diff --git a/vp9/encoder/vp9_onyx_if.c b/vp9/encoder/vp9_onyx_if.c
index 500bdfe0a1d2b6c46d0346e8bf9982b000349648..2afcd27b1a43e1f4d0729331f85d8730944f14b9 100644
--- a/vp9/encoder/vp9_onyx_if.c
+++ b/vp9/encoder/vp9_onyx_if.c
@@ -877,8 +877,6 @@ void vp9_set_speed_features(VP9_COMP *cpi) {
 
   cpi->mb.quantize_b_4x4      = vp9_regular_quantize_b_4x4;
 
-  vp9_init_quantizer(cpi);
-
   if (cpi->sf.iterative_sub_pixel == 1) {
     cpi->find_fractional_mv_step = vp9_find_best_sub_pixel_step_iteratively;
   } else if (cpi->sf.quarter_pixel_search) {