--- a/dom/media/MediaDecoderStateMachine.cpp
+++ b/dom/media/MediaDecoderStateMachine.cpp
@@ -1993,23 +1993,23 @@ DecodingState::Enter()
 
   if (mMaster->CheckIfDecodeComplete()) {
     SetState<CompletedState>();
     return;
   }
 
   mOnAudioPopped = AudioQueue().PopEvent().Connect(
     OwnerThread(), [this] () {
-    if (!mMaster->IsShutdown() && mMaster->NeedToDecodeAudio()) {
+    if (mMaster->NeedToDecodeAudio()) {
       mMaster->EnsureAudioDecodeTaskQueued();
     }
   });
   mOnVideoPopped = VideoQueue().PopEvent().Connect(
     OwnerThread(), [this] () {
-    if (!mMaster->IsShutdown() && mMaster->NeedToDecodeVideo()) {
+    if (mMaster->NeedToDecodeVideo()) {
       mMaster->EnsureVideoDecodeTaskQueued();
     }
   });
 
   mMaster->UpdateNextFrameStatus(MediaDecoderOwner::NEXT_FRAME_AVAILABLE);
 
   mDecodeStartTime = TimeStamp::Now();