diff --git a/pkg/congestion/brutal.go b/pkg/congestion/brutal.go
index 740cb99..5dec9ae 100644
--- a/pkg/congestion/brutal.go
+++ b/pkg/congestion/brutal.go
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ func (b *BrutalSender) CanSend(bytesInFlight congestion.ByteCount) bool {
 }
 
 func (b *BrutalSender) GetCongestionWindow() congestion.ByteCount {
-	rtt := maxDuration(b.rttStats.LatestRTT(), b.rttStats.SmoothedRTT())
+	rtt := b.rttStats.SmoothedRTT()
 	if rtt <= 0 {
 		return 10240
 	}