diff --git a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/tests/test_video.py b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/tests/test_video.py
index 64c1177f3d..0af8212c7f 100644
--- a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/tests/test_video.py
+++ b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/tests/test_video.py
@@ -202,6 +202,40 @@ class VideoDescriptorImportTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             'transcripts': {'ua': 'ukrainian_translation.srt', 'ge': 'german_translation.srt'}
         })
 
+    def test_constructor_for_download_video(self):
+        """
+        Test that "download_video" field is False (default value) if not explicitly set in xml
+        """
+        sample_xml = '''
+            <video display_name="Test Video" youtube="1.0:p2Q6BrNhdh8">
+              <source src="http://www.example.com/source.mp4"/>
+            </video>
+        '''
+        descriptor = instantiate_descriptor(data=sample_xml)
+        self.assert_attributes_equal(descriptor, {
+            'youtube_id_1_0': 'p2Q6BrNhdh8',
+            'download_video': False,
+            'html5_sources': ['http://www.example.com/source.mp4'],
+            'data': ''
+        })
+
+        # Now construct video from xml with explicitly set download_video and check that
+        # resulting video descriptor has same value for "download_video"
+        sample_xml = '''
+            <video display_name="Test Video"
+                youtube="1.0:p2Q6BrNhdh8"
+                download_video="true">
+              <source src="http://www.example.com/source.mp4"/>
+            </video>
+        '''
+        descriptor = instantiate_descriptor(data=sample_xml)
+        self.assert_attributes_equal(descriptor, {
+            'youtube_id_1_0': 'p2Q6BrNhdh8',
+            'download_video': True,
+            'html5_sources': ['http://www.example.com/source.mp4'],
+            'data': ''
+        })
+
     def test_from_xml(self):
         module_system = DummySystem(load_error_modules=True)
         xml_data = '''
@@ -262,7 +296,7 @@ class VideoDescriptorImportTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             'track': '',
             'handout': None,
             'download_track': False,
-            'download_video': True,
+            'download_video': False,
             'html5_sources': ['http://www.example.com/source.mp4'],
             'data': ''
         })
@@ -292,7 +326,7 @@ class VideoDescriptorImportTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             'end_time': datetime.timedelta(seconds=0.0),
             'track': 'http://www.example.com/track',
             'download_track': True,
-            'download_video': True,
+            'download_video': False,
             'html5_sources': ['http://www.example.com/source.mp4'],
             'data': '',
             'transcripts': {},
diff --git a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/video_module/video_module.py b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/video_module/video_module.py
index 51d0042101..55528c2a52 100644
--- a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/video_module/video_module.py
+++ b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/video_module/video_module.py
@@ -235,12 +235,8 @@ class VideoDescriptor(VideoFields, VideoStudioViewHandlers, TabsEditingDescripto
             # then delete `source` field value and use value from `html5_sources` field.
             if self.source in self.html5_sources:
                 self.source = ''  # Delete source field value.
-                self.download_video = True
             else:  # Otherwise, `source` field value will be used.
                 self.source_visible = True
-                download_video = editable_fields['download_video']
-                if not download_video['explicitly_set']:
-                    self.download_video = True
 
         # for backward compatibility.
         # If course was existed and was not re-imported by the moment of adding `download_track` field,
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/courseware/tests/test_video_mongo.py b/lms/djangoapps/courseware/tests/test_video_mongo.py
index 8c8f247620..963c861331 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/courseware/tests/test_video_mongo.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/courseware/tests/test_video_mongo.py
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ class TestGetHtmlMethod(BaseTestXmodule):
             <video show_captions="true"
             display_name="A Name"
                 sub="{sub}" download_track="{download_track}"
-            start_time="01:00:03" end_time="01:00:10"
+            start_time="01:00:03" end_time="01:00:10" download_video="true"
             >
                 <source src="example.mp4"/>
                 <source src="example.webm"/>
@@ -487,7 +487,7 @@ class TestVideoDescriptorInitialization(BaseTestXmodule):
 
         self.assertIn('source', fields)
         self.assertEqual(self.item_descriptor.source, 'http://example.org/video.mp4')
-        self.assertTrue(self.item_descriptor.download_video)
+        self.assertFalse(self.item_descriptor.download_video)
         self.assertTrue(self.item_descriptor.source_visible)
 
     def test_source_in_html5sources(self):
@@ -500,7 +500,7 @@ class TestVideoDescriptorInitialization(BaseTestXmodule):
         fields = self.item_descriptor.editable_metadata_fields
 
         self.assertNotIn('source', fields)
-        self.assertTrue(self.item_descriptor.download_video)
+        self.assertFalse(self.item_descriptor.download_video)
         self.assertFalse(self.item_descriptor.source_visible)
 
     def test_download_video_is_explicitly_set(self):