diff --git a/vp10/common/entropy.c b/vp10/common/entropy.c
index 16765061b..56dd73a4a 100644
--- a/vp10/common/entropy.c
+++ b/vp10/common/entropy.c
@@ -403,6 +403,7 @@ const vpx_prob vp10_pareto8_full[COEFF_PROB_MODELS][MODEL_NODES] = {
   {255, 241, 243, 255, 236, 255, 252, 254},
   {255, 243, 245, 255, 237, 255, 252, 254},
   {255, 246, 247, 255, 239, 255, 253, 255},
+  {255, 246, 247, 255, 239, 255, 253, 255},
 };
 
 static const vp10_coeff_probs_model default_coef_probs_4x4[PLANE_TYPES] = {
@@ -742,16 +743,14 @@ static const vp10_coeff_probs_model default_coef_probs_32x32[PLANE_TYPES] = {
 };
 
 static void extend_to_full_distribution(vpx_prob *probs, vpx_prob p) {
-  memcpy(probs, vp10_pareto8_full[p - 1], MODEL_NODES * sizeof(vpx_prob));
+  memcpy(probs, vp10_pareto8_full[p = 0 ? 0 : p - 1],
+         MODEL_NODES * sizeof(vpx_prob));
 }
 
 void vp10_model_to_full_probs(const vpx_prob *model, vpx_prob *full) {
   if (full != model)
     memcpy(full, model, sizeof(vpx_prob) * UNCONSTRAINED_NODES);
-  // TODO(aconverse): model[PIVOT_NODE] should never be zero.
-  // https://code.google.com/p/webm/issues/detail?id=1089
-  if (model[PIVOT_NODE] != 0)
-    extend_to_full_distribution(&full[UNCONSTRAINED_NODES], model[PIVOT_NODE]);
+  extend_to_full_distribution(&full[UNCONSTRAINED_NODES], model[PIVOT_NODE]);
 }
 
 void vp10_default_coef_probs(VP10_COMMON *cm) {
diff --git a/vp10/common/entropy.h b/vp10/common/entropy.h
index 2f93cb31c..fba7020a5 100644
--- a/vp10/common/entropy.h
+++ b/vp10/common/entropy.h
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ static INLINE const uint8_t *get_band_translate(TX_SIZE tx_size) {
 // 1, 3, 5, 7, ..., 253, 255
 // In between probabilities are interpolated linearly
 
-#define COEFF_PROB_MODELS 255
+#define COEFF_PROB_MODELS 256
 
 #define UNCONSTRAINED_NODES         3
 
diff --git a/vp9/common/vp9_entropy.c b/vp9/common/vp9_entropy.c
index 719e542ce..579857bc9 100644
--- a/vp9/common/vp9_entropy.c
+++ b/vp9/common/vp9_entropy.c
@@ -403,6 +403,7 @@ const vpx_prob vp9_pareto8_full[COEFF_PROB_MODELS][MODEL_NODES] = {
   {255, 241, 243, 255, 236, 255, 252, 254},
   {255, 243, 245, 255, 237, 255, 252, 254},
   {255, 246, 247, 255, 239, 255, 253, 255},
+  {255, 246, 247, 255, 239, 255, 253, 255},
 };
 
 static const vp9_coeff_probs_model default_coef_probs_4x4[PLANE_TYPES] = {
@@ -742,16 +743,14 @@ static const vp9_coeff_probs_model default_coef_probs_32x32[PLANE_TYPES] = {
 };
 
 static void extend_to_full_distribution(vpx_prob *probs, vpx_prob p) {
-  memcpy(probs, vp9_pareto8_full[p - 1], MODEL_NODES * sizeof(vpx_prob));
+  memcpy(probs, vp9_pareto8_full[p = 0 ? 0 : p - 1],
+         MODEL_NODES * sizeof(vpx_prob));
 }
 
 void vp9_model_to_full_probs(const vpx_prob *model, vpx_prob *full) {
   if (full != model)
     memcpy(full, model, sizeof(vpx_prob) * UNCONSTRAINED_NODES);
-  // TODO(aconverse): model[PIVOT_NODE] should never be zero.
-  // https://code.google.com/p/webm/issues/detail?id=1089
-  if (model[PIVOT_NODE] != 0)
-    extend_to_full_distribution(&full[UNCONSTRAINED_NODES], model[PIVOT_NODE]);
+  extend_to_full_distribution(&full[UNCONSTRAINED_NODES], model[PIVOT_NODE]);
 }
 
 void vp9_default_coef_probs(VP9_COMMON *cm) {
diff --git a/vp9/common/vp9_entropy.h b/vp9/common/vp9_entropy.h
index 63b3bff5d..21611ed6d 100644
--- a/vp9/common/vp9_entropy.h
+++ b/vp9/common/vp9_entropy.h
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ static INLINE const uint8_t *get_band_translate(TX_SIZE tx_size) {
 // 1, 3, 5, 7, ..., 253, 255
 // In between probabilities are interpolated linearly
 
-#define COEFF_PROB_MODELS 255
+#define COEFF_PROB_MODELS 256
 
 #define UNCONSTRAINED_NODES         3