diff --git a/examples/vp9_spatial_svc_encoder.c b/examples/vp9_spatial_svc_encoder.c
index 8c87b2a44..708ddda70 100644
--- a/examples/vp9_spatial_svc_encoder.c
+++ b/examples/vp9_spatial_svc_encoder.c
@@ -58,9 +58,6 @@ static const arg_def_t quantizers_arg =
     ARG_DEF("q", "quantizers", 1, "quantizers for non key frames, also will "
             "be applied to key frames if -qn is not specified (lowest to "
             "highest layer)");
-static const arg_def_t quantizers_keyframe_arg =
-    ARG_DEF("qn", "quantizers-keyframe", 1, "quantizers for key frames (lowest "
-        "to highest layer)");
 static const arg_def_t passes_arg =
     ARG_DEF("p", "passes", 1, "Number of passes (1/2)");
 static const arg_def_t pass_arg =
@@ -79,10 +76,9 @@ static const arg_def_t max_bitrate_arg =
 static const arg_def_t *svc_args[] = {
   &encoding_mode_arg, &frames_arg,        &width_arg,       &height_arg,
   &timebase_arg,      &bitrate_arg,       &skip_frames_arg, &layers_arg,
-  &kf_dist_arg,       &scale_factors_arg, &quantizers_arg,
-  &quantizers_keyframe_arg,               &passes_arg,      &pass_arg,
-  &fpf_name_arg,      &min_q_arg,         &max_q_arg,       &min_bitrate_arg,
-  &max_bitrate_arg,   NULL
+  &kf_dist_arg,       &scale_factors_arg, &quantizers_arg,  &passes_arg,
+  &pass_arg,          &fpf_name_arg,      &min_q_arg,       &max_q_arg,
+  &min_bitrate_arg,   &max_bitrate_arg,   NULL
 };
 
 static const SVC_ENCODING_MODE default_encoding_mode =
@@ -183,9 +179,7 @@ static void parse_command_line(int argc, const char **argv_,
     } else if (arg_match(&arg, &scale_factors_arg, argi)) {
       vpx_svc_set_scale_factors(svc_ctx, arg.val);
     } else if (arg_match(&arg, &quantizers_arg, argi)) {
-      vpx_svc_set_quantizers(svc_ctx, arg.val, 0);
-    } else if (arg_match(&arg, &quantizers_keyframe_arg, argi)) {
-      vpx_svc_set_quantizers(svc_ctx, arg.val, 1);
+      vpx_svc_set_quantizers(svc_ctx, arg.val);
     } else if (arg_match(&arg, &passes_arg, argi)) {
       passes = arg_parse_uint(&arg);
       if (passes < 1 || passes > 2) {
diff --git a/test/svc_test.cc b/test/svc_test.cc
index f831e751c..17ce6b51d 100644
--- a/test/svc_test.cc
+++ b/test/svc_test.cc
@@ -177,48 +177,20 @@ TEST_F(SvcTest, SetQuantizersOption) {
   codec_initialized_ = true;
 }
 
-TEST_F(SvcTest, SetKeyFrameQuantizersOption) {
-  svc_.spatial_layers = 2;
-  vpx_codec_err_t res = vpx_svc_set_options(&svc_,
-                                       "quantizers-keyframe=not-quantizers");
-  EXPECT_EQ(VPX_CODEC_OK, res);
-  res = vpx_svc_init(&svc_, &codec_, vpx_codec_vp9_cx(), &codec_enc_);
-  EXPECT_EQ(VPX_CODEC_INVALID_PARAM, res);
-
-  vpx_svc_set_options(&svc_, "quantizers-keyframe=40,45");
-  res = vpx_svc_init(&svc_, &codec_, vpx_codec_vp9_cx(), &codec_enc_);
-  EXPECT_EQ(VPX_CODEC_OK, res);
-  codec_initialized_ = true;
-}
-
 TEST_F(SvcTest, SetQuantizers) {
-  vpx_codec_err_t res = vpx_svc_set_quantizers(NULL, "40,30", 0);
+  vpx_codec_err_t res = vpx_svc_set_quantizers(NULL, "40,30");
   EXPECT_EQ(VPX_CODEC_INVALID_PARAM, res);
 
-  res = vpx_svc_set_quantizers(&svc_, NULL, 0);
+  res = vpx_svc_set_quantizers(&svc_, NULL);
   EXPECT_EQ(VPX_CODEC_INVALID_PARAM, res);
 
   svc_.spatial_layers = 2;
-  res = vpx_svc_set_quantizers(&svc_, "40", 0);
+  res = vpx_svc_set_quantizers(&svc_, "40");
   EXPECT_EQ(VPX_CODEC_OK, res);
   res = vpx_svc_init(&svc_, &codec_, vpx_codec_vp9_cx(), &codec_enc_);
   EXPECT_EQ(VPX_CODEC_INVALID_PARAM, res);
 
-  res = vpx_svc_set_quantizers(&svc_, "40,30", 0);
-  EXPECT_EQ(VPX_CODEC_OK, res);
-  res = vpx_svc_init(&svc_, &codec_, vpx_codec_vp9_cx(), &codec_enc_);
-  EXPECT_EQ(VPX_CODEC_OK, res);
-  codec_initialized_ = true;
-}
-
-TEST_F(SvcTest, SetKeyFrameQuantizers) {
-  vpx_codec_err_t res = vpx_svc_set_quantizers(NULL, "40,31", 1);
-  EXPECT_EQ(VPX_CODEC_INVALID_PARAM, res);
-
-  res = vpx_svc_set_quantizers(&svc_, NULL, 1);
-  EXPECT_EQ(VPX_CODEC_INVALID_PARAM, res);
-
-  res = vpx_svc_set_quantizers(&svc_, "40,30", 1);
+  res = vpx_svc_set_quantizers(&svc_, "40,30");
   EXPECT_EQ(VPX_CODEC_OK, res);
   res = vpx_svc_init(&svc_, &codec_, vpx_codec_vp9_cx(), &codec_enc_);
   EXPECT_EQ(VPX_CODEC_OK, res);
@@ -249,7 +221,7 @@ TEST_F(SvcTest, SetScaleFactors) {
 TEST_F(SvcTest, FirstFrameHasLayers) {
   svc_.spatial_layers = 2;
   vpx_svc_set_scale_factors(&svc_, "4/16,16/16");
-  vpx_svc_set_quantizers(&svc_, "40,30", 0);
+  vpx_svc_set_quantizers(&svc_, "40,30");
 
   vpx_codec_err_t res =
       vpx_svc_init(&svc_, &codec_, vpx_codec_vp9_cx(), &codec_enc_);
@@ -284,7 +256,7 @@ TEST_F(SvcTest, FirstFrameHasLayers) {
 TEST_F(SvcTest, EncodeThreeFrames) {
   svc_.spatial_layers = 2;
   vpx_svc_set_scale_factors(&svc_, "4/16,16/16");
-  vpx_svc_set_quantizers(&svc_, "40,30", 0);
+  vpx_svc_set_quantizers(&svc_, "40,30");
   int decoded_frames = 0;
   vpx_codec_err_t res_dec;
   int frame_size;
@@ -360,7 +332,7 @@ TEST_F(SvcTest, EncodeThreeFrames) {
 TEST_F(SvcTest, GetLayerResolution) {
   svc_.spatial_layers = 2;
   vpx_svc_set_scale_factors(&svc_, "4/16,8/16");
-  vpx_svc_set_quantizers(&svc_, "40,30", 0);
+  vpx_svc_set_quantizers(&svc_, "40,30");
 
   vpx_codec_err_t res =
       vpx_svc_init(&svc_, &codec_, vpx_codec_vp9_cx(), &codec_enc_);
@@ -399,7 +371,7 @@ TEST_F(SvcTest, TwoPassEncode) {
   svc_.spatial_layers = 2;
   codec_enc_.g_pass = VPX_RC_FIRST_PASS;
   vpx_svc_set_scale_factors(&svc_, "4/16,16/16");
-  vpx_svc_set_quantizers(&svc_, "40,30", 0);
+  vpx_svc_set_quantizers(&svc_, "40,30");
 
   vpx_codec_err_t res =
       vpx_svc_init(&svc_, &codec_, vpx_codec_vp9_cx(), &codec_enc_);
diff --git a/vpx/src/svc_encodeframe.c b/vpx/src/svc_encodeframe.c
index 4efba9c00..8cf003b36 100644
--- a/vpx/src/svc_encodeframe.c
+++ b/vpx/src/svc_encodeframe.c
@@ -59,14 +59,11 @@ typedef struct FrameData {
 typedef struct SvcInternal {
   char options[OPTION_BUFFER_SIZE];        // set by vpx_svc_set_options
   char quantizers[OPTION_BUFFER_SIZE];     // set by vpx_svc_set_quantizers
-  char quantizers_keyframe[OPTION_BUFFER_SIZE];  // set by
-                                                 // vpx_svc_set_quantizers
   char scale_factors[OPTION_BUFFER_SIZE];  // set by vpx_svc_set_scale_factors
 
   // values extracted from option, quantizers
   int scaling_factor_num[VPX_SS_MAX_LAYERS];
   int scaling_factor_den[VPX_SS_MAX_LAYERS];
-  int quantizer_keyframe[VPX_SS_MAX_LAYERS];
   int quantizer[VPX_SS_MAX_LAYERS];
 
   // accumulated statistics
@@ -215,8 +212,7 @@ static vpx_codec_err_t set_option_encoding_mode(SvcContext *svc_ctx,
 }
 
 static vpx_codec_err_t parse_quantizer_values(SvcContext *svc_ctx,
-                                              const char *quantizer_values,
-                                              const int is_keyframe) {
+                                              const char *quantizer_values) {
   char *input_string;
   char *token;
   const char *delim = ",";
@@ -227,11 +223,6 @@ static vpx_codec_err_t parse_quantizer_values(SvcContext *svc_ctx,
   SvcInternal *const si = get_svc_internal(svc_ctx);
 
   if (quantizer_values == NULL || strlen(quantizer_values) == 0) {
-    if (is_keyframe) {
-      // If there non settings for key frame, we will apply settings from
-      // non key frame. So just simply return here.
-      return VPX_CODEC_INVALID_PARAM;
-    }
     input_string = strdup(DEFAULT_QUANTIZER_VALUES);
   } else {
     input_string = strdup(quantizer_values);
@@ -252,12 +243,7 @@ static vpx_codec_err_t parse_quantizer_values(SvcContext *svc_ctx,
     } else {
       q = 0;
     }
-    if (is_keyframe) {
-      si->quantizer_keyframe[i + VPX_SS_MAX_LAYERS - svc_ctx->spatial_layers]
-      = q;
-    } else {
-      si->quantizer[i + VPX_SS_MAX_LAYERS - svc_ctx->spatial_layers] = q;
-    }
+    si->quantizer[i + VPX_SS_MAX_LAYERS - svc_ctx->spatial_layers] = q;
   }
   if (res == VPX_CODEC_OK && found != svc_ctx->spatial_layers) {
     svc_log(svc_ctx, SVC_LOG_ERROR,
@@ -342,7 +328,6 @@ static vpx_codec_err_t parse_options(SvcContext *svc_ctx, const char *options) {
   char *option_name;
   char *option_value;
   char *input_ptr;
-  int is_keyframe_qaunt_set = 0;
   vpx_codec_err_t res = VPX_CODEC_OK;
 
   if (options == NULL) return VPX_CODEC_OK;
@@ -368,17 +353,8 @@ static vpx_codec_err_t parse_options(SvcContext *svc_ctx, const char *options) {
       res = parse_scale_factors(svc_ctx, option_value);
       if (res != VPX_CODEC_OK) break;
     } else if (strcmp("quantizers", option_name) == 0) {
-      res = parse_quantizer_values(svc_ctx, option_value, 0);
+      res = parse_quantizer_values(svc_ctx, option_value);
       if (res != VPX_CODEC_OK) break;
-      if (!is_keyframe_qaunt_set) {
-        SvcInternal *const si = get_svc_internal(svc_ctx);
-        memcpy(get_svc_internal(svc_ctx)->quantizer_keyframe, si->quantizer,
-               sizeof(si->quantizer));
-      }
-    } else if (strcmp("quantizers-keyframe", option_name) == 0) {
-      res = parse_quantizer_values(svc_ctx, option_value, 1);
-      if (res != VPX_CODEC_OK) break;
-      is_keyframe_qaunt_set = 1;
     } else {
       svc_log(svc_ctx, SVC_LOG_ERROR, "invalid option: %s\n", option_name);
       res = VPX_CODEC_INVALID_PARAM;
@@ -401,19 +377,13 @@ vpx_codec_err_t vpx_svc_set_options(SvcContext *svc_ctx, const char *options) {
 }
 
 vpx_codec_err_t vpx_svc_set_quantizers(SvcContext *svc_ctx,
-                                       const char *quantizers,
-                                       const int is_for_keyframe) {
+                                       const char *quantizers) {
   SvcInternal *const si = get_svc_internal(svc_ctx);
   if (svc_ctx == NULL || quantizers == NULL || si == NULL) {
     return VPX_CODEC_INVALID_PARAM;
   }
-  if (is_for_keyframe) {
-    strncpy(si->quantizers_keyframe, quantizers, sizeof(si->quantizers));
-    si->quantizers_keyframe[sizeof(si->quantizers_keyframe) - 1] = '\0';
-  } else {
-    strncpy(si->quantizers, quantizers, sizeof(si->quantizers));
-    si->quantizers[sizeof(si->quantizers) - 1] = '\0';
-  }
+  strncpy(si->quantizers, quantizers, sizeof(si->quantizers));
+  si->quantizers[sizeof(si->quantizers) - 1] = '\0';
   return VPX_CODEC_OK;
 }
 
@@ -460,13 +430,9 @@ vpx_codec_err_t vpx_svc_init(SvcContext *svc_ctx, vpx_codec_ctx_t *codec_ctx,
     return VPX_CODEC_INVALID_PARAM;
   }
 
-  res = parse_quantizer_values(svc_ctx, si->quantizers, 0);
+  res = parse_quantizer_values(svc_ctx, si->quantizers);
   if (res != VPX_CODEC_OK) return res;
 
-  res = parse_quantizer_values(svc_ctx, si->quantizers_keyframe, 1);
-  if (res != VPX_CODEC_OK)
-    memcpy(si->quantizer_keyframe, si->quantizer, sizeof(si->quantizer));
-
   res = parse_scale_factors(svc_ctx, si->scale_factors);
   if (res != VPX_CODEC_OK) return res;
 
@@ -741,13 +707,8 @@ static void set_svc_parameters(SvcContext *svc_ctx,
   layer_index = layer + VPX_SS_MAX_LAYERS - si->layers;
 
   if (codec_ctx->config.enc->g_pass == VPX_RC_ONE_PASS) {
-    if (vpx_svc_is_keyframe(svc_ctx)) {
-      svc_params.min_quantizer = si->quantizer_keyframe[layer_index];
-      svc_params.max_quantizer = si->quantizer_keyframe[layer_index];
-    } else {
-      svc_params.min_quantizer = si->quantizer[layer_index];
-      svc_params.max_quantizer = si->quantizer[layer_index];
-    }
+    svc_params.min_quantizer = si->quantizer[layer_index];
+    svc_params.max_quantizer = si->quantizer[layer_index];
   } else {
     svc_params.min_quantizer = codec_ctx->config.enc->rc_min_quantizer;
     svc_params.max_quantizer = codec_ctx->config.enc->rc_max_quantizer;
diff --git a/vpx/svc_context.h b/vpx/svc_context.h
index 058ee2094..888b2d5be 100644
--- a/vpx/svc_context.h
+++ b/vpx/svc_context.h
@@ -64,8 +64,7 @@ vpx_codec_err_t vpx_svc_set_options(SvcContext *svc_ctx, const char *options);
  * e.g., "60,53,39,33,27"
  */
 vpx_codec_err_t vpx_svc_set_quantizers(SvcContext *svc_ctx,
-                                       const char *quantizer_values,
-                                       const int is_for_keyframe);
+                                       const char *quantizer_values);
 
 /**
  * Set SVC scale factors