diff --git a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/tests/test_video.py b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/tests/test_video.py
index c44a762142..8084aecdc7 100644
--- a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/tests/test_video.py
+++ b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/tests/test_video.py
@@ -744,7 +744,7 @@ class VideoExportTestCase(VideoBlockTestBase):
 
         xml = self.descriptor.definition_to_xml(self.file_system)
         parser = etree.XMLParser(remove_blank_text=True)
-        xml_string = '<video url_name="SampleProblem"/>'
+        xml_string = '<video youtube="1.00:3_yD_cEKoCk" url_name="SampleProblem"/>'
         expected = etree.XML(xml_string, parser=parser)
         self.assertXmlEqual(expected, xml)
 
@@ -784,7 +784,7 @@ class VideoExportTestCase(VideoBlockTestBase):
         """
         xml = self.descriptor.definition_to_xml(self.file_system)
         # Check that download_video field is also set to default (False) in xml for backward compatibility
-        expected = '<video url_name="SampleProblem"/>\n'
+        expected = '<video youtube="1.00:3_yD_cEKoCk" url_name="SampleProblem"/>\n'
         assert expected == etree.tostring(xml, pretty_print=True).decode('utf-8')
 
     @patch('xmodule.video_module.video_module.edxval_api', None)
@@ -794,7 +794,7 @@ class VideoExportTestCase(VideoBlockTestBase):
         """
         self.descriptor.transcripts = None
         xml = self.descriptor.definition_to_xml(self.file_system)
-        expected = b'<video url_name="SampleProblem"/>\n'
+        expected = b'<video youtube="1.00:3_yD_cEKoCk" url_name="SampleProblem"/>\n'
         assert expected == etree.tostring(xml, pretty_print=True)
 
     @patch('xmodule.video_module.video_module.edxval_api', None)
diff --git a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/video_module/video_module.py b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/video_module/video_module.py
index 052b6d7e91..ae4fae9960 100644
--- a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/video_module/video_module.py
+++ b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/video_module/video_module.py
@@ -673,9 +673,7 @@ class VideoBlock(
         """
         xml = etree.Element('video')
         youtube_string = create_youtube_string(self)
-        # Mild workaround to ensure that tests pass -- if a field
-        # is set to its default value, we don't need to write it out.
-        if youtube_string and youtube_string != '1.00:3_yD_cEKoCk':
+        if youtube_string:
             xml.set('youtube', str(youtube_string))
         xml.set('url_name', self.url_name)
         attrs = [
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/courseware/tests/test_video_mongo.py b/lms/djangoapps/courseware/tests/test_video_mongo.py
index b6724a4760..3b79f238ea 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/courseware/tests/test_video_mongo.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/courseware/tests/test_video_mongo.py
@@ -1671,7 +1671,7 @@ class VideoBlockTest(TestCase, VideoBlockTestBase):
 
         actual = self.descriptor.definition_to_xml(resource_fs=self.file_system)
         expected_str = """
-            <video url_name="SampleProblem" transcripts='{transcripts}'>
+            <video youtube="1.00:3_yD_cEKoCk" url_name="SampleProblem" transcripts='{transcripts}'>
                 <video_asset client_video_id="test_client_video_id" duration="111.0" image="">
                     <encoded_video profile="mobile" url="http://example.com/video" file_size="222" bitrate="333"/>
                     <transcripts>
@@ -1765,7 +1765,7 @@ class VideoBlockTest(TestCase, VideoBlockTestBase):
         """
         self.descriptor.edx_video_id = 'nonexistent'
         actual = self.descriptor.definition_to_xml(resource_fs=self.file_system)
-        expected_str = """<video url_name="SampleProblem"/>"""
+        expected_str = """<video youtube="1.00:3_yD_cEKoCk" url_name="SampleProblem"/>"""
         parser = etree.XMLParser(remove_blank_text=True)
         expected = etree.XML(expected_str, parser=parser)
         self.assertXmlEqual(expected, actual)
@@ -1778,7 +1778,7 @@ class VideoBlockTest(TestCase, VideoBlockTestBase):
         mock_get_video_ids_info.return_value = True, []
 
         actual = self.descriptor.definition_to_xml(resource_fs=self.file_system)
-        expected_str = '<video url_name="SampleProblem"></video>'
+        expected_str = '<video youtube="1.00:3_yD_cEKoCk" url_name="SampleProblem"></video>'
 
         parser = etree.XMLParser(remove_blank_text=True)
         expected = etree.XML(expected_str, parser=parser)