diff --git a/spring-cloud-stream/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/stream/binder/ProducerProperties.java b/spring-cloud-stream/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/stream/binder/ProducerProperties.java
index bccbd061f..586a1ea34 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-stream/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/stream/binder/ProducerProperties.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-stream/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/stream/binder/ProducerProperties.java
@@ -104,8 +104,8 @@ public class ProducerProperties {
 	}
 
 	public boolean isPartitioned() {
-		return this.partitionCount > 1 || this.partitionKeyExpression != null
-				|| this.partitionKeyExtractorName != null || this.partitionKeyExtractorClass != null;
+		return this.partitionKeyExpression != null || this.partitionKeyExtractorName != null
+				|| this.partitionKeyExtractorClass != null;
 	}
 
 	@Deprecated