.drmSessionManager = drmSessionManager;
     this.drmEventDispatcher = drmEventDispatcher;
@@ -844,6 +872,10 @@ public class SampleQueue implements TrackOutput {
     outputFormatHolder.format =
         newFormat.copyWithExoMediaCryptoType(drmSessionManager.getExoMediaCryptoType(newFormat));
     outputFormatHolder.drmSession = currentDrmSession;
+    if (drmSessionManager == null) {
+      // This sample queue is not expected to handle DRM. Nothing to do.
+      return;
+    }
     if (!isFirstFormat && Util.areEqual(oldDrmInitData, newDrmInitData)) {
       // Nothing to do.
       return;
@@ -852,7 +884,8 @@ public class SampleQueue implements TrackOutput {
     // is being used for both DrmInitData.
     @Nullable DrmSession previousSession = currentDrmSession;
     currentDrmSession =
-        drmSessionManager.acquireSession(playbackLooper, drmEventDispatcher, newFormat);
+        drmSessionManager.acquireSession(
+            Assertions.checkNotNull(playbackLooper), drmEventDispatcher, newFormat);
     outputFormatHolder.drmSession = currentDrmSession;
 
     if (previousSession != null) {
diff --git a/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/source/chunk/ChunkSampleStream.java b/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/source/chunk/ChunkSampleStream.java
index 1a5371c83f..88a8a0d1ea 100644
--- a/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/source/chunk/ChunkSampleStream.java
+++ b/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/source/chunk/ChunkSampleStream.java
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ public class ChunkSampleStream<T extends ChunkSource> implements SampleStream, S
     SampleQueue[] sampleQueues = new SampleQueue[1 + embeddedTrackCount];
 
     primarySampleQueue =
-        new SampleQueue(
+        SampleQueue.createWithDrm(
             allocator,
             /* playbackLooper= */ checkNotNull(Looper.myLooper()),
             drmSessionManager,
@@ -154,12 +154,7 @@ public class ChunkSampleStream<T extends ChunkSource> implements SampleStream, S
     sampleQueues[0] = primarySampleQueue;
 
     for (int i = 0; i < embeddedTrackCount; i++) {
-      SampleQueue sampleQueue =
-          new SampleQueue(
-              allocator,
-              /* playbackLooper= */ checkNotNull(Looper.myLooper()),
-              DrmSessionManager.getDummyDrmSessionManager(),
-              drmEventDispatcher);
+      SampleQueue sampleQueue = SampleQueue.createWithoutDrm(allocator);
       embeddedSampleQueues[i] = sampleQueue;
       sampleQueues[i + 1] = sampleQueue;
       trackTypes[i + 1] = this.embeddedTrackTypes[i];
diff --git a/library/dash/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/source/dash/PlayerEmsgHandler.java b/library/dash/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/source/dash/PlayerEmsgHandler.java
index 2185b52f93..725d0b6456 100644
--- a/library/dash/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/source/dash/PlayerEmsgHandler.java
+++ b/library/dash/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/source/dash/PlayerEmsgHandler.java
@@ -24,8 +24,6 @@ import com.google.android.exoplayer2.C;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.Format;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.FormatHolder;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.ParserException;
-import com.google.android.exoplayer2.drm.DrmSessionEventListener;
-import com.google.android.exoplayer2.drm.DrmSessionManager;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.extractor.TrackOutput;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.metadata.Metadata;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.metadata.MetadataInputBuffer;
@@ -285,12 +283,7 @@ public final class PlayerEmsgHandler implements Handler.Callback {
     private final MetadataInputBuffer buffer;
 
     /* package */ PlayerTrackEmsgHandler(Allocator allocator) {
-      this.sampleQueue =
-          new SampleQueue(
-              allocator,
-              /* playbackLooper= */ handler.getLooper(),
-              DrmSessionManager.getDummyDrmSessionManager(),
-              new DrmSessionEventListener.EventDispatcher());
+      this.sampleQueue = SampleQueue.createWithoutDrm(allocator);
       formatHolder = new FormatHolder();
       buffer = new MetadataInputBuffer();
     }