diff --git a/vp9/common/vp9_reconintra.c b/vp9/common/vp9_reconintra.c
index 1031be7ba..6caebd784 100644
--- a/vp9/common/vp9_reconintra.c
+++ b/vp9/common/vp9_reconintra.c
@@ -269,15 +269,6 @@ static void corner_predictor(uint8_t *ypred_ptr, int y_stride, int n,
   }
 }
 
-void vp9_recon_intra_mbuv(MACROBLOCKD *xd) {
-  int i;
-  for (i = 16; i < 24; i += 2) {
-    BLOCKD *b = &xd->block[i];
-    vp9_recon2b(*(b->base_dst) + b->dst, b->diff,
-                *(b->base_dst) + b->dst, b->dst_stride);
-  }
-}
-
 static INLINE int log2_minus_1(int n) {
   switch (n) {
     case 4: return 1;
diff --git a/vp9/common/vp9_reconintra.h b/vp9/common/vp9_reconintra.h
index b97b6089d..1e0cfa42d 100644
--- a/vp9/common/vp9_reconintra.h
+++ b/vp9/common/vp9_reconintra.h
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@
 #include "vpx/vpx_integer.h"
 #include "vp9/common/vp9_blockd.h"
 
-void vp9_recon_intra_mbuv(MACROBLOCKD *xd);
-
 B_PREDICTION_MODE vp9_find_dominant_direction(uint8_t *ptr,
                                               int stride, int n,
                                               int tx, int ty);
diff --git a/vp9/encoder/vp9_encodeintra.c b/vp9/encoder/vp9_encodeintra.c
index 95befb72d..5c6559bdb 100644
--- a/vp9/encoder/vp9_encodeintra.c
+++ b/vp9/encoder/vp9_encodeintra.c
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ void vp9_encode_intra16x16mbuv(VP9_COMMON *const cm, MACROBLOCK *x) {
       break;
     }
 
-  vp9_recon_intra_mbuv(xd);
+  vp9_recon_sbuv(xd, BLOCK_SIZE_MB16X16);
 }
 
 void vp9_encode_intra8x8(MACROBLOCK *x, int ib) {