diff --git a/lib/media/vtt_text_parser.js b/lib/media/vtt_text_parser.js
index 4306490573..a9f4b6fc4b 100644
--- a/lib/media/vtt_text_parser.js
+++ b/lib/media/vtt_text_parser.js
@@ -112,9 +112,6 @@ shaka.media.VttTextParser.parseCue_ =
         shaka.util.Error.Code.INVALID_TEXT_CUE);
   }
 
-  start += offset;
-  end += offset;
-
   // See issue #480 for discussion on deprecation
   if (useRelativeCueTimestamps) {
     start += segmentStartTime;
diff --git a/test/media/vtt_text_parser_unit.js b/test/media/vtt_text_parser_unit.js
index cc0172867a..7490e8015a 100644
--- a/test/media/vtt_text_parser_unit.js
+++ b/test/media/vtt_text_parser_unit.js
@@ -91,10 +91,10 @@ describe('VttTextParser', function() {
         'Test');
   });
 
-  it('accounts for offset', function() {
+  it('ignores offset', function() {
     verifyHelper(
         [
-          {start: 27, end: 47, text: 'Test'}
+          {start: 20, end: 40, text: 'Test'}
         ],
         'WEBVTT\n\n' +
         '00:00:20.000 --> 00:00:40.000\n' +