diff --git a/libAACdec/src/aacdec_drc.cpp b/libAACdec/src/aacdec_drc.cpp
index 6066a64..b6f5b49 100644
--- a/libAACdec/src/aacdec_drc.cpp
+++ b/libAACdec/src/aacdec_drc.cpp
@@ -190,7 +190,6 @@ void aacDecoder_drcInit(HANDLE_AAC_DRC self) {
   pParams->usrBoost = FL2FXCONST_DBL(0.0f);
   pParams->targetRefLevel = 96;
   pParams->expiryFrame = AACDEC_DRC_DFLT_EXPIRY_FRAMES;
-  pParams->applyDigitalNorm = ON;
   pParams->applyHeavyCompression = OFF;
   pParams->usrApplyHeavyCompression = OFF;
 
@@ -274,11 +273,8 @@ AAC_DECODER_ERROR aacDecoder_drcSetParam(HANDLE_AAC_DRC self,
         return AAC_DEC_INVALID_HANDLE;
       }
       if (value < 0) {
-        self->params.applyDigitalNorm = OFF;
         self->params.targetRefLevel = -1;
       } else {
-        /* ref_level must be between 0 and MAX_REFERENCE_LEVEL, inclusive */
-        self->params.applyDigitalNorm = ON;
         if (self->params.targetRefLevel != (SCHAR)value) {
           self->params.targetRefLevel = (SCHAR)value;
           self->progRefLevel = (SCHAR)value; /* Always set the program reference
@@ -289,16 +285,6 @@ AAC_DECODER_ERROR aacDecoder_drcSetParam(HANDLE_AAC_DRC self,
         self->update = 1;
       }
       break;
-    case APPLY_NORMALIZATION:
-      if ((value != OFF) && (value != ON)) {
-        return AAC_DEC_SET_PARAM_FAIL;
-      }
-      if (self == NULL) {
-        return AAC_DEC_INVALID_HANDLE;
-      }
-      /* Store new parameter value */
-      self->params.applyDigitalNorm = (UCHAR)value;
-      break;
     case APPLY_HEAVY_COMPRESSION:
       if ((value != OFF) && (value != ON)) {
         return AAC_DEC_SET_PARAM_FAIL;
@@ -926,11 +912,9 @@ void aacDecoder_drcApply(HANDLE_AAC_DRC self, void *pSbrDec,
       FDK_ASSERT(0);
     }
   }
-  if (self->params.applyDigitalNorm == OFF) {
-    /* Reset normalization gain since this module must not apply it */
-    norm_mantissa = FL2FXCONST_DBL(0.5f);
-    norm_exponent = 1;
-  }
+  /* Reset normalization gain since this module must not apply it */
+  norm_mantissa = FL2FXCONST_DBL(0.5f);
+  norm_exponent = 1;
 
   /* calc scale factors */
   for (band = 0; band < numBands; band++) {
diff --git a/libAACdec/src/aacdec_drc.h b/libAACdec/src/aacdec_drc.h
index 1873c5b..76a44d6 100644
--- a/libAACdec/src/aacdec_drc.h
+++ b/libAACdec/src/aacdec_drc.h
@@ -130,7 +130,6 @@ typedef enum {
   TARGET_REF_LEVEL,
   DRC_BS_DELAY,
   DRC_DATA_EXPIRY_FRAME,
-  APPLY_NORMALIZATION,
   APPLY_HEAVY_COMPRESSION,
   DEFAULT_PRESENTATION_MODE,
   ENCODER_TARGET_LEVEL,
diff --git a/libAACdec/src/aacdec_drc_types.h b/libAACdec/src/aacdec_drc_types.h
index 873bd60..d4393f7 100644
--- a/libAACdec/src/aacdec_drc_types.h
+++ b/libAACdec/src/aacdec_drc_types.h
@@ -168,7 +168,6 @@ typedef struct {
 
   UINT expiryFrame;
   UCHAR bsDelayEnable;
-  UCHAR applyDigitalNorm;
 
   AACDEC_DRC_PARAMETER_HANDLING defaultPresentationMode;
   UCHAR encoderTargetLevel;
diff --git a/libAACdec/src/aacdecoder.cpp b/libAACdec/src/aacdecoder.cpp
index 6a0254d..965631b 100644
--- a/libAACdec/src/aacdecoder.cpp
+++ b/libAACdec/src/aacdecoder.cpp
@@ -3177,9 +3177,6 @@ LINKSPEC_CPP AAC_DECODER_ERROR CAacDecoder_DecodeFrame(
       FDKmemcpy(drcChMap, self->chMapping, (8) * sizeof(UCHAR));
     }
 
-    /* Turn off DRC modules level normalization in digital domain. */
-    aacDecoder_drcSetParam(self->hDrcInfo, APPLY_NORMALIZATION, 0);
-
     /* deactivate legacy DRC in case uniDrc is active, i.e. uniDrc payload is
      * present and one of DRC or Loudness Normalization is switched on */
     aacDecoder_drcSetParam(