diff --git a/server/src/config.ts b/server/src/config.ts
index 33a6f19ba1..0d1e293be8 100644
--- a/server/src/config.ts
+++ b/server/src/config.ts
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ export const defaults = Object.freeze<SystemConfig>({
     targetVideoCodec: VideoCodec.H264,
     acceptedVideoCodecs: [VideoCodec.H264],
     targetAudioCodec: AudioCodec.Aac,
-    acceptedAudioCodecs: [AudioCodec.Aac, AudioCodec.Mp3, AudioCodec.LibOpus, AudioCodec.PcmS16le],
+    acceptedAudioCodecs: [AudioCodec.Aac, AudioCodec.Mp3, AudioCodec.LibOpus],
     acceptedContainers: [VideoContainer.Mov, VideoContainer.Ogg, VideoContainer.Webm],
     targetResolution: '720',
     maxBitrate: '0',
diff --git a/server/src/services/system-config.service.spec.ts b/server/src/services/system-config.service.spec.ts
index 20127bab15..486945546f 100644
--- a/server/src/services/system-config.service.spec.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/system-config.service.spec.ts
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ const updatedConfig = Object.freeze<SystemConfig>({
     threads: 0,
     preset: 'ultrafast',
     targetAudioCodec: AudioCodec.Aac,
-    acceptedAudioCodecs: [AudioCodec.Aac, AudioCodec.Mp3, AudioCodec.LibOpus, AudioCodec.PcmS16le],
+    acceptedAudioCodecs: [AudioCodec.Aac, AudioCodec.Mp3, AudioCodec.LibOpus],
     targetResolution: '720',
     targetVideoCodec: VideoCodec.H264,
     acceptedVideoCodecs: [VideoCodec.H264],