diff --git a/vp9/common/vp9_loopfilter.c b/vp9/common/vp9_loopfilter.c
index 484e457df..f95ff2146 100644
--- a/vp9/common/vp9_loopfilter.c
+++ b/vp9/common/vp9_loopfilter.c
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ void vp9_loop_filter_frame_init(VP9_COMMON *cm, int default_filt_lvl) {
 
   for (seg_id = 0; seg_id < MAX_SEGMENTS; seg_id++) {
     int lvl_seg = default_filt_lvl;
-    if (vp9_segfeature_active(seg, seg_id, SEG_LVL_ALT_LF)) {
+    if (segfeature_active(seg, seg_id, SEG_LVL_ALT_LF)) {
       const int data = vp9_get_segdata(seg, seg_id, SEG_LVL_ALT_LF);
       lvl_seg = clamp(seg->abs_delta == SEGMENT_ABSDATA ?
                       data : default_filt_lvl + data,
diff --git a/vp9/common/vp9_quant_common.c b/vp9/common/vp9_quant_common.c
index 564a3eb0c..504288075 100644
--- a/vp9/common/vp9_quant_common.c
+++ b/vp9/common/vp9_quant_common.c
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ int16_t vp9_ac_quant(int qindex, int delta, vpx_bit_depth_t bit_depth) {
 
 int vp9_get_qindex(const struct segmentation *seg, int segment_id,
                    int base_qindex) {
-  if (vp9_segfeature_active(seg, segment_id, SEG_LVL_ALT_Q)) {
+  if (segfeature_active(seg, segment_id, SEG_LVL_ALT_Q)) {
     const int data = vp9_get_segdata(seg, segment_id, SEG_LVL_ALT_Q);
     const int seg_qindex = seg->abs_delta == SEGMENT_ABSDATA ?
         data : base_qindex + data;
diff --git a/vp9/common/vp9_seg_common.c b/vp9/common/vp9_seg_common.c
index 910200ecc..78e842c05 100644
--- a/vp9/common/vp9_seg_common.c
+++ b/vp9/common/vp9_seg_common.c
@@ -25,12 +25,6 @@ static const int seg_feature_data_max[SEG_LVL_MAX] = {
 // the coding mechanism is still subject to change so these provide a
 // convenient single point of change.
 
-int vp9_segfeature_active(const struct segmentation *seg, int segment_id,
-                          SEG_LVL_FEATURES feature_id) {
-  return seg->enabled &&
-         (seg->feature_mask[segment_id] & (1 << feature_id));
-}
-
 void vp9_clearall_segfeatures(struct segmentation *seg) {
   vp9_zero(seg->feature_data);
   vp9_zero(seg->feature_mask);
diff --git a/vp9/common/vp9_seg_common.h b/vp9/common/vp9_seg_common.h
index ff2d66a36..679476388 100644
--- a/vp9/common/vp9_seg_common.h
+++ b/vp9/common/vp9_seg_common.h
@@ -49,9 +49,12 @@ struct segmentation {
   unsigned int feature_mask[MAX_SEGMENTS];
 };
 
-int vp9_segfeature_active(const struct segmentation *seg,
-                          int segment_id,
-                          SEG_LVL_FEATURES feature_id);
+static INLINE int segfeature_active(const struct segmentation *seg,
+                                    int segment_id,
+                                    SEG_LVL_FEATURES feature_id) {
+  return seg->enabled &&
+         (seg->feature_mask[segment_id] & (1 << feature_id));
+}
 
 void vp9_clearall_segfeatures(struct segmentation *seg);
 
diff --git a/vp9/decoder/vp9_decodemv.c b/vp9/decoder/vp9_decodemv.c
index bc03caf0d..3cb68ad5f 100644
--- a/vp9/decoder/vp9_decodemv.c
+++ b/vp9/decoder/vp9_decodemv.c
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ static int read_inter_segment_id(VP9_COMMON *const cm, MACROBLOCKD *const xd,
 
 static int read_skip(VP9_COMMON *cm, const MACROBLOCKD *xd,
                      int segment_id, vp9_reader *r) {
-  if (vp9_segfeature_active(&cm->seg, segment_id, SEG_LVL_SKIP)) {
+  if (segfeature_active(&cm->seg, segment_id, SEG_LVL_SKIP)) {
     return 1;
   } else {
     const int ctx = vp9_get_skip_context(xd);
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ static void read_ref_frames(VP9_COMMON *const cm, MACROBLOCKD *const xd,
   FRAME_CONTEXT *const fc = cm->fc;
   FRAME_COUNTS *counts = xd->counts;
 
-  if (vp9_segfeature_active(&cm->seg, segment_id, SEG_LVL_REF_FRAME)) {
+  if (segfeature_active(&cm->seg, segment_id, SEG_LVL_REF_FRAME)) {
     ref_frame[0] = (MV_REFERENCE_FRAME)vp9_get_segdata(&cm->seg, segment_id,
                                                        SEG_LVL_REF_FRAME);
     ref_frame[1] = NONE;
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ static INLINE int assign_mv(VP9_COMMON *cm, MACROBLOCKD *xd,
 
 static int read_is_inter_block(VP9_COMMON *const cm, MACROBLOCKD *const xd,
                                int segment_id, vp9_reader *r) {
-  if (vp9_segfeature_active(&cm->seg, segment_id, SEG_LVL_REF_FRAME)) {
+  if (segfeature_active(&cm->seg, segment_id, SEG_LVL_REF_FRAME)) {
     return vp9_get_segdata(&cm->seg, segment_id, SEG_LVL_REF_FRAME) !=
            INTRA_FRAME;
   } else {
@@ -493,7 +493,7 @@ static void read_inter_block_mode_info(VP9Decoder *const pbi,
                      mi_row, mi_col, fpm_sync, (void *)pbi, inter_mode_ctx);
   }
 
-  if (vp9_segfeature_active(&cm->seg, mbmi->segment_id, SEG_LVL_SKIP)) {
+  if (segfeature_active(&cm->seg, mbmi->segment_id, SEG_LVL_SKIP)) {
     mbmi->mode = ZEROMV;
     if (bsize < BLOCK_8X8) {
         vpx_internal_error(xd->error_info, VPX_CODEC_UNSUP_BITSTREAM,
diff --git a/vp9/encoder/vp9_bitstream.c b/vp9/encoder/vp9_bitstream.c
index d20e06766..e14706f36 100644
--- a/vp9/encoder/vp9_bitstream.c
+++ b/vp9/encoder/vp9_bitstream.c
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ static void write_selected_tx_size(const VP9_COMMON *cm,
 
 static int write_skip(const VP9_COMMON *cm, const MACROBLOCKD *xd,
                       int segment_id, const MODE_INFO *mi, vp9_writer *w) {
-  if (vp9_segfeature_active(&cm->seg, segment_id, SEG_LVL_SKIP)) {
+  if (segfeature_active(&cm->seg, segment_id, SEG_LVL_SKIP)) {
     return 1;
   } else {
     const int skip = mi->mbmi.skip;
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ static void write_ref_frames(const VP9_COMMON *cm, const MACROBLOCKD *xd,
 
   // If segment level coding of this signal is disabled...
   // or the segment allows multiple reference frame options
-  if (vp9_segfeature_active(&cm->seg, segment_id, SEG_LVL_REF_FRAME)) {
+  if (segfeature_active(&cm->seg, segment_id, SEG_LVL_REF_FRAME)) {
     assert(!is_compound);
     assert(mbmi->ref_frame[0] ==
                vp9_get_segdata(&cm->seg, segment_id, SEG_LVL_REF_FRAME));
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ static void pack_inter_mode_mvs(VP9_COMP *cpi, const MODE_INFO *mi,
 
   skip = write_skip(cm, xd, segment_id, mi, w);
 
-  if (!vp9_segfeature_active(seg, segment_id, SEG_LVL_REF_FRAME))
+  if (!segfeature_active(seg, segment_id, SEG_LVL_REF_FRAME))
     vp9_write(w, is_inter, vp9_get_intra_inter_prob(cm, xd));
 
   if (bsize >= BLOCK_8X8 && cm->tx_mode == TX_MODE_SELECT &&
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ static void pack_inter_mode_mvs(VP9_COMP *cpi, const MODE_INFO *mi,
     write_ref_frames(cm, xd, w);
 
     // If segment skip is not enabled code the mode.
-    if (!vp9_segfeature_active(seg, segment_id, SEG_LVL_SKIP)) {
+    if (!segfeature_active(seg, segment_id, SEG_LVL_SKIP)) {
       if (bsize >= BLOCK_8X8) {
         write_inter_mode(w, mode, inter_probs);
       }
@@ -787,7 +787,7 @@ static void encode_segmentation(VP9_COMMON *cm, MACROBLOCKD *xd,
 
     for (i = 0; i < MAX_SEGMENTS; i++) {
       for (j = 0; j < SEG_LVL_MAX; j++) {
-        const int active = vp9_segfeature_active(seg, i, j);
+        const int active = segfeature_active(seg, i, j);
         vp9_wb_write_bit(wb, active);
         if (active) {
           const int data = vp9_get_segdata(seg, i, j);
diff --git a/vp9/encoder/vp9_encodeframe.c b/vp9/encoder/vp9_encodeframe.c
index 8864e0e89..ddfe69f29 100644
--- a/vp9/encoder/vp9_encodeframe.c
+++ b/vp9/encoder/vp9_encodeframe.c
@@ -1051,7 +1051,7 @@ static void update_state(VP9_COMP *cpi, ThreadData *td,
   if (!output_enabled)
     return;
 
-  if (!vp9_segfeature_active(&cm->seg, mbmi->segment_id, SEG_LVL_SKIP)) {
+  if (!segfeature_active(&cm->seg, mbmi->segment_id, SEG_LVL_SKIP)) {
     for (i = 0; i < TX_MODES; i++)
       rdc->tx_select_diff[i] += ctx->tx_rd_diff[i];
   }
@@ -1248,7 +1248,7 @@ static void rd_pick_sb_modes(VP9_COMP *cpi,
     vp9_rd_pick_intra_mode_sb(cpi, x, rd_cost, bsize, ctx, best_rd);
   } else {
     if (bsize >= BLOCK_8X8) {
-      if (vp9_segfeature_active(&cm->seg, mbmi->segment_id, SEG_LVL_SKIP))
+      if (segfeature_active(&cm->seg, mbmi->segment_id, SEG_LVL_SKIP))
         vp9_rd_pick_inter_mode_sb_seg_skip(cpi, tile_data, x, rd_cost, bsize,
                                            ctx, best_rd);
       else
@@ -1291,8 +1291,8 @@ static void update_stats(VP9_COMMON *cm, ThreadData *td) {
   if (!frame_is_intra_only(cm)) {
     FRAME_COUNTS *const counts = td->counts;
     const int inter_block = is_inter_block(mbmi);
-    const int seg_ref_active = vp9_segfeature_active(&cm->seg, mbmi->segment_id,
-                                                     SEG_LVL_REF_FRAME);
+    const int seg_ref_active = segfeature_active(&cm->seg, mbmi->segment_id,
+                                                 SEG_LVL_REF_FRAME);
     if (!seg_ref_active) {
       counts->intra_inter[vp9_get_intra_inter_context(xd)][inter_block]++;
       // If the segment reference feature is enabled we have only a single
@@ -1317,7 +1317,7 @@ static void update_stats(VP9_COMMON *cm, ThreadData *td) {
       }
     }
     if (inter_block &&
-        !vp9_segfeature_active(&cm->seg, mbmi->segment_id, SEG_LVL_SKIP)) {
+        !segfeature_active(&cm->seg, mbmi->segment_id, SEG_LVL_SKIP)) {
       const int mode_ctx = mbmi->mode_context[mbmi->ref_frame[0]];
       if (bsize >= BLOCK_8X8) {
         const PREDICTION_MODE mode = mbmi->mode;
@@ -2849,7 +2849,7 @@ static void encode_rd_sb_row(VP9_COMP *cpi,
       const uint8_t *const map = seg->update_map ? cpi->segmentation_map
                                                  : cm->last_frame_seg_map;
       int segment_id = vp9_get_segment_id(cm, map, BLOCK_64X64, mi_row, mi_col);
-      seg_skip = vp9_segfeature_active(seg, segment_id, SEG_LVL_SKIP);
+      seg_skip = segfeature_active(seg, segment_id, SEG_LVL_SKIP);
     }
 
     x->source_variance = UINT_MAX;
@@ -2909,7 +2909,7 @@ static void init_encode_frame_mb_context(VP9_COMP *cpi) {
 static int check_dual_ref_flags(VP9_COMP *cpi) {
   const int ref_flags = cpi->ref_frame_flags;
 
-  if (vp9_segfeature_active(&cpi->common.seg, 1, SEG_LVL_REF_FRAME)) {
+  if (segfeature_active(&cpi->common.seg, 1, SEG_LVL_REF_FRAME)) {
     return 0;
   } else {
     return (!!(ref_flags & VP9_GOLD_FLAG) + !!(ref_flags & VP9_LAST_FLAG)
@@ -2984,7 +2984,7 @@ static void nonrd_pick_sb_modes(VP9_COMP *cpi,
 
   if (cm->frame_type == KEY_FRAME)
     hybrid_intra_mode_search(cpi, x, rd_cost, bsize, ctx);
-  else if (vp9_segfeature_active(&cm->seg, mbmi->segment_id, SEG_LVL_SKIP))
+  else if (segfeature_active(&cm->seg, mbmi->segment_id, SEG_LVL_SKIP))
     set_mode_info_seg_skip(x, cm->tx_mode, rd_cost, bsize);
   else if (bsize >= BLOCK_8X8)
     vp9_pick_inter_mode(cpi, x, tile_data, mi_row, mi_col,
@@ -3599,7 +3599,7 @@ static void encode_nonrd_sb_row(VP9_COMP *cpi,
       const uint8_t *const map = seg->update_map ? cpi->segmentation_map
                                                  : cm->last_frame_seg_map;
       int segment_id = vp9_get_segment_id(cm, map, BLOCK_64X64, mi_row, mi_col);
-      seg_skip = vp9_segfeature_active(seg, segment_id, SEG_LVL_SKIP);
+      seg_skip = segfeature_active(seg, segment_id, SEG_LVL_SKIP);
       if (seg_skip) {
         partition_search_type = FIXED_PARTITION;
       }
@@ -4157,8 +4157,8 @@ static void encode_superblock(VP9_COMP *cpi, ThreadData *td,
   MODE_INFO **mi_8x8 = xd->mi;
   MODE_INFO *mi = mi_8x8[0];
   MB_MODE_INFO *mbmi = &mi->mbmi;
-  const int seg_skip = vp9_segfeature_active(&cm->seg, mbmi->segment_id,
-                                             SEG_LVL_SKIP);
+  const int seg_skip = segfeature_active(&cm->seg, mbmi->segment_id,
+                                         SEG_LVL_SKIP);
   const int mis = cm->mi_stride;
   const int mi_width = num_8x8_blocks_wide_lookup[bsize];
   const int mi_height = num_8x8_blocks_high_lookup[bsize];
diff --git a/vp9/encoder/vp9_pickmode.c b/vp9/encoder/vp9_pickmode.c
index 60bff576d..ec1869722 100644
--- a/vp9/encoder/vp9_pickmode.c
+++ b/vp9/encoder/vp9_pickmode.c
@@ -1692,7 +1692,7 @@ void vp9_pick_inter_mode_sub8x8(VP9_COMP *cpi, MACROBLOCK *x,
 
     // If the segment reference frame feature is enabled....
     // then do nothing if the current ref frame is not allowed..
-    if (vp9_segfeature_active(seg, segment_id, SEG_LVL_REF_FRAME) &&
+    if (segfeature_active(seg, segment_id, SEG_LVL_REF_FRAME) &&
         vp9_get_segdata(seg, segment_id, SEG_LVL_REF_FRAME) != (int)ref_frame)
       continue;
 
diff --git a/vp9/encoder/vp9_quantize.c b/vp9/encoder/vp9_quantize.c
index db5460b6c..e6e17c073 100644
--- a/vp9/encoder/vp9_quantize.c
+++ b/vp9/encoder/vp9_quantize.c
@@ -678,7 +678,7 @@ void vp9_init_plane_quantizers(VP9_COMP *cpi, MACROBLOCK *x) {
     x->plane[i].quant_thred[1] = x->plane[i].zbin[1] * x->plane[i].zbin[1];
   }
 
-  x->skip_block = vp9_segfeature_active(&cm->seg, segment_id, SEG_LVL_SKIP);
+  x->skip_block = segfeature_active(&cm->seg, segment_id, SEG_LVL_SKIP);
   x->q_index = qindex;
 
   x->errorperbit = rdmult >> 6;
diff --git a/vp9/encoder/vp9_rdopt.c b/vp9/encoder/vp9_rdopt.c
index eacc63f5e..4c6ee9485 100644
--- a/vp9/encoder/vp9_rdopt.c
+++ b/vp9/encoder/vp9_rdopt.c
@@ -2120,8 +2120,8 @@ static void estimate_ref_frame_costs(const VP9_COMMON *cm,
                                      unsigned int *ref_costs_single,
                                      unsigned int *ref_costs_comp,
                                      vp9_prob *comp_mode_p) {
-  int seg_ref_active = vp9_segfeature_active(&cm->seg, segment_id,
-                                             SEG_LVL_REF_FRAME);
+  int seg_ref_active = segfeature_active(&cm->seg, segment_id,
+                                         SEG_LVL_REF_FRAME);
   if (seg_ref_active) {
     memset(ref_costs_single, 0, MAX_REF_FRAMES * sizeof(*ref_costs_single));
     memset(ref_costs_comp,   0, MAX_REF_FRAMES * sizeof(*ref_costs_comp));
@@ -3007,7 +3007,7 @@ void vp9_rd_pick_inter_mode_sb(VP9_COMP *cpi,
     }
     // If the segment reference frame feature is enabled....
     // then do nothing if the current ref frame is not allowed..
-    if (vp9_segfeature_active(seg, segment_id, SEG_LVL_REF_FRAME) &&
+    if (segfeature_active(seg, segment_id, SEG_LVL_REF_FRAME) &&
         vp9_get_segdata(seg, segment_id, SEG_LVL_REF_FRAME) != (int)ref_frame) {
       ref_frame_skip_mask[0] |= (1 << ref_frame);
       ref_frame_skip_mask[1] |= SECOND_REF_FRAME_MASK;
@@ -3017,7 +3017,7 @@ void vp9_rd_pick_inter_mode_sb(VP9_COMP *cpi,
   // Disable this drop out case if the ref frame
   // segment level feature is enabled for this segment. This is to
   // prevent the possibility that we end up unable to pick any mode.
-  if (!vp9_segfeature_active(seg, segment_id, SEG_LVL_REF_FRAME)) {
+  if (!segfeature_active(seg, segment_id, SEG_LVL_REF_FRAME)) {
     // Only consider ZEROMV/ALTREF_FRAME for alt ref frame,
     // unless ARNR filtering is enabled in which case we want
     // an unfiltered alternative. We allow near/nearest as well
@@ -3196,7 +3196,7 @@ void vp9_rd_pick_inter_mode_sb(VP9_COMP *cpi,
 
       // Do not allow compound prediction if the segment level reference frame
       // feature is in use as in this case there can only be one reference.
-      if (vp9_segfeature_active(seg, segment_id, SEG_LVL_REF_FRAME))
+      if (segfeature_active(seg, segment_id, SEG_LVL_REF_FRAME))
         continue;
 
       if ((mode_search_skip_flags & FLAG_SKIP_COMP_BESTINTRA) &&
@@ -3638,7 +3638,7 @@ void vp9_rd_pick_inter_mode_sb_seg_skip(VP9_COMP *cpi,
 
   rd_cost->rate = INT_MAX;
 
-  assert(vp9_segfeature_active(&cm->seg, segment_id, SEG_LVL_SKIP));
+  assert(segfeature_active(&cm->seg, segment_id, SEG_LVL_SKIP));
 
   mbmi->mode = ZEROMV;
   mbmi->uv_mode = DC_PRED;
@@ -3850,7 +3850,7 @@ void vp9_rd_pick_inter_mode_sub8x8(VP9_COMP *cpi,
         continue;
       // Do not allow compound prediction if the segment level reference frame
       // feature is in use as in this case there can only be one reference.
-      if (vp9_segfeature_active(seg, segment_id, SEG_LVL_REF_FRAME))
+      if (segfeature_active(seg, segment_id, SEG_LVL_REF_FRAME))
         continue;
 
       if ((sf->mode_search_skip_flags & FLAG_SKIP_COMP_BESTINTRA) &&
@@ -3875,13 +3875,13 @@ void vp9_rd_pick_inter_mode_sub8x8(VP9_COMP *cpi,
 
     // If the segment reference frame feature is enabled....
     // then do nothing if the current ref frame is not allowed..
-    if (vp9_segfeature_active(seg, segment_id, SEG_LVL_REF_FRAME) &&
+    if (segfeature_active(seg, segment_id, SEG_LVL_REF_FRAME) &&
         vp9_get_segdata(seg, segment_id, SEG_LVL_REF_FRAME) != (int)ref_frame) {
       continue;
     // Disable this drop out case if the ref frame
     // segment level feature is enabled for this segment. This is to
     // prevent the possibility that we end up unable to pick any mode.
-    } else if (!vp9_segfeature_active(seg, segment_id, SEG_LVL_REF_FRAME)) {
+    } else if (!segfeature_active(seg, segment_id, SEG_LVL_REF_FRAME)) {
       // Only consider ZEROMV/ALTREF_FRAME for alt ref frame,
       // unless ARNR filtering is enabled in which case we want
       // an unfiltered alternative. We allow near/nearest as well
diff --git a/vp9/encoder/vp9_tokenize.c b/vp9/encoder/vp9_tokenize.c
index 35920313a..181a99ce8 100644
--- a/vp9/encoder/vp9_tokenize.c
+++ b/vp9/encoder/vp9_tokenize.c
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@ static INLINE void add_token_no_extra(TOKENEXTRA **t,
 static INLINE int get_tx_eob(const struct segmentation *seg, int segment_id,
                              TX_SIZE tx_size) {
   const int eob_max = 16 << (tx_size << 1);
-  return vp9_segfeature_active(seg, segment_id, SEG_LVL_SKIP) ? 0 : eob_max;
+  return segfeature_active(seg, segment_id, SEG_LVL_SKIP) ? 0 : eob_max;
 }
 
 static void tokenize_b(int plane, int block, BLOCK_SIZE plane_bsize,
@@ -615,8 +615,8 @@ void vp9_tokenize_sb(VP9_COMP *cpi, ThreadData *td, TOKENEXTRA **t,
   MACROBLOCKD *const xd = &x->e_mbd;
   MB_MODE_INFO *const mbmi = &xd->mi[0]->mbmi;
   const int ctx = vp9_get_skip_context(xd);
-  const int skip_inc = !vp9_segfeature_active(&cm->seg, mbmi->segment_id,
-                                              SEG_LVL_SKIP);
+  const int skip_inc = !segfeature_active(&cm->seg, mbmi->segment_id,
+                                          SEG_LVL_SKIP);
   struct tokenize_b_args arg = {cpi, td, t};
   if (mbmi->skip) {
     if (!dry_run)