diff --git a/vp9/encoder/vp9_mbgraph.c b/vp9/encoder/vp9_mbgraph.c
index 5e87d283324abd38f895b9ee099242f22832c7cb..041e583fdc6a791d519d75804490c5e3c77ef551 100644
--- a/vp9/encoder/vp9_mbgraph.c
+++ b/vp9/encoder/vp9_mbgraph.c
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ static void update_mbgraph_frame_stats(VP9_COMP *cpi,
 
   int mb_col, mb_row, offset = 0;
   int mb_y_offset = 0, arf_y_offset = 0, gld_y_offset = 0;
-  MV arf_top_mv = {0, 0}, gld_top_mv = {0, 0};
+  MV gld_top_mv = {0, 0};
   MODE_INFO mi_local;
 
   vp9_zero(mi_local);
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ static void update_mbgraph_frame_stats(VP9_COMP *cpi,
   mi_local.mbmi.ref_frame[1] = NONE;
 
   for (mb_row = 0; mb_row < cm->mb_rows; mb_row++) {
-    MV arf_left_mv = arf_top_mv, gld_left_mv = gld_top_mv;
+    MV gld_left_mv = gld_top_mv;
     int mb_y_in_offset  = mb_y_offset;
     int arf_y_in_offset = arf_y_offset;
     int gld_y_in_offset = gld_y_offset;
@@ -270,10 +270,8 @@ static void update_mbgraph_frame_stats(VP9_COMP *cpi,
       update_mbgraph_mb_stats(cpi, mb_stats, buf, mb_y_in_offset,
                               golden_ref, &gld_left_mv, alt_ref,
                               mb_row, mb_col);
-      arf_left_mv = mb_stats->ref[ALTREF_FRAME].m.mv.as_mv;
       gld_left_mv = mb_stats->ref[GOLDEN_FRAME].m.mv.as_mv;
       if (mb_col == 0) {
-        arf_top_mv = arf_left_mv;
         gld_top_mv = gld_left_mv;
       }
       xd->left_available = 1;