diff --git a/vp9/common/vp9_entropymv.c b/vp9/common/vp9_entropymv.c
index 3acfe1448..566ae91cf 100644
--- a/vp9/common/vp9_entropymv.c
+++ b/vp9/common/vp9_entropymv.c
@@ -11,9 +11,6 @@
 #include "vp9/common/vp9_onyxc_int.h"
 #include "vp9/common/vp9_entropymv.h"
 
-// Integer pel reference mv threshold for use of high-precision 1/8 mv
-#define COMPANDED_MVREF_THRESH 8
-
 const vpx_tree_index vp9_mv_joint_tree[TREE_SIZE(MV_JOINTS)] = {
   -MV_JOINT_ZERO, 2,
   -MV_JOINT_HNZVZ, 4,
@@ -127,11 +124,6 @@ MV_CLASS_TYPE vp9_get_mv_class(int z, int *offset) {
   return c;
 }
 
-int vp9_use_mv_hp(const MV *ref) {
-  return (abs(ref->row) >> 3) < COMPANDED_MVREF_THRESH &&
-         (abs(ref->col) >> 3) < COMPANDED_MVREF_THRESH;
-}
-
 static void inc_mv_component(int v, nmv_component_counts *comp_counts,
                              int incr, int usehp) {
   int s, z, c, o, d, e, f;
diff --git a/vp9/common/vp9_entropymv.h b/vp9/common/vp9_entropymv.h
index 8c817bf7b..2f05ad44b 100644
--- a/vp9/common/vp9_entropymv.h
+++ b/vp9/common/vp9_entropymv.h
@@ -27,7 +27,14 @@ struct VP9Common;
 void vp9_init_mv_probs(struct VP9Common *cm);
 
 void vp9_adapt_mv_probs(struct VP9Common *cm, int usehp);
-int vp9_use_mv_hp(const MV *ref);
+
+// Integer pel reference mv threshold for use of high-precision 1/8 mv
+#define COMPANDED_MVREF_THRESH 8
+
+static INLINE int use_mv_hp(const MV *ref) {
+  return (abs(ref->row) >> 3) < COMPANDED_MVREF_THRESH &&
+         (abs(ref->col) >> 3) < COMPANDED_MVREF_THRESH;
+}
 
 #define MV_UPDATE_PROB 252
 
diff --git a/vp9/common/vp9_mvref_common.h b/vp9/common/vp9_mvref_common.h
index aef96ad32..a6dddd01a 100644
--- a/vp9/common/vp9_mvref_common.h
+++ b/vp9/common/vp9_mvref_common.h
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ static INLINE void clamp_mv2(MV *mv, const MACROBLOCKD *xd) {
 }
 
 static INLINE void lower_mv_precision(MV *mv, int allow_hp) {
-  const int use_hp = allow_hp && vp9_use_mv_hp(mv);
+  const int use_hp = allow_hp && use_mv_hp(mv);
   if (!use_hp) {
     if (mv->row & 1)
       mv->row += (mv->row > 0 ? -1 : 1);
diff --git a/vp9/decoder/vp9_decodemv.c b/vp9/decoder/vp9_decodemv.c
index 42f554591..bf5d81d86 100644
--- a/vp9/decoder/vp9_decodemv.c
+++ b/vp9/decoder/vp9_decodemv.c
@@ -284,13 +284,6 @@ static int read_mv_component(vpx_reader *r,
   return sign ? -mag : mag;
 }
 
-// TODO(slavarnway): move to vp9_entropymv.h and replace vp9_use_mv_hp
-#define COMPANDED_MVREF_THRESH 8
-static int use_mv_hp(const MV *ref) {
-  return (abs(ref->row) >> 3) < COMPANDED_MVREF_THRESH &&
-         (abs(ref->col) >> 3) < COMPANDED_MVREF_THRESH;
-}
-
 static INLINE void read_mv(vpx_reader *r, MV *mv, const MV *ref,
                            const nmv_context *ctx,
                            nmv_context_counts *counts, int allow_hp) {
diff --git a/vp9/encoder/vp9_encodemv.c b/vp9/encoder/vp9_encodemv.c
index e71966343..3bcd6a3b6 100644
--- a/vp9/encoder/vp9_encodemv.c
+++ b/vp9/encoder/vp9_encodemv.c
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ void vp9_encode_mv(VP9_COMP* cpi, vpx_writer* w,
   const MV diff = {mv->row - ref->row,
                    mv->col - ref->col};
   const MV_JOINT_TYPE j = vp9_get_mv_joint(&diff);
-  usehp = usehp && vp9_use_mv_hp(ref);
+  usehp = usehp && use_mv_hp(ref);
 
   vp9_write_token(w, vp9_mv_joint_tree, mvctx->joints, &mv_joint_encodings[j]);
   if (mv_joint_vertical(j))
diff --git a/vp9/encoder/vp9_mcomp.c b/vp9/encoder/vp9_mcomp.c
index a84202bb4..eab07bccb 100644
--- a/vp9/encoder/vp9_mcomp.c
+++ b/vp9/encoder/vp9_mcomp.c
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ int vp9_find_best_sub_pixel_tree_pruned_evenmore(
   tr = br;
   tc = bc;
 
-  if (allow_hp && vp9_use_mv_hp(ref_mv) && forced_stop == 0) {
+  if (allow_hp && use_mv_hp(ref_mv) && forced_stop == 0) {
     hstep >>= 1;
     FIRST_LEVEL_CHECKS;
     if (eighthiters > 1) {
@@ -507,7 +507,7 @@ int vp9_find_best_sub_pixel_tree_pruned_more(const MACROBLOCK *x,
     }
   }
 
-  if (allow_hp && vp9_use_mv_hp(ref_mv) && forced_stop == 0) {
+  if (allow_hp && use_mv_hp(ref_mv) && forced_stop == 0) {
     tr = br;
     tc = bc;
     hstep >>= 1;
@@ -602,7 +602,7 @@ int vp9_find_best_sub_pixel_tree_pruned(const MACROBLOCK *x,
     tc = bc;
   }
 
-  if (allow_hp && vp9_use_mv_hp(ref_mv) && forced_stop == 0) {
+  if (allow_hp && use_mv_hp(ref_mv) && forced_stop == 0) {
     hstep >>= 1;
     FIRST_LEVEL_CHECKS;
     if (eighthiters > 1) {
@@ -674,7 +674,7 @@ int vp9_find_best_sub_pixel_tree(const MACROBLOCK *x,
   unsigned int cost_array[5];
   int kr, kc;
 
-  if (!(allow_hp && vp9_use_mv_hp(ref_mv)))
+  if (!(allow_hp && use_mv_hp(ref_mv)))
     if (round == 3)
       round = 2;