diff --git a/vp9/common/generic/vp9_systemdependent.c b/vp9/common/generic/vp9_systemdependent.c
index 4c3a7d3f2..f133281b6 100644
--- a/vp9/common/generic/vp9_systemdependent.c
+++ b/vp9/common/generic/vp9_systemdependent.c
@@ -15,22 +15,6 @@
 #include "vp9/common/vp9_loopfilter.h"
 #include "vp9/common/vp9_onyxc_int.h"
 
-extern void vp9_arch_x86_common_init(VP9_COMMON *ctx);
-extern void vp9_arch_arm_common_init(VP9_COMMON *ctx);
-
 void vp9_machine_specific_config(VP9_COMMON *ctx) {
-#if CONFIG_RUNTIME_CPU_DETECT
-  VP9_COMMON_RTCD *rtcd = &ctx->rtcd;
-
-#endif
-
-#if ARCH_X86 || ARCH_X86_64
-  vp9_arch_x86_common_init(ctx);
-#endif
-
-#if ARCH_ARM
-  vp9_arch_arm_common_init(ctx);
-#endif
-
   vp9_rtcd();
 }
diff --git a/vp9/common/vp9_blockd.h b/vp9/common/vp9_blockd.h
index fcc91c2fc..839d5b587 100644
--- a/vp9/common/vp9_blockd.h
+++ b/vp9/common/vp9_blockd.h
@@ -403,10 +403,6 @@ typedef struct macroblockd {
   DECLARE_ALIGNED(32, unsigned char, y_buf[22 * 32]);
 #endif
 
-#if CONFIG_RUNTIME_CPU_DETECT
-  struct VP9_COMMON_RTCD  *rtcd;
-#endif
-
   int mb_index;   // Index of the MB in the SB (0..3)
   int q_index;
 
diff --git a/vp9/common/vp9_onyxc_int.h b/vp9/common/vp9_onyxc_int.h
index 1bbdaeeb5..cfbc33b8e 100644
--- a/vp9/common/vp9_onyxc_int.h
+++ b/vp9/common/vp9_onyxc_int.h
@@ -143,14 +143,6 @@ typedef enum {
   NB_TXFM_MODES       = 4,
 } TXFM_MODE;
 
-typedef struct VP9_COMMON_RTCD {
-#if CONFIG_RUNTIME_CPU_DETECT
-  int                           flags;
-#else
-  int unused;
-#endif
-} VP9_COMMON_RTCD;
-
 typedef struct VP9Common {
   struct vpx_internal_error_info  error;
 
@@ -294,10 +286,6 @@ typedef struct VP9Common {
   double bitrate;
   double framerate;
 
-#if CONFIG_RUNTIME_CPU_DETECT
-  VP9_COMMON_RTCD rtcd;
-#endif
-
 #if CONFIG_POSTPROC
   struct postproc_state  postproc_state;
 #endif
diff --git a/vp9/common/vp9_reconinter.c b/vp9/common/vp9_reconinter.c
index bcd75ec8b..e8ff42fd4 100644
--- a/vp9/common/vp9_reconinter.c
+++ b/vp9/common/vp9_reconinter.c
@@ -14,9 +14,6 @@
 #include "vp9/common/vp9_blockd.h"
 #include "vp9/common/vp9_reconinter.h"
 #include "vp9/common/vp9_reconintra.h"
-#if CONFIG_RUNTIME_CPU_DETECT
-#include "vp9/common/vp9_onyxc_int.h"
-#endif
 
 void vp9_setup_interp_filters(MACROBLOCKD *xd,
                               INTERPOLATIONFILTERTYPE mcomp_filter_type,
diff --git a/vp9/common/x86/vp9_x86_systemdependent.c b/vp9/common/x86/vp9_x86_systemdependent.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 23b7a588a..000000000
--- a/vp9/common/x86/vp9_x86_systemdependent.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,62 +0,0 @@
-/*
- *  Copyright (c) 2010 The WebM project authors. All Rights Reserved.
- *
- *  Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license
- *  that can be found in the LICENSE file in the root of the source
- *  tree. An additional intellectual property rights grant can be found
- *  in the file PATENTS.  All contributing project authors may
- *  be found in the AUTHORS file in the root of the source tree.
- */
-
-#include "vpx_config.h"
-#include "vpx_ports/x86.h"
-#include "vp9/common/vp9_loopfilter.h"
-#include "vp9/common/vp9_pragmas.h"
-#include "vp9/common/vp9_onyxc_int.h"
-
-void vp9_arch_x86_common_init(VP9_COMMON *ctx) {
-#if CONFIG_RUNTIME_CPU_DETECT
-  VP9_COMMON_RTCD *rtcd = &ctx->rtcd;
-  int flags = x86_simd_caps();
-
-  /* Note:
-   *
-   * This platform can be built without runtime CPU detection as well. If
-   * you modify any of the function mappings present in this file, be sure
-   * to also update them in static mapings (<arch>/filename_<arch>.h)
-   */
-
-  /* Override default functions with fastest ones for this CPU. */
-#if HAVE_MMX
-// The commented functions need to be re-written for vpx.
-  if (flags & HAS_MMX) {
-
-  }
-
-#endif
-#if HAVE_SSE2
-
-  if (flags & HAS_SSE2) {
-
-
-    // rtcd->idct.iwalsh16     = vp9_short_inv_walsh4x4_sse2;
-
-  }
-
-#endif
-
-#if HAVE_SSSE3
-
-  if (flags & HAS_SSSE3) {
-
-    /* these are disable because of unsupported diagonal pred modes
-    rtcd->recon.build_intra_predictors_mbuv =
-      vp9_build_intra_predictors_mbuv_ssse3;
-    rtcd->recon.build_intra_predictors_mbuv_s =
-      vp9_build_intra_predictors_mbuv_s_ssse3;
-      */
-  }
-#endif
-
-#endif
-}
diff --git a/vp9/decoder/vp9_decodframe.c b/vp9/decoder/vp9_decodframe.c
index de3569ff4..28bb523a6 100644
--- a/vp9/decoder/vp9_decodframe.c
+++ b/vp9/decoder/vp9_decodframe.c
@@ -165,12 +165,6 @@ static void mb_init_dequantizer(VP9D_COMP *pbi, MACROBLOCKD *xd) {
 
 }
 
-#if CONFIG_RUNTIME_CPU_DETECT
-#define RTCD_VTABLE(x) (&(pbi)->common.rtcd.x)
-#else
-#define RTCD_VTABLE(x) NULL
-#endif
-
 /* skip_recon_mb() is Modified: Instead of writing the result to predictor buffer and then copying it
  *  to dst buffer, we can write the result directly to dst buffer. This eliminates unnecessary copy.
  */
diff --git a/vp9/encoder/generic/vp9_csystemdependent.c b/vp9/encoder/generic/vp9_csystemdependent.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 20f03a783..000000000
--- a/vp9/encoder/generic/vp9_csystemdependent.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-/*
- *  Copyright (c) 2010 The WebM project authors. All Rights Reserved.
- *
- *  Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license
- *  that can be found in the LICENSE file in the root of the source
- *  tree. An additional intellectual property rights grant can be found
- *  in the file PATENTS.  All contributing project authors may
- *  be found in the AUTHORS file in the root of the source tree.
- */
-
-
-#include "vpx_ports/config.h"
-#include "vp9/encoder/vp9_variance.h"
-#include "vp9/encoder/vp9_onyx_int.h"
-
-
-void vp9_cmachine_specific_config(VP9_COMP *cpi) {
-#if CONFIG_RUNTIME_CPU_DETECT
-  cpi->rtcd.common                    = &cpi->common.rtcd;
-#endif
-}
diff --git a/vp9/encoder/vp9_encodeframe.c b/vp9/encoder/vp9_encodeframe.c
index bd4146128..1d06d9d57 100644
--- a/vp9/encoder/vp9_encodeframe.c
+++ b/vp9/encoder/vp9_encodeframe.c
@@ -39,14 +39,6 @@
 
 #define DBG_PRNT_SEGMAP 0
 
-#if CONFIG_RUNTIME_CPU_DETECT
-#define RTCD(x)     &cpi->common.rtcd.x
-#define IF_RTCD(x)  (x)
-#else
-#define RTCD(x)     NULL
-#define IF_RTCD(x)  NULL
-#endif
-
 // #define ENC_DEBUG
 #ifdef ENC_DEBUG
 int enc_debug = 0;
diff --git a/vp9/encoder/vp9_encodeintra.c b/vp9/encoder/vp9_encodeintra.c
index 0f813d9b3..17a3a952b 100644
--- a/vp9/encoder/vp9_encodeintra.c
+++ b/vp9/encoder/vp9_encodeintra.c
@@ -17,12 +17,6 @@
 #include "vp9/common/vp9_invtrans.h"
 #include "vp9/encoder/vp9_encodeintra.h"
 
-#if CONFIG_RUNTIME_CPU_DETECT
-#define IF_RTCD(x) (x)
-#else
-#define IF_RTCD(x) NULL
-#endif
-
 int vp9_encode_intra(VP9_COMP *cpi, MACROBLOCK *x, int use_16x16_pred) {
   int i;
   int intra_pred_var = 0;
diff --git a/vp9/encoder/vp9_firstpass.c b/vp9/encoder/vp9_firstpass.c
index 65476f2ed..8a05eb8fd 100644
--- a/vp9/encoder/vp9_firstpass.c
+++ b/vp9/encoder/vp9_firstpass.c
@@ -34,12 +34,6 @@
 
 #define OUTPUT_FPF 0
 
-#if CONFIG_RUNTIME_CPU_DETECT
-#define IF_RTCD(x) (x)
-#else
-#define IF_RTCD(x) NULL
-#endif
-
 #define IIFACTOR   12.5
 #define IIKFACTOR1 12.5
 #define IIKFACTOR2 15.0
diff --git a/vp9/encoder/vp9_onyx_if.c b/vp9/encoder/vp9_onyx_if.c
index 754096d36..0f1793b88 100644
--- a/vp9/encoder/vp9_onyx_if.c
+++ b/vp9/encoder/vp9_onyx_if.c
@@ -48,16 +48,6 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <limits.h>
 
-#if CONFIG_RUNTIME_CPU_DETECT
-#define IF_RTCD(x) (x)
-#define RTCD(x) &cpi->common.rtcd.x
-#else
-#define IF_RTCD(x) NULL
-#define RTCD(x) NULL
-#endif
-
-extern void vp9_cmachine_specific_config(VP9_COMP *cpi);
-
 extern void print_tree_update_probs();
 
 #if HAVE_ARMV7
@@ -1274,10 +1264,6 @@ void vp9_set_speed_features(VP9_COMP *cpi) {
 
   vp9_init_quantizer(cpi);
 
-#if CONFIG_RUNTIME_CPU_DETECT
-  cpi->mb.e_mbd.rtcd = &cpi->common.rtcd;
-#endif
-
   if (cpi->sf.iterative_sub_pixel == 1) {
     cpi->find_fractional_mv_step = vp9_find_best_sub_pixel_step_iteratively;
   } else if (cpi->sf.quarter_pixel_search) {
@@ -1817,7 +1803,6 @@ VP9_PTR vp9_create_compressor(VP9_CONFIG *oxcf) {
   CHECK_MEM_ERROR(cpi->mb.ss, vpx_calloc(sizeof(search_site), (MAX_MVSEARCH_STEPS * 8) + 1));
 
   vp9_create_common(&cpi->common);
-  vp9_cmachine_specific_config(cpi);
 
   init_config((VP9_PTR)cpi, oxcf);
 
diff --git a/vp9/encoder/vp9_onyx_int.h b/vp9/encoder/vp9_onyx_int.h
index c71888e29..425c38672 100644
--- a/vp9/encoder/vp9_onyx_int.h
+++ b/vp9/encoder/vp9_onyx_int.h
@@ -389,11 +389,6 @@ typedef struct {
   void *ptr1;
 } LPFTHREAD_DATA;
 
-
-typedef struct VP9_ENCODER_RTCD {
-  VP9_COMMON_RTCD            *common;
-} VP9_ENCODER_RTCD;
-
 enum BlockSize {
   BLOCK_16X8 = PARTITIONING_16X8,
   BLOCK_8X16 = PARTITIONING_8X16,
@@ -728,9 +723,6 @@ typedef struct VP9_COMP {
     double est_max_qcorrection_factor;
   } twopass;
 
-#if CONFIG_RUNTIME_CPU_DETECT
-  VP9_ENCODER_RTCD            rtcd;
-#endif
 #if VP9_TEMPORAL_ALT_REF
   YV12_BUFFER_CONFIG alt_ref_buffer;
   YV12_BUFFER_CONFIG *frames[MAX_LAG_BUFFERS];
diff --git a/vp9/encoder/vp9_picklpf.c b/vp9/encoder/vp9_picklpf.c
index 395600ce2..824951afa 100644
--- a/vp9/encoder/vp9_picklpf.c
+++ b/vp9/encoder/vp9_picklpf.c
@@ -25,12 +25,6 @@
 extern void vp8_yv12_copy_frame_yonly_no_extend_frame_borders_neon(YV12_BUFFER_CONFIG *src_ybc, YV12_BUFFER_CONFIG *dst_ybc);
 #endif
 
-#if CONFIG_RUNTIME_CPU_DETECT
-#define IF_RTCD(x) (x)
-#else
-#define IF_RTCD(x) NULL
-#endif
-
 void vp9_yv12_copy_partial_frame_c(YV12_BUFFER_CONFIG *src_ybc,
                                    YV12_BUFFER_CONFIG *dst_ybc, int Fraction) {
   unsigned char *src_y, *dst_y;
diff --git a/vp9/encoder/vp9_rdopt.c b/vp9/encoder/vp9_rdopt.c
index 22a6d9a69..ce9a8ad62 100644
--- a/vp9/encoder/vp9_rdopt.c
+++ b/vp9/encoder/vp9_rdopt.c
@@ -42,12 +42,6 @@
 #include "vp9_rtcd.h"
 #include "vp9/common/vp9_mvref_common.h"
 
-#if CONFIG_RUNTIME_CPU_DETECT
-#define IF_RTCD(x)  (x)
-#else
-#define IF_RTCD(x)  NULL
-#endif
-
 #define MAXF(a,b)            (((a) > (b)) ? (a) : (b))
 
 #define INVALID_MV 0x80008000
diff --git a/vp9/vp9_common.mk b/vp9/vp9_common.mk
index 7b241ad3e..3e2a2bdc9 100644
--- a/vp9/vp9_common.mk
+++ b/vp9/vp9_common.mk
@@ -83,7 +83,6 @@ VP9_COMMON_SRCS-$(ARCH_X86)$(ARCH_X86_64) += common/x86/vp9_idct_x86.h
 VP9_COMMON_SRCS-$(ARCH_X86)$(ARCH_X86_64) += common/x86/vp9_subpixel_x86.h
 VP9_COMMON_SRCS-$(ARCH_X86)$(ARCH_X86_64) += common/x86/vp9_loopfilter_x86.h
 VP9_COMMON_SRCS-$(ARCH_X86)$(ARCH_X86_64) += common/x86/vp9_postproc_x86.h
-VP9_COMMON_SRCS-$(ARCH_X86)$(ARCH_X86_64) += common/x86/vp9_x86_systemdependent.c
 VP9_COMMON_SRCS-$(ARCH_X86)$(ARCH_X86_64) += common/x86/vp9_vp8_asm_stubs.c
 VP9_COMMON_SRCS-$(ARCH_X86)$(ARCH_X86_64) += common/x86/vp9_loopfilter_x86.c
 VP9_COMMON_SRCS-$(CONFIG_POSTPROC) += common/vp9_postproc.h
diff --git a/vp9/vp9cx.mk b/vp9/vp9cx.mk
index 79997d1aa..d20e79a6c 100644
--- a/vp9/vp9cx.mk
+++ b/vp9/vp9cx.mk
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ VP9_CX_SRCS-yes += encoder/vp9_encodeintra.c
 VP9_CX_SRCS-yes += encoder/vp9_encodemb.c
 VP9_CX_SRCS-yes += encoder/vp9_encodemv.c
 VP9_CX_SRCS-yes += encoder/vp9_firstpass.c
-VP9_CX_SRCS-yes += encoder/generic/vp9_csystemdependent.c
 VP9_CX_SRCS-yes += encoder/vp9_block.h
 VP9_CX_SRCS-yes += encoder/vp9_boolhuff.h
 VP9_CX_SRCS-yes += encoder/vp9_bitstream.h