diff --git a/modules/juce_audio_plugin_client/juce_audio_plugin_client_AAX.cpp b/modules/juce_audio_plugin_client/juce_audio_plugin_client_AAX.cpp
index 416423fd15..abeba58e65 100644
--- a/modules/juce_audio_plugin_client/juce_audio_plugin_client_AAX.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_audio_plugin_client/juce_audio_plugin_client_AAX.cpp
@@ -2546,30 +2546,6 @@ namespace AAXClasses
         check (desc.AddProcessProc_Native (algorithmProcessCallback, properties));
     }
 
-    static inline bool hostSupportsStemFormat (AAX_EStemFormat stemFormat, const AAX_IFeatureInfo* featureInfo)
-    {
-        if (featureInfo != nullptr)
-        {
-            AAX_ESupportLevel supportLevel;
-
-            if (featureInfo->SupportLevel (supportLevel) == AAX_SUCCESS && supportLevel == AAX_eSupportLevel_ByProperty)
-            {
-                std::unique_ptr<const AAX_IPropertyMap> props (featureInfo->AcquireProperties());
-
-                // Due to a bug in ProTools 12.8, ProTools thinks that AAX_eStemFormat_Ambi_1_ACN is not supported
-                // To workaround this bug, check if ProTools supports AAX_eStemFormat_Ambi_2_ACN, and, if yes,
-                // we can safely assume that it will also support AAX_eStemFormat_Ambi_1_ACN
-                if (stemFormat == AAX_eStemFormat_Ambi_1_ACN)
-                    stemFormat = AAX_eStemFormat_Ambi_2_ACN;
-
-                if (props != nullptr && props->GetProperty ((AAX_EProperty) stemFormat, (AAX_CPropertyValue*) &supportLevel) != 0)
-                    return (supportLevel == AAX_eSupportLevel_Supported);
-            }
-        }
-
-        return (AAX_STEM_FORMAT_INDEX (stemFormat) <= 12);
-    }
-
     static void getPlugInDescription (AAX_IEffectDescriptor& descriptor, [[maybe_unused]] const AAX_IFeatureInfo* featureInfo)
     {
         auto plugin = createPluginFilterOfType (AudioProcessor::wrapperType_AAX);
@@ -2628,19 +2604,15 @@ namespace AAXClasses
                     auto aaxOutFormat = numOuts > 0 ? aaxFormats[outIdx] : AAX_eStemFormat_None;
                     auto outLayout = channelSetFromStemFormat (aaxOutFormat, false);
 
-                    if (hostSupportsStemFormat (aaxInFormat, featureInfo)
-                        && hostSupportsStemFormat (aaxOutFormat, featureInfo))
+                    AudioProcessor::BusesLayout fullLayout;
+
+                    if (! JuceAAX_Processor::fullBusesLayoutFromMainLayout (*plugin, inLayout, outLayout, fullLayout))
+                        continue;
+
+                    if (auto* desc = descriptor.NewComponentDescriptor())
                     {
-                        AudioProcessor::BusesLayout fullLayout;
-
-                        if (! JuceAAX_Processor::fullBusesLayoutFromMainLayout (*plugin, inLayout, outLayout, fullLayout))
-                            continue;
-
-                        if (auto* desc = descriptor.NewComponentDescriptor())
-                        {
-                            createDescriptor (*desc, fullLayout, *plugin, pluginIds, numMeters);
-                            check (descriptor.AddComponent (desc));
-                        }
+                        createDescriptor (*desc, fullLayout, *plugin, pluginIds, numMeters);
+                        check (descriptor.AddComponent (desc));
                     }
                 }
             }