diff --git a/vp9/encoder/vp9_onyx_if.c b/vp9/encoder/vp9_onyx_if.c
index 96207af32a3b09287202c29f7391e03a8e23f2c6..2295f7decd493877df6a28b96e858f75ea29952a 100644
--- a/vp9/encoder/vp9_onyx_if.c
+++ b/vp9/encoder/vp9_onyx_if.c
@@ -726,7 +726,6 @@ void vp9_set_speed_features(VP9_COMP *cpi) {
 #else
       sf->static_segmentation = 0;
 #endif
-      sf->comp_inter_joint_search_thresh = BLOCK_SIZE_MB16X16;
       sf->auto_mv_step_size = 1;
       sf->use_avoid_tested_higherror = 1;
       sf->adaptive_rd_thresh = 1;