diff --git a/media/codec2/sfplugin/CCodec.cpp b/media/codec2/sfplugin/CCodec.cpp
index bc22045..dce3222 100644
--- a/media/codec2/sfplugin/CCodec.cpp
+++ b/media/codec2/sfplugin/CCodec.cpp
@@ -772,8 +772,16 @@
         }
 
         std::vector<std::unique_ptr<C2Param>> configUpdate;
+        // NOTE: We used to ignore "video-bitrate" at configure; replicate
+        //       the behavior here.
+        sp<AMessage> sdkParams = msg;
+        int32_t videoBitrate;
+        if (sdkParams->findInt32(PARAMETER_KEY_VIDEO_BITRATE, &videoBitrate)) {
+            sdkParams = msg->dup();
+            sdkParams->removeEntryAt(sdkParams->findEntryByName(PARAMETER_KEY_VIDEO_BITRATE));
+        }
         status_t err = config->getConfigUpdateFromSdkParams(
-                comp, msg, Config::IS_CONFIG, C2_DONT_BLOCK, &configUpdate);
+                comp, sdkParams, Config::IS_CONFIG, C2_DONT_BLOCK, &configUpdate);
         if (err != OK) {
             ALOGW("failed to convert configuration to c2 params");
         }
@@ -1415,11 +1423,7 @@
     (void)mChannel->requestInitialInputBuffers();
 }
 
-void CCodec::signalSetParameters(const sp<AMessage> &params) {
-    setParameters(params);
-}
-
-void CCodec::setParameters(const sp<AMessage> &params) {
+void CCodec::signalSetParameters(const sp<AMessage> &msg) {
     std::shared_ptr<Codec2Client::Component> comp;
     auto checkState = [this, &comp] {
         Mutexed<State>::Locked state(mState);
@@ -1433,6 +1437,15 @@
         return;
     }
 
+    // NOTE: We used to ignore "bitrate" at setParameters; replicate
+    //       the behavior here.
+    sp<AMessage> params = msg;
+    int32_t bitrate;
+    if (params->findInt32(KEY_BIT_RATE, &bitrate)) {
+        params = msg->dup();
+        params->removeEntryAt(params->findEntryByName(KEY_BIT_RATE));
+    }
+
     Mutexed<Config>::Locked config(mConfig);
 
     /**
diff --git a/media/codec2/sfplugin/CCodec.h b/media/codec2/sfplugin/CCodec.h
index ba5f5f3..b0b3c4f 100644
--- a/media/codec2/sfplugin/CCodec.h
+++ b/media/codec2/sfplugin/CCodec.h
@@ -102,7 +102,6 @@
     void createInputSurface();
     void setInputSurface(const sp<PersistentSurface> &surface);
     status_t setupInputSurface(const std::shared_ptr<InputSurfaceWrapper> &surface);
-    void setParameters(const sp<AMessage> &params);
 
     void setDeadline(
             const TimePoint &now,