diff --git a/vp9/common/vp9_rtcd_defs.pl b/vp9/common/vp9_rtcd_defs.pl
index dcc6a1793..d4bbc25c9 100644
--- a/vp9/common/vp9_rtcd_defs.pl
+++ b/vp9/common/vp9_rtcd_defs.pl
@@ -1267,9 +1267,6 @@ specialize qw/vp9_full_search_sad sse3 sse4_1/;
 $vp9_full_search_sad_sse3=vp9_full_search_sadx3;
 $vp9_full_search_sad_sse4_1=vp9_full_search_sadx8;
 
-add_proto qw/int vp9_refining_search_sad/, "const struct macroblock *x, struct mv *ref_mv, int sad_per_bit, int distance, const struct vp9_variance_vtable *fn_ptr, const struct mv *center_mv";
-specialize qw/vp9_refining_search_sad/;
-
 add_proto qw/int vp9_diamond_search_sad/, "const struct macroblock *x, const struct search_site_config *cfg,  struct mv *ref_mv, struct mv *best_mv, int search_param, int sad_per_bit, int *num00, const struct vp9_variance_vtable *fn_ptr, const struct mv *center_mv";
 specialize qw/vp9_diamond_search_sad/;
 
diff --git a/vp9/encoder/vp9_encoder.h b/vp9/encoder/vp9_encoder.h
index cd9ac3aef..85b606dc1 100644
--- a/vp9/encoder/vp9_encoder.h
+++ b/vp9/encoder/vp9_encoder.h
@@ -345,7 +345,6 @@ typedef struct VP9_COMP {
 
   fractional_mv_step_fp *find_fractional_mv_step;
   vp9_full_search_fn_t full_search_sad;
-  vp9_refining_search_fn_t refining_search_sad;
   vp9_diamond_search_fn_t diamond_search_sad;
   vp9_variance_fn_ptr_t fn_ptr[BLOCK_SIZES];
   uint64_t time_receive_data;
diff --git a/vp9/encoder/vp9_mcomp.c b/vp9/encoder/vp9_mcomp.c
index 28598f1aa..252be959b 100644
--- a/vp9/encoder/vp9_mcomp.c
+++ b/vp9/encoder/vp9_mcomp.c
@@ -1752,7 +1752,7 @@ int vp9_full_pixel_diamond(const VP9_COMP *cpi, MACROBLOCK *x,
   if (do_refine) {
     const int search_range = 8;
     MV best_mv = *dst_mv;
-    thissme = cpi->refining_search_sad(x, &best_mv, sadpb, search_range,
+    thissme = vp9_refining_search_sad(x, &best_mv, sadpb, search_range,
                                        fn_ptr, ref_mv);
     if (thissme < INT_MAX)
       thissme = vp9_get_mvpred_var(x, &best_mv, ref_mv, fn_ptr, 1);
@@ -1956,11 +1956,11 @@ int vp9_full_search_sadx8(const MACROBLOCK *x, const MV *ref_mv,
   return best_sad;
 }
 
-int vp9_refining_search_sad_c(const MACROBLOCK *x,
-                              MV *ref_mv, int error_per_bit,
-                              int search_range,
-                              const vp9_variance_fn_ptr_t *fn_ptr,
-                              const MV *center_mv) {
+int vp9_refining_search_sad(const MACROBLOCK *x,
+                            MV *ref_mv, int error_per_bit,
+                            int search_range,
+                            const vp9_variance_fn_ptr_t *fn_ptr,
+                            const MV *center_mv) {
   const MACROBLOCKD *const xd = &x->e_mbd;
   const MV neighbors[4] = {{ -1, 0}, {0, -1}, {0, 1}, {1, 0}};
   const struct buf_2d *const what = &x->plane[0].src;
diff --git a/vp9/encoder/vp9_mcomp.h b/vp9/encoder/vp9_mcomp.h
index 9ddca250c..bba48fd6e 100644
--- a/vp9/encoder/vp9_mcomp.h
+++ b/vp9/encoder/vp9_mcomp.h
@@ -66,6 +66,12 @@ struct SPEED_FEATURES;
 
 int vp9_init_search_range(int size);
 
+int vp9_refining_search_sad(const struct macroblock *x,
+                            struct mv *ref_mv,
+                            int sad_per_bit, int distance,
+                            const struct vp9_variance_vtable *fn_ptr,
+                            const struct mv *center_mv);
+
 // Runs sequence of diamond searches in smaller steps for RD
 int vp9_full_pixel_diamond(const struct VP9_COMP *cpi, MACROBLOCK *x,
                            MV *mvp_full, int step_param,
diff --git a/vp9/encoder/vp9_speed_features.c b/vp9/encoder/vp9_speed_features.c
index 1994f48fc..126d14293 100644
--- a/vp9/encoder/vp9_speed_features.c
+++ b/vp9/encoder/vp9_speed_features.c
@@ -458,8 +458,6 @@ void vp9_set_speed_features_framesize_independent(VP9_COMP *cpi) {
   cpi->full_search_sad = vp9_full_search_sad;
   cpi->diamond_search_sad = oxcf->mode == BEST ? vp9_full_range_search
                                                : vp9_diamond_search_sad;
-  cpi->refining_search_sad = vp9_refining_search_sad;
-
 
   // Slow quant, dct and trellis not worthwhile for first pass
   // so make sure they are always turned off.