diff --git a/vp9/encoder/vp9_encodeframe.c b/vp9/encoder/vp9_encodeframe.c
index 54629415d..b07c21f30 100644
--- a/vp9/encoder/vp9_encodeframe.c
+++ b/vp9/encoder/vp9_encodeframe.c
@@ -1549,8 +1549,6 @@ static void init_encode_frame_mb_context(VP9_COMP *cpi) {
                    0, 0, NULL, NULL );
   setup_dst_planes(xd, &cm->yv12_fb[cm->new_fb_idx], 0, 0);
 
-  vp9_build_block_offsets(x);
-
   vp9_setup_block_dptrs(&x->e_mbd, cm->subsampling_x, cm->subsampling_y);
 
   xd->mode_info_context->mbmi.mode = DC_PRED;
@@ -2024,9 +2022,6 @@ void vp9_encode_frame(VP9_COMP *cpi) {
 
 }
 
-void vp9_build_block_offsets(MACROBLOCK *x) {
-}
-
 static void sum_intra_stats(VP9_COMP *cpi, MACROBLOCK *x) {
   const MACROBLOCKD *xd = &x->e_mbd;
   const MB_PREDICTION_MODE m = xd->mode_info_context->mbmi.mode;
diff --git a/vp9/encoder/vp9_encodeframe.h b/vp9/encoder/vp9_encodeframe.h
index d37bdca36..399196927 100644
--- a/vp9/encoder/vp9_encodeframe.h
+++ b/vp9/encoder/vp9_encodeframe.h
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@
 struct macroblock;
 struct yv12_buffer_config;
 
-void vp9_build_block_offsets(struct macroblock *x);
-
 void vp9_setup_src_planes(struct macroblock *x,
                           const struct yv12_buffer_config *src,
                           int mb_row, int mb_col);
diff --git a/vp9/encoder/vp9_firstpass.c b/vp9/encoder/vp9_firstpass.c
index 522f89982..d25d78178 100644
--- a/vp9/encoder/vp9_firstpass.c
+++ b/vp9/encoder/vp9_firstpass.c
@@ -521,8 +521,6 @@ void vp9_first_pass(VP9_COMP *cpi) {
 
   xd->mode_info_context = cm->mi;
 
-  vp9_build_block_offsets(x);
-
   vp9_setup_block_dptrs(&x->e_mbd, cm->subsampling_x, cm->subsampling_y);
 
   vp9_frame_init_quantizer(cpi);