diff --git a/test/convolve_test.cc b/test/convolve_test.cc
index 5b4a20eb2..1724db36f 100644
--- a/test/convolve_test.cc
+++ b/test/convolve_test.cc
@@ -646,26 +646,6 @@ INSTANTIATE_TEST_CASE_P(SSSE3, ConvolveTest, ::testing::Values(
 #endif
 
 #if HAVE_AVX2
-// TODO(jzern): these prototypes can be removed after the avx2 versions are
-// reenabled in vp9_rtcd_defs.pl.
-extern "C" {
-void vp9_convolve8_vert_avx2(const uint8_t *src, ptrdiff_t src_stride,
-                             uint8_t *dst, ptrdiff_t dst_stride,
-                             const int16_t *filter_x, int x_step_q4,
-                             const int16_t *filter_y, int y_step_q4,
-                             int w, int h);
-void vp9_convolve8_horiz_avx2(const uint8_t *src, ptrdiff_t src_stride,
-                              uint8_t *dst, ptrdiff_t dst_stride,
-                              const int16_t *filter_x, int x_step_q4,
-                              const int16_t *filter_y, int y_step_q4,
-                              int w, int h);
-void vp9_convolve8_avx2(const uint8_t *src, ptrdiff_t src_stride,
-                        uint8_t *dst, ptrdiff_t dst_stride,
-                        const int16_t *filter_x, int x_step_q4,
-                        const int16_t *filter_y, int y_step_q4,
-                        int w, int h);
-}
-
 const ConvolveFunctions convolve8_avx2(
     vp9_convolve8_horiz_avx2, vp9_convolve8_avg_horiz_ssse3,
     vp9_convolve8_vert_avx2, vp9_convolve8_avg_vert_ssse3,
@@ -676,9 +656,7 @@ INSTANTIATE_TEST_CASE_P(AVX2, ConvolveTest, ::testing::Values(
     make_tuple(8, 4, &convolve8_avx2),
     make_tuple(4, 8, &convolve8_avx2),
     make_tuple(8, 8, &convolve8_avx2),
-    make_tuple(8, 16, &convolve8_avx2)));
-
-INSTANTIATE_TEST_CASE_P(DISABLED_AVX2, ConvolveTest, ::testing::Values(
+    make_tuple(8, 16, &convolve8_avx2),
     make_tuple(16, 8, &convolve8_avx2),
     make_tuple(16, 16, &convolve8_avx2),
     make_tuple(32, 16, &convolve8_avx2),
diff --git a/vp9/common/vp9_rtcd_defs.pl b/vp9/common/vp9_rtcd_defs.pl
index 708f41b87..92f93184a 100644
--- a/vp9/common/vp9_rtcd_defs.pl
+++ b/vp9/common/vp9_rtcd_defs.pl
@@ -305,15 +305,15 @@ specialize qw/vp9_convolve_avg neon_asm dspr2/, "$sse2_x86inc";
 $vp9_convolve_avg_neon_asm=vp9_convolve_avg_neon;
 
 add_proto qw/void vp9_convolve8/, "const uint8_t *src, ptrdiff_t src_stride, uint8_t *dst, ptrdiff_t dst_stride, const int16_t *filter_x, int x_step_q4, const int16_t *filter_y, int y_step_q4, int w, int h";
-specialize qw/vp9_convolve8 sse2 ssse3 neon_asm dspr2/;
+specialize qw/vp9_convolve8 sse2 ssse3 neon_asm dspr2 avx2/;
 $vp9_convolve8_neon_asm=vp9_convolve8_neon;
 
 add_proto qw/void vp9_convolve8_horiz/, "const uint8_t *src, ptrdiff_t src_stride, uint8_t *dst, ptrdiff_t dst_stride, const int16_t *filter_x, int x_step_q4, const int16_t *filter_y, int y_step_q4, int w, int h";
-specialize qw/vp9_convolve8_horiz sse2 ssse3 neon_asm dspr2/;
+specialize qw/vp9_convolve8_horiz sse2 ssse3 neon_asm dspr2 avx2/;
 $vp9_convolve8_horiz_neon_asm=vp9_convolve8_horiz_neon;
 
 add_proto qw/void vp9_convolve8_vert/, "const uint8_t *src, ptrdiff_t src_stride, uint8_t *dst, ptrdiff_t dst_stride, const int16_t *filter_x, int x_step_q4, const int16_t *filter_y, int y_step_q4, int w, int h";
-specialize qw/vp9_convolve8_vert sse2 ssse3 neon_asm dspr2/;
+specialize qw/vp9_convolve8_vert sse2 ssse3 neon_asm dspr2 avx2/;
 $vp9_convolve8_vert_neon_asm=vp9_convolve8_vert_neon;
 
 add_proto qw/void vp9_convolve8_avg/, "const uint8_t *src, ptrdiff_t src_stride, uint8_t *dst, ptrdiff_t dst_stride, const int16_t *filter_x, int x_step_q4, const int16_t *filter_y, int y_step_q4, int w, int h";
diff --git a/vp9/common/x86/vp9_subpixel_8t_intrin_avx2.c b/vp9/common/x86/vp9_subpixel_8t_intrin_avx2.c
index d109e136a..3bc7d3918 100644
--- a/vp9/common/x86/vp9_subpixel_8t_intrin_avx2.c
+++ b/vp9/common/x86/vp9_subpixel_8t_intrin_avx2.c
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ void vp9_filter_block1d16_v8_avx2(unsigned char *src_ptr,
   __m256i addFilterReg64;
   __m256i srcReg32b1, srcReg32b2, srcReg32b3, srcReg32b4, srcReg32b5;
   __m256i srcReg32b6, srcReg32b7, srcReg32b8, srcReg32b9, srcReg32b10;
-  __m256i srcReg32b11, srcReg32b12, srcReg32b13, filtersReg32;
+  __m256i srcReg32b11, srcReg32b12, filtersReg32;
   __m256i firstFilters, secondFilters, thirdFilters, forthFilters;
   unsigned int i;
   unsigned int src_stride, dst_stride;
@@ -409,35 +409,35 @@ void vp9_filter_block1d16_v8_avx2(unsigned char *src_ptr,
      // multiply 2 adjacent elements with the filter and add the result
      srcReg32b10 = _mm256_maddubs_epi16(srcReg32b10, firstFilters);
      srcReg32b6 = _mm256_maddubs_epi16(srcReg32b4, forthFilters);
-     srcReg32b1 = _mm256_maddubs_epi16(srcReg32b1, firstFilters);
-     srcReg32b8 = _mm256_maddubs_epi16(srcReg32b7, forthFilters);
 
      // add and saturate the results together
      srcReg32b10 = _mm256_adds_epi16(srcReg32b10, srcReg32b6);
-     srcReg32b1 = _mm256_adds_epi16(srcReg32b1, srcReg32b8);
-
 
      // multiply 2 adjacent elements with the filter and add the result
      srcReg32b8 = _mm256_maddubs_epi16(srcReg32b11, secondFilters);
-     srcReg32b6 = _mm256_maddubs_epi16(srcReg32b3, secondFilters);
-
-     // multiply 2 adjacent elements with the filter and add the result
      srcReg32b12 = _mm256_maddubs_epi16(srcReg32b2, thirdFilters);
-     srcReg32b13 = _mm256_maddubs_epi16(srcReg32b5, thirdFilters);
-
 
      // add and saturate the results together
      srcReg32b10 = _mm256_adds_epi16(srcReg32b10,
                    _mm256_min_epi16(srcReg32b8, srcReg32b12));
-     srcReg32b1 = _mm256_adds_epi16(srcReg32b1,
-                  _mm256_min_epi16(srcReg32b6, srcReg32b13));
-
-     // add and saturate the results together
      srcReg32b10 = _mm256_adds_epi16(srcReg32b10,
                    _mm256_max_epi16(srcReg32b8, srcReg32b12));
-     srcReg32b1 = _mm256_adds_epi16(srcReg32b1,
-                  _mm256_max_epi16(srcReg32b6, srcReg32b13));
 
+     // multiply 2 adjacent elements with the filter and add the result
+     srcReg32b1 = _mm256_maddubs_epi16(srcReg32b1, firstFilters);
+     srcReg32b6 = _mm256_maddubs_epi16(srcReg32b7, forthFilters);
+
+     srcReg32b1 = _mm256_adds_epi16(srcReg32b1, srcReg32b6);
+
+     // multiply 2 adjacent elements with the filter and add the result
+     srcReg32b8 = _mm256_maddubs_epi16(srcReg32b3, secondFilters);
+     srcReg32b12 = _mm256_maddubs_epi16(srcReg32b5, thirdFilters);
+
+     // add and saturate the results together
+     srcReg32b1 = _mm256_adds_epi16(srcReg32b1,
+                  _mm256_min_epi16(srcReg32b8, srcReg32b12));
+     srcReg32b1 = _mm256_adds_epi16(srcReg32b1,
+                  _mm256_max_epi16(srcReg32b8, srcReg32b12));
 
      srcReg32b10 = _mm256_adds_epi16(srcReg32b10, addFilterReg64);
      srcReg32b1 = _mm256_adds_epi16(srcReg32b1, addFilterReg64);