diff --git a/src/BingAdsEventForwarder.js b/src/BingAdsEventForwarder.js
index 1fe4386..9ae3575 100644
--- a/src/BingAdsEventForwarder.js
+++ b/src/BingAdsEventForwarder.js
@@ -64,13 +64,6 @@ var constructor = function() {
             self.consentMappings
         );
 
-        var consentPayload;
-        if (!isEmpty(initialConsentPayload)) {
-            consentPayload = initialConsentPayload;
-        } else if (!isEmpty(updatedConsentPayload)) {
-            consentPayload = updatedConsentPayload;
-        }
-
         try {
             if (!testMode) {
                 (function(window, document, tag, url, queue) {
@@ -79,7 +72,7 @@ var constructor = function() {
                     var i;
                     (window[queue] = window[queue] || []),
                         (window.uetq = window.uetq || []),
-                        sendConsentDefaultToBing(consentPayload),
+                        sendConsentDefaultToBing(initialConsentPayload),
                         (f = function() {
                             var obj = {
                                 ti: forwarderSettings.tagId,
@@ -254,9 +247,6 @@ var constructor = function() {
     }
 
     function maybeSendConsentUpdateToBing(consentState) {
-        // If consent payload is empty,
-        // we never sent an initial default consent state
-        // so we shouldn't send an update.
         if (
             self.consentPayloadAsString &&
             self.consentMappings &&
diff --git a/test/src/tests.js b/test/src/tests.js
index 56a655b..6744043 100644
--- a/test/src/tests.js
+++ b/test/src/tests.js
@@ -370,8 +370,6 @@ describe('Bing Ads Event Forwarder', function() {
                 { ad_storage: 'granted' },
             ];
 
-            console.log('uetq', window.uetq);
-
             window.uetq.length.should.eql(3);
             window.uetq[0].should.equal('consent');
             window.uetq[1].should.equal('default');