diff --git a/vp9/encoder/vp9_encodeframe.c b/vp9/encoder/vp9_encodeframe.c
index 428e585e19f30ca5867af27e7e2488bfa5ee20bc..dd0658865b25614fa79906fc830253f8adad2bdd 100644
--- a/vp9/encoder/vp9_encodeframe.c
+++ b/vp9/encoder/vp9_encodeframe.c
@@ -2090,9 +2090,11 @@ static void encode_macroblock(VP9_COMP *cpi, TOKENEXTRA **t,
           else
             cpi->zbin_mode_boost = LF_ZEROMV_ZBIN_BOOST;
         } else if (mbmi->mode == SPLITMV)
-          cpi->zbin_mode_boost = 0;
+          cpi->zbin_mode_boost = SPLIT_MV_ZBIN_BOOST;
         else
           cpi->zbin_mode_boost = MV_ZBIN_BOOST;
+      } else {
+        cpi->zbin_mode_boost = INTRA_ZBIN_BOOST;
       }
     }
 
@@ -2346,9 +2348,11 @@ static void encode_superblock32(VP9_COMP *cpi, TOKENEXTRA **t,
           else
             cpi->zbin_mode_boost = LF_ZEROMV_ZBIN_BOOST;
         } else if (xd->mode_info_context->mbmi.mode == SPLITMV)
-          cpi->zbin_mode_boost = 0;
+          cpi->zbin_mode_boost = SPLIT_MV_ZBIN_BOOST;
         else
           cpi->zbin_mode_boost = MV_ZBIN_BOOST;
+      } else {
+        cpi->zbin_mode_boost = INTRA_ZBIN_BOOST;
       }
     }
 
@@ -2565,10 +2569,12 @@ static void encode_superblock64(VP9_COMP *cpi, TOKENEXTRA **t,
           else
             cpi->zbin_mode_boost = LF_ZEROMV_ZBIN_BOOST;
         } else if (xd->mode_info_context->mbmi.mode == SPLITMV) {
-          cpi->zbin_mode_boost = 0;
+          cpi->zbin_mode_boost = SPLIT_MV_ZBIN_BOOST;
         } else {
           cpi->zbin_mode_boost = MV_ZBIN_BOOST;
         }
+      } else {
+        cpi->zbin_mode_boost = INTRA_ZBIN_BOOST;
       }
     }
 
diff --git a/vp9/encoder/vp9_onyx_if.c b/vp9/encoder/vp9_onyx_if.c
index c2f2f83e1e09da72883e4e94d2523f29f9fc1424..7a169e4f378da886773188e70c02c16dea8e3404 100644
--- a/vp9/encoder/vp9_onyx_if.c
+++ b/vp9/encoder/vp9_onyx_if.c
@@ -342,9 +342,7 @@ static void dealloc_compressor_data(VP9_COMP *cpi) {
 
   vp8_yv12_de_alloc_frame_buffer(&cpi->last_frame_uf);
   vp8_yv12_de_alloc_frame_buffer(&cpi->scaled_source);
-#if VP9_TEMPORAL_ALT_REF
   vp8_yv12_de_alloc_frame_buffer(&cpi->alt_ref_buffer);
-#endif
   vp9_lookahead_destroy(cpi->lookahead);
 
   vpx_free(cpi->tok);
@@ -879,15 +877,11 @@ static void alloc_raw_frame_buffers(VP9_COMP *cpi) {
     vpx_internal_error(&cpi->common.error, VPX_CODEC_MEM_ERROR,
                        "Failed to allocate lag buffers");
 
-#if VP9_TEMPORAL_ALT_REF
-
   if (vp8_yv12_alloc_frame_buffer(&cpi->alt_ref_buffer,
                                   cpi->oxcf.Width, cpi->oxcf.Height,
                                   VP9BORDERINPIXELS))
     vpx_internal_error(&cpi->common.error, VPX_CODEC_MEM_ERROR,
                        "Failed to allocate altref buffer");
-
-#endif
 }
 
 static int alloc_partition_data(VP9_COMP *cpi) {
@@ -1146,16 +1140,12 @@ static void init_config(VP9_PTR ptr, VP9_CONFIG *oxcf) {
 
   set_tile_limits(cpi);
 
-#if VP9_TEMPORAL_ALT_REF
   {
     int i;
-
     cpi->fixed_divide[0] = 0;
-
     for (i = 1; i < 512; i++)
       cpi->fixed_divide[i] = 0x80000 / i;
   }
-#endif
 }
 
 
diff --git a/vp9/encoder/vp9_onyx_int.h b/vp9/encoder/vp9_onyx_int.h
index 7a1a9b2498a26876ba2abbd01157a8fbba9c0271..4a1c3c0ec65fe6a10029104eda759327f79f5352 100644
--- a/vp9/encoder/vp9_onyx_int.h
+++ b/vp9/encoder/vp9_onyx_int.h
@@ -42,10 +42,6 @@
 
 #define MAX_LAG_BUFFERS 25
 
-#define AF_THRESH   25
-#define AF_THRESH2  100
-#define ARF_DECAY_THRESH 12
-
 #if CONFIG_COMP_INTERINTRA_PRED
 #define MAX_MODES 54
 #else
@@ -58,8 +54,8 @@
 #define GF_ZEROMV_ZBIN_BOOST 12
 #define LF_ZEROMV_ZBIN_BOOST 6
 #define MV_ZBIN_BOOST        4
-
-#define VP9_TEMPORAL_ALT_REF 1
+#define SPLIT_MV_ZBIN_BOOST  0
+#define INTRA_ZBIN_BOOST     0
 
 typedef struct {
   nmv_context nmvc;
@@ -625,11 +621,9 @@ typedef struct VP9_COMP {
     double est_max_qcorrection_factor;
   } twopass;
 
-#if VP9_TEMPORAL_ALT_REF
   YV12_BUFFER_CONFIG alt_ref_buffer;
   YV12_BUFFER_CONFIG *frames[MAX_LAG_BUFFERS];
   int fixed_divide[512];
-#endif
 
 #if CONFIG_INTERNAL_STATS
   int    count;
diff --git a/vp9/encoder/vp9_temporal_filter.c b/vp9/encoder/vp9_temporal_filter.c
index 5df4d2562696cc0e23656041928362fb44953682..e8a21e63945c8fc38ad0821caba6cb73ffbb2744 100644
--- a/vp9/encoder/vp9_temporal_filter.c
+++ b/vp9/encoder/vp9_temporal_filter.c
@@ -32,9 +32,6 @@
 #define ALT_REF_MC_ENABLED 1    // dis/enable MC in AltRef filtering
 #define ALT_REF_SUBPEL_ENABLED 1 // dis/enable subpel in MC AltRef filtering
 
-#if VP9_TEMPORAL_ALT_REF
-
-
 static void temporal_filter_predictors_mb_c(MACROBLOCKD *xd,
                                             uint8_t *y_mb_ptr,
                                             uint8_t *u_mb_ptr,
@@ -476,4 +473,3 @@ void vp9_temporal_filter_prepare(VP9_COMP *cpi, int distance) {
     frames_to_blur_backward,
     strength);
 }
-#endif