diff --git a/.changes/video-degradation-default b/.changes/video-degradation-default
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f3edc2c76
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/video-degradation-default
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+patch type="fixed" "Use maintain-resolution as the default video degradation preference for local video publishing"
diff --git a/lib/src/participant/local.dart b/lib/src/participant/local.dart
index e785b72fa..1d2781d91 100644
--- a/lib/src/participant/local.dart
+++ b/lib/src/participant/local.dart
@@ -386,10 +386,7 @@ class LocalParticipant extends Participant<LocalTrackPublication> {
       }
 
       if ([TrackSource.camera, TrackSource.screenShareVideo].contains(track.source)) {
-        final degradationPreference = publishOptions.degradationPreference ??
-            getDefaultDegradationPreference(
-              track,
-            );
+        final degradationPreference = publishOptions.degradationPreference ?? DegradationPreference.maintainResolution;
         await track.setDegradationPreference(degradationPreference);
       }
 
@@ -487,10 +484,7 @@ class LocalParticipant extends Participant<LocalTrackPublication> {
       }
 
       if ([TrackSource.camera, TrackSource.screenShareVideo].contains(track.source)) {
-        final degradationPreference = publishOptions.degradationPreference ??
-            getDefaultDegradationPreference(
-              track,
-            );
+        final degradationPreference = publishOptions.degradationPreference ?? DegradationPreference.maintainResolution;
         await track.setDegradationPreference(degradationPreference);
       }
 
@@ -593,17 +587,6 @@ class LocalParticipant extends Participant<LocalTrackPublication> {
     await pub.dispose();
   }
 
-  DegradationPreference getDefaultDegradationPreference(LocalVideoTrack track) {
-    // a few of reasons we have different default paths:
-    // 1. without this, Chrome seems to aggressively resize the SVC video stating `quality-limitation: bandwidth` even when BW isn't an issue
-    // 2. since we are overriding contentHint to motion (to workaround L1T3 publishing), it overrides the default degradationPreference to `balanced`
-    final VideoDimensions dimensions = track.currentOptions.params.dimensions;
-    if (track.source == TrackSource.screenShareVideo || dimensions.height >= 1080) {
-      return DegradationPreference.maintainResolution;
-    }
-    return DegradationPreference.balanced;
-  }
-
   /// Convenience method to unpublish all tracks.
   Future<void> unpublishAllTracks({bool notify = true, bool? stopOnUnpublish}) async {
     final trackSids = trackPublications.keys.toSet();