diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/youtube.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/youtube.py
index ba135613b..e4854bead 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/youtube.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/youtube.py
@@ -2514,7 +2514,7 @@ class YoutubeIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor):
 
             query = parse_qs(fmt_url)
             throttled = False
-            if query.get('ratebypass') != ['yes'] and query.get('n'):
+            if query.get('n'):
                 try:
                     fmt_url = update_url_query(fmt_url, {
                         'n': self._decrypt_nsig(query['n'][0], video_id, player_url)})