diff --git a/vp9/encoder/vp9_firstpass.c b/vp9/encoder/vp9_firstpass.c
index b507c6e7c..d83c4357b 100644
--- a/vp9/encoder/vp9_firstpass.c
+++ b/vp9/encoder/vp9_firstpass.c
@@ -676,7 +676,8 @@ void vp9_first_pass(VP9_COMP *cpi) {
           mv.as_mv.row *= 8;
           mv.as_mv.col *= 8;
           this_error = motion_error;
-          vp9_set_mbmode_and_mvs(xd, NEWMV, &mv.as_mv);
+          xd->mi_8x8[0]->mbmi.mode = NEWMV;
+          xd->mi_8x8[0]->mbmi.mv[0] = mv;
           xd->mi_8x8[0]->mbmi.tx_size = TX_4X4;
           xd->mi_8x8[0]->mbmi.ref_frame[0] = LAST_FRAME;
           xd->mi_8x8[0]->mbmi.ref_frame[1] = NONE;
diff --git a/vp9/encoder/vp9_mbgraph.c b/vp9/encoder/vp9_mbgraph.c
index d3e19b4b9..652038950 100644
--- a/vp9/encoder/vp9_mbgraph.c
+++ b/vp9/encoder/vp9_mbgraph.c
@@ -61,7 +61,9 @@ static unsigned int do_16x16_motion_iteration(VP9_COMP *cpi,
         &sse);
   }
 
-  vp9_set_mbmode_and_mvs(xd, NEWMV, dst_mv);
+  xd->mi_8x8[0]->mbmi.mode = NEWMV;
+  xd->mi_8x8[0]->mbmi.mv[0].as_mv = *dst_mv;
+
   vp9_build_inter_predictors_sby(xd, mb_row, mb_col, BLOCK_16X16);
 
   /* restore UMV window */
diff --git a/vp9/encoder/vp9_rdopt.c b/vp9/encoder/vp9_rdopt.c
index ecc3da768..e6e0155d1 100644
--- a/vp9/encoder/vp9_rdopt.c
+++ b/vp9/encoder/vp9_rdopt.c
@@ -1461,12 +1461,6 @@ static int cost_mv_ref(VP9_COMP *cpi, MB_PREDICTION_MODE mode,
   }
 }
 
-void vp9_set_mbmode_and_mvs(MACROBLOCKD *xd, MB_PREDICTION_MODE mode,
-                            const MV *mv) {
-  xd->mi_8x8[0]->mbmi.mode = mode;
-  xd->mi_8x8[0]->mbmi.mv[0].as_mv = *mv;
-}
-
 static void joint_motion_search(VP9_COMP *cpi, MACROBLOCK *x,
                                 BLOCK_SIZE bsize,
                                 int_mv *frame_mv,
diff --git a/vp9/encoder/vp9_rdopt.h b/vp9/encoder/vp9_rdopt.h
index b5baa337d..e1a4676a1 100644
--- a/vp9/encoder/vp9_rdopt.h
+++ b/vp9/encoder/vp9_rdopt.h
@@ -77,9 +77,6 @@ int64_t vp9_rd_pick_inter_mode_sub8x8(VP9_COMP *cpi, MACROBLOCK *x,
 
 void vp9_init_me_luts();
 
-void vp9_set_mbmode_and_mvs(MACROBLOCKD *xd, MB_PREDICTION_MODE mode,
-                            const MV *mv);
-
 void vp9_get_entropy_contexts(BLOCK_SIZE bsize, TX_SIZE tx_size,
                               const struct macroblockd_plane *pd,
                               ENTROPY_CONTEXT t_above[16],