diff --git a/internal/handshake/transport_parameter_test.go b/internal/handshake/transport_parameter_test.go
index 676ba6be..d97b5542 100644
--- a/internal/handshake/transport_parameter_test.go
+++ b/internal/handshake/transport_parameter_test.go
@@ -149,12 +149,6 @@ var _ = Describe("Transport Parameters", func() {
 				Expect(err).To(MatchError("missing parameter"))
 			})
 
-			It("rejects the parameters if the initial_max_stream_id is missing", func() {
-				delete(parameters, initialMaxStreamIDParameterID)
-				_, err := readTransportParamters(paramsMapToList(parameters))
-				Expect(err).To(MatchError("missing parameter"))
-			})
-
 			It("rejects the parameters if the idle_timeout is missing", func() {
 				delete(parameters, idleTimeoutParameterID)
 				_, err := readTransportParamters(paramsMapToList(parameters))
diff --git a/internal/handshake/transport_parameters.go b/internal/handshake/transport_parameters.go
index bda12c27..918171bc 100644
--- a/internal/handshake/transport_parameters.go
+++ b/internal/handshake/transport_parameters.go
@@ -97,7 +97,6 @@ func readTransportParamters(paramsList []transportParameter) (*TransportParamete
 
 	var foundInitialMaxStreamData bool
 	var foundInitialMaxData bool
-	var foundInitialMaxStreamID bool
 	var foundIdleTimeout bool
 
 	for _, p := range paramsList {
@@ -115,7 +114,6 @@ func readTransportParamters(paramsList []transportParameter) (*TransportParamete
 			}
 			params.ConnectionFlowControlWindow = protocol.ByteCount(binary.BigEndian.Uint32(p.Value))
 		case initialMaxStreamIDParameterID:
-			foundInitialMaxStreamID = true
 			if len(p.Value) != 4 {
 				return nil, fmt.Errorf("wrong length for initial_max_stream_id: %d (expected 4)", len(p.Value))
 			}
@@ -134,7 +132,7 @@ func readTransportParamters(paramsList []transportParameter) (*TransportParamete
 		}
 	}
 
-	if !(foundInitialMaxStreamData && foundInitialMaxData && foundInitialMaxStreamID && foundIdleTimeout) {
+	if !(foundInitialMaxStreamData && foundInitialMaxData && foundIdleTimeout) {
 		return nil, errors.New("missing parameter")
 	}
 	return params, nil