diff --git a/src/segment-loader.js b/src/segment-loader.js
index b4b8b0baa..c37e180a0 100644
--- a/src/segment-loader.js
+++ b/src/segment-loader.js
@@ -428,7 +428,6 @@ export const fixBadTimelineChange = (segmentLoader) => {
     return;
   }
   segmentLoader.pause();
-  segmentLoader.abort_();
   segmentLoader.resetEverything();
   segmentLoader.load();
 };
diff --git a/test/segment-loader.test.js b/test/segment-loader.test.js
index 10e136ac3..3b5063935 100644
--- a/test/segment-loader.test.js
+++ b/test/segment-loader.test.js
@@ -521,14 +521,10 @@ QUnit.test('fixBadTimelineChange calls pause, resetEverything and load on a segm
   let pauseCalls = 0;
   let resetEverythingCalls = 0;
   let loadCalls = 0;
-  let abortCalls = 0;
   let mockSegmentLoader = {
     pause() {
       pauseCalls++;
     },
-    abort_() {
-      abortCalls++;
-    },
     resetEverything() {
       resetEverythingCalls++;
     },
@@ -548,7 +544,6 @@ QUnit.test('fixBadTimelineChange calls pause, resetEverything and load on a segm
   assert.equal(pauseCalls, 1, 'calls pause once');
   assert.equal(resetEverythingCalls, 1, 'calls resetEverything once');
   assert.equal(loadCalls, 1, 'calls load once');
-  assert.equal(abortCalls, 1, 'calls abort once');
 });
 
 QUnit.module('safeBackBufferTrimTime');