diff --git a/pkg/rtc/participant.go b/pkg/rtc/participant.go
index 96db0b3d0..876f3c1d7 100644
--- a/pkg/rtc/participant.go
+++ b/pkg/rtc/participant.go
@@ -860,7 +860,7 @@ func (p *ParticipantImpl) GetAudioLevel() (level float64, active bool) {
 func (p *ParticipantImpl) GetConnectionQuality() *livekit.ConnectionQualityInfo {
 	numTracks := 0
 	minQuality := livekit.ConnectionQuality_EXCELLENT
-	minScore := float32(0.0)
+	minScore := connectionquality.MaxMOS
 	numUpDrops := 0
 	numDownDrops := 0
 
@@ -919,11 +919,6 @@ func (p *ParticipantImpl) GetConnectionQuality() *livekit.ConnectionQualityInfo
 		availableTracks[trackID] = true
 	}
 
-	if numTracks == 0 {
-		minQuality = livekit.ConnectionQuality_EXCELLENT
-		minScore = connectionquality.MaxMOS
-	}
-
 	prometheus.RecordQuality(minQuality, minScore, numUpDrops, numDownDrops)
 
 	// remove unavailable tracks from track quality cache