diff --git a/bigbluebutton-html5/imports/api/users/server/handlers/presenterAssigned.js b/bigbluebutton-html5/imports/api/users/server/handlers/presenterAssigned.js
index c8a94271bab4a1d3ddcbb6d4df46f84f292ce27b..105772c23263026b5baed5bd935bf5d74512e3f9 100644
--- a/bigbluebutton-html5/imports/api/users/server/handlers/presenterAssigned.js
+++ b/bigbluebutton-html5/imports/api/users/server/handlers/presenterAssigned.js
@@ -1,13 +1,10 @@
 import Users from '/imports/api/users';
-import PresentationPods from '/imports/api/presentation-pods';
 import changeRole from '/imports/api/users/server/modifiers/changeRole';
-import assignPresenter from '../methods/assignPresenter';
 
-export default function handlePresenterAssigned(credentials, meetingId) {
+export default function handlePresenterAssigned({ body }, meetingId) {
   const USER_CONFIG = Meteor.settings.public.user;
   const ROLE_PRESENTER = USER_CONFIG.role_presenter;
 
-  const { body } = credentials;
   const { presenterId, assignedBy } = body;
 
   changeRole(ROLE_PRESENTER, true, presenterId, meetingId, assignedBy);
@@ -18,34 +15,10 @@ export default function handlePresenterAssigned(credentials, meetingId) {
     presenter: true,
   };
 
-  const defaultPodSelector = {
-    podId: 'DEFAULT_PRESENTATION_POD',
-  };
-
   const prevPresenter = Users.findOne(selector);
 
   // no previous presenters
-  // The below code is responsible for set Meeting presenter to be default pod presenter as well.
-  // It's been handled here because right now akka-apps don't handle all cases scenarios.
   if (!prevPresenter) {
-    const currentDefaultPodPresenter = PresentationPods.findOne(defaultPodSelector);
-    const { currentPresenterId } = currentDefaultPodPresenter;
-
-    const podPresenterCredentials = {
-      meetingId,
-      requesterUserId: assignedBy,
-    };
-
-    if (currentPresenterId === '') {
-      return assignPresenter(podPresenterCredentials, presenterId);
-    }
-
-    const oldPresenter = Users.findOne({ userId: currentPresenterId, connectionStatus: 'offline' });
-
-    if (oldPresenter) {
-      return assignPresenter(podPresenterCredentials, presenterId);
-    }
-
     return true;
   }