diff --git a/vp9/encoder/vp9_encoder.c b/vp9/encoder/vp9_encoder.c
index 8cc968c99..4f5f8f3eb 100644
--- a/vp9/encoder/vp9_encoder.c
+++ b/vp9/encoder/vp9_encoder.c
@@ -3423,32 +3423,6 @@ int setup_interp_filter_search_mask(VP9_COMP *cpi) {
   return mask;
 }
 
-#define EXTREME_UNDERSHOOT_RATIO 10
-#define LOW_ABSOLUTE_RATE_PER_MB 2
-static int frame_repeat_detected(VP9_COMP *cpi) {
-  RATE_CONTROL *const rc = &cpi->rc;
-  int repeat_detected = 0;
-  int low_rate = LOW_ABSOLUTE_RATE_PER_MB * cpi->common.MBs;
-
-  // Detects an "unexpected frame buffer repeat".
-  // This status is not strictly a frame repeat but is triggered when
-  // a frame hugely undershoots the expected first pass target and in
-  // absolute terms the rate is very low. A typical situation where this may
-  // occurr is if the frame, whilst not matching the previous frame, DOES very
-  // closely match the contents of one of the other frame buffers. A genuinely
-  // static scene should not normally trigger this case as the last frame
-  // will also match and the predicted rate will thus be low.
-  if (!frame_is_kf_gf_arf(cpi) && !cpi->rc.is_src_frame_alt_ref &&
-      rc->projected_frame_size) {
-    if ((rc->projected_frame_size < low_rate) &&
-        ((rc->base_frame_target / rc->projected_frame_size) >=
-         EXTREME_UNDERSHOOT_RATIO)) {
-      repeat_detected = 1;
-    }
-  }
-  return repeat_detected;
-}
-
 static void encode_frame_to_data_rate(VP9_COMP *cpi,
                                       size_t *size,
                                       uint8_t *dest,
@@ -3592,14 +3566,6 @@ static void encode_frame_to_data_rate(VP9_COMP *cpi,
 
   cm->frame_to_show = get_frame_new_buffer(cm);
 
-  // Test for special case where the frame appears to be a repeat of an earlier
-  // encoded frame buffer but this was not predicted by the first pass.
-  // In this case do not update the last frame buffer.
-  if ((cpi->oxcf.pass == 2) && (frame_is_intra_only(cm) == 0) &&
-      frame_repeat_detected(cpi)) {
-    cpi->refresh_last_frame = 0;
-  }
-
   // Pick the loop filter level for the frame.
   loopfilter_frame(cpi, cm);