diff --git a/vp9/decoder/vp9_dsubexp.c b/vp9/decoder/vp9_dsubexp.c
index fcca01729..e67b37240 100644
--- a/vp9/decoder/vp9_dsubexp.c
+++ b/vp9/decoder/vp9_dsubexp.c
@@ -19,14 +19,10 @@ static int inv_recenter_nonneg(int v, int m) {
   return v % 2 ? m - (v + 1) / 2 : m + v / 2;
 }
 
-static int decode_uniform(vp9_reader *r, int n) {
-  int v;
-  const int l = get_unsigned_bits(n);
-  const int m = (1 << l) - n;
-  if (!l)
-    return 0;
-
-  v = vp9_read_literal(r, l - 1);
+static int decode_uniform(vp9_reader *r) {
+  const int l = 8;
+  const int m = (1 << l) - 191;
+  const int v = vp9_read_literal(r, l - 1);
   return v < m ?  v : (v << 1) - m + vp9_read_bit(r);
 }
 
@@ -78,30 +74,19 @@ static int inv_remap_prob(int v, int m) {
   }
 }
 
-static int decode_term_subexp(vp9_reader *r, int k, int num_syms) {
-  int i = 0, mk = 0, word;
-  while (1) {
-    const int b = i ? k + i - 1 : k;
-    const int a = 1 << b;
-    if (num_syms <= mk + 3 * a) {
-      word = decode_uniform(r, num_syms - mk) + mk;
-      break;
-    } else {
-      if (vp9_read_bit(r)) {
-        i++;
-        mk += a;
-      } else {
-        word = vp9_read_literal(r, b) + mk;
-        break;
-      }
-    }
-  }
-  return word;
+static int decode_term_subexp(vp9_reader *r) {
+  if (!vp9_read_bit(r))
+    return vp9_read_literal(r, 4);
+  if (!vp9_read_bit(r))
+    return vp9_read_literal(r, 4) + 16;
+  if (!vp9_read_bit(r))
+    return vp9_read_literal(r, 5) + 32;
+  return decode_uniform(r) + 64;
 }
 
 void vp9_diff_update_prob(vp9_reader *r, vp9_prob* p) {
   if (vp9_read(r, DIFF_UPDATE_PROB)) {
-    const int delp = decode_term_subexp(r, SUBEXP_PARAM, 255);
+    const int delp = decode_term_subexp(r);
     *p = (vp9_prob)inv_remap_prob(delp, *p);
   }
 }
diff --git a/vp9/encoder/vp9_subexp.c b/vp9/encoder/vp9_subexp.c
index def99d18e..84fb35e21 100644
--- a/vp9/encoder/vp9_subexp.c
+++ b/vp9/encoder/vp9_subexp.c
@@ -18,17 +18,6 @@
 
 static int update_bits[255];
 
-static int count_uniform(int v, int n) {
-  int l = get_unsigned_bits(n);
-  int m;
-  if (l == 0) return 0;
-  m = (1 << l) - n;
-  if (v < m)
-    return l - 1;
-  else
-    return l;
-}
-
 static int split_index(int i, int n, int modulus) {
   int max1 = (n - 1 - modulus / 2) / modulus + 1;
   if (i % modulus == modulus / 2)
@@ -81,29 +70,16 @@ static int remap_prob(int v, int m) {
   return i;
 }
 
-static int count_term_subexp(int word, int k, int num_syms) {
-  int count = 0;
-  int i = 0;
-  int mk = 0;
-  while (1) {
-    int b = (i ? k + i - 1 : k);
-    int a = (1 << b);
-    if (num_syms <= mk + 3 * a) {
-      count += count_uniform(word - mk, num_syms - mk);
-      break;
-    } else {
-      int t = (word >= mk + a);
-      count++;
-      if (t) {
-        i = i + 1;
-        mk += a;
-      } else {
-        count += b;
-        break;
-      }
-    }
-  }
-  return count;
+static int count_term_subexp(int word) {
+  if (word < 16)
+    return 5;
+  if (word < 32)
+    return 6;
+  if (word < 64)
+    return 8;
+  if (word < 129)
+    return 10;
+  return 11;
 }
 
 static int prob_diff_update_cost(vp9_prob newp, vp9_prob oldp) {
@@ -111,12 +87,9 @@ static int prob_diff_update_cost(vp9_prob newp, vp9_prob oldp) {
   return update_bits[delp] * 256;
 }
 
-static void encode_uniform(vp9_writer *w, int v, int n) {
-  int l = get_unsigned_bits(n);
-  int m;
-  if (l == 0)
-    return;
-  m = (1 << l) - n;
+static void encode_uniform(vp9_writer *w, int v) {
+  const int l = 8;
+  const int m = (1 << l) - 191;
   if (v < m) {
     vp9_write_literal(w, v, l - 1);
   } else {
@@ -125,38 +98,32 @@ static void encode_uniform(vp9_writer *w, int v, int n) {
   }
 }
 
-static void encode_term_subexp(vp9_writer *w, int word, int k, int num_syms) {
-  int i = 0;
-  int mk = 0;
-  while (1) {
-    int b = (i ? k + i - 1 : k);
-    int a = (1 << b);
-    if (num_syms <= mk + 3 * a) {
-      encode_uniform(w, word - mk, num_syms - mk);
-      break;
-    } else {
-      int t = (word >= mk + a);
-      vp9_write_literal(w, t, 1);
-      if (t) {
-        i = i + 1;
-        mk += a;
-      } else {
-        vp9_write_literal(w, word - mk, b);
-        break;
-      }
-    }
+static INLINE int write_bit_gte(vp9_writer *w, int word, int test) {
+  vp9_write_literal(w, word >= test, 1);
+  return word >= test;
+}
+
+static void encode_term_subexp(vp9_writer *w, int word) {
+  if (!write_bit_gte(w, word, 16)) {
+    vp9_write_literal(w, word, 4);
+  } else if (!write_bit_gte(w, word, 32)) {
+    vp9_write_literal(w, word - 16, 4);
+  } else if (!write_bit_gte(w, word, 64)) {
+    vp9_write_literal(w, word - 32, 5);
+  } else {
+    encode_uniform(w, word - 64);
   }
 }
 
 void vp9_write_prob_diff_update(vp9_writer *w, vp9_prob newp, vp9_prob oldp) {
   const int delp = remap_prob(newp, oldp);
-  encode_term_subexp(w, delp, SUBEXP_PARAM, 255);
+  encode_term_subexp(w, delp);
 }
 
 void vp9_compute_update_table() {
   int i;
   for (i = 0; i < 254; i++)
-    update_bits[i] = count_term_subexp(i, SUBEXP_PARAM, 255);
+    update_bits[i] = count_term_subexp(i);
 }
 
 int vp9_prob_diff_update_savings_search(const unsigned int *ct,