diff --git a/lib/internal/http2/core.js b/lib/internal/http2/core.js
index 78446d2fb6e112..7250b511753fb4 100644
--- a/lib/internal/http2/core.js
+++ b/lib/internal/http2/core.js
@@ -353,11 +353,7 @@ function onSelectPadding(fn) {
   return function getPadding() {
     const frameLen = paddingBuffer[PADDING_BUF_FRAME_LENGTH];
     const maxFramePayloadLen = paddingBuffer[PADDING_BUF_MAX_PAYLOAD_LENGTH];
-    paddingBuffer[PADDING_BUF_RETURN_VALUE] =
-        Math.min(maxFramePayloadLen,
-                 Math.max(frameLen,
-                          fn(frameLen,
-                             maxFramePayloadLen) | 0));
+    paddingBuffer[PADDING_BUF_RETURN_VALUE] = fn(frameLen, maxFramePayloadLen);
   };
 }