diff --git a/vp8/encoder/boolhuff.h b/vp8/encoder/boolhuff.h
index 611421575..7c012a829 100644
--- a/vp8/encoder/boolhuff.h
+++ b/vp8/encoder/boolhuff.h
@@ -35,10 +35,6 @@ typedef struct
     unsigned char *buffer;
     unsigned char *buffer_end;
     struct vpx_internal_error_info *error;
-
-    /* Variables used to track bit costs without outputing to the bitstream */
-    unsigned int  measure_cost;
-    unsigned long bit_counter;
 } BOOL_CODER;
 
 extern void vp8_start_encode(BOOL_CODER *bc, unsigned char *buffer, unsigned char *buffer_end);
diff --git a/vp9/encoder/vp9_writer.c b/vp9/encoder/vp9_writer.c
index 8398fc07a..ff461f218 100644
--- a/vp9/encoder/vp9_writer.c
+++ b/vp9/encoder/vp9_writer.c
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 void vp9_start_encode(vp9_writer *br, uint8_t *source) {
   br->lowvalue = 0;
   br->range    = 255;
-  br->value    = 0;
   br->count    = -24;
   br->buffer   = source;
   br->pos      = 0;
diff --git a/vp9/encoder/vp9_writer.h b/vp9/encoder/vp9_writer.h
index 7f4fa1ef2..02a4003dd 100644
--- a/vp9/encoder/vp9_writer.h
+++ b/vp9/encoder/vp9_writer.h
@@ -22,14 +22,9 @@ extern "C" {
 typedef struct {
   unsigned int lowvalue;
   unsigned int range;
-  unsigned int value;
   int count;
   unsigned int pos;
   uint8_t *buffer;
-
-  // Variables used to track bit costs without outputing to the bitstream
-  unsigned int  measure_cost;
-  uint64_t bit_counter;
 } vp9_writer;
 
 void vp9_start_encode(vp9_writer *bc, uint8_t *buffer);