diff --git a/vp9/encoder/vp9_onyx_if.c b/vp9/encoder/vp9_onyx_if.c
index 9d1ae11318a8eb77c067a9115e0be28fb4b1021e..33c1dd28c661d2fcd2aecf2541ca6412d8252ff5 100644
--- a/vp9/encoder/vp9_onyx_if.c
+++ b/vp9/encoder/vp9_onyx_if.c
@@ -2551,8 +2551,6 @@ static void encode_frame_to_data_rate(VP9_COMP *cpi,
 
   int q_low;
   int q_high;
-  int zbin_oq_high;
-  int zbin_oq_low = 0;
 
   int top_index;
   int bottom_index;
@@ -2565,11 +2563,7 @@ static void encode_frame_to_data_rate(VP9_COMP *cpi,
 #if RESET_FOREACH_FILTER
   int q_low0;
   int q_high0;
-  int zbin_oq_high0;
-  int zbin_oq_low0 = 0;
   int Q0;
-  int last_zbin_oq;
-  int last_zbin_oq0;
   int active_best_quality0;
   int active_worst_quality0;
   double rate_correction_factor0;
@@ -2603,7 +2597,6 @@ static void encode_frame_to_data_rate(VP9_COMP *cpi,
   }
 
   // Clear zbin over-quant value and mode boost values.
-  cpi->zbin_over_quant = 0;
   cpi->zbin_mode_boost = 0;
 
   // Enable or disable mode based tweaking of the zbin
@@ -2794,18 +2787,6 @@ static void encode_frame_to_data_rate(VP9_COMP *cpi,
     // Determine initial Q to try
     Q = vp9_regulate_q(cpi, cpi->this_frame_target);
   }
-#if RESET_FOREACH_FILTER
-  last_zbin_oq = cpi->zbin_over_quant;
-#endif
-
-  // Set highest allowed value for Zbin over quant
-  if (cm->frame_type == KEY_FRAME)
-    zbin_oq_high = 0; // ZBIN_OQ_MAX/16
-  else if (cpi->refresh_alt_ref_frame
-           || (cpi->refresh_golden_frame && !cpi->source_alt_ref_active))
-    zbin_oq_high = 16;
-  else
-    zbin_oq_high = ZBIN_OQ_MAX;
 
   vp9_compute_frame_size_bounds(cpi, &frame_under_shoot_limit,
                                 &frame_over_shoot_limit);
@@ -2888,9 +2869,6 @@ static void encode_frame_to_data_rate(VP9_COMP *cpi,
     q_low0 = q_low;
     q_high0 = q_high;
     Q0 = Q;
-    zbin_oq_low0 = zbin_oq_low;
-    zbin_oq_high0 = zbin_oq_high;
-    last_zbin_oq0 = last_zbin_oq;
     rate_correction_factor0 = cpi->rate_correction_factor;
     gf_rate_correction_factor0 = cpi->gf_rate_correction_factor;
     active_best_quality0 = cpi->active_best_quality;
@@ -3049,23 +3027,12 @@ static void encode_frame_to_data_rate(VP9_COMP *cpi,
       if (cpi->projected_frame_size > cpi->this_frame_target) {
         q_low = (Q < q_high) ? (Q + 1) : q_high; // Raise Qlow as to at least the current value
 
-        if (cpi->zbin_over_quant > 0)            // If we are using over quant do the same for zbin_oq_low
-          zbin_oq_low = (cpi->zbin_over_quant < zbin_oq_high) ? (cpi->zbin_over_quant + 1) : zbin_oq_high;
-
         if (undershoot_seen || (loop_count > 1)) {
           // Update rate_correction_factor unless cpi->active_worst_quality has changed.
           if (!active_worst_qchanged)
             vp9_update_rate_correction_factors(cpi, 1);
 
           Q = (q_high + q_low + 1) / 2;
-
-          // Adjust cpi->zbin_over_quant (only allowed when Q is max)
-          if (Q < MAXQ)
-            cpi->zbin_over_quant = 0;
-          else {
-            zbin_oq_low = (cpi->zbin_over_quant < zbin_oq_high) ? (cpi->zbin_over_quant + 1) : zbin_oq_high;
-            cpi->zbin_over_quant = (zbin_oq_high + zbin_oq_low) / 2;
-          }
         } else {
           // Update rate_correction_factor unless cpi->active_worst_quality has changed.
           if (!active_worst_qchanged)
@@ -3073,7 +3040,7 @@ static void encode_frame_to_data_rate(VP9_COMP *cpi,
 
           Q = vp9_regulate_q(cpi, cpi->this_frame_target);
 
-          while (((Q < q_low) || (cpi->zbin_over_quant < zbin_oq_low)) && (Retries < 10)) {
+          while ((Q < q_low) && (Retries < 10)) {
             vp9_update_rate_correction_factors(cpi, 0);
             Q = vp9_regulate_q(cpi, cpi->this_frame_target);
             Retries++;
@@ -3084,10 +3051,7 @@ static void encode_frame_to_data_rate(VP9_COMP *cpi,
       }
       // Frame is too small
       else {
-        if (cpi->zbin_over_quant == 0)
-          q_high = (Q > q_low) ? (Q - 1) : q_low; // Lower q_high if not using over quant
-        else                                    // else lower zbin_oq_high
-          zbin_oq_high = (cpi->zbin_over_quant > zbin_oq_low) ? (cpi->zbin_over_quant - 1) : zbin_oq_low;
+        q_high = (Q > q_low) ? (Q - 1) : q_low;
 
         if (overshoot_seen || (loop_count > 1)) {
           // Update rate_correction_factor unless cpi->active_worst_quality has changed.
@@ -3095,12 +3059,6 @@ static void encode_frame_to_data_rate(VP9_COMP *cpi,
             vp9_update_rate_correction_factors(cpi, 1);
 
           Q = (q_high + q_low) / 2;
-
-          // Adjust cpi->zbin_over_quant (only allowed when Q is max)
-          if (Q < MAXQ)
-            cpi->zbin_over_quant = 0;
-          else
-            cpi->zbin_over_quant = (zbin_oq_high + zbin_oq_low) / 2;
         } else {
           // Update rate_correction_factor unless cpi->active_worst_quality has changed.
           if (!active_worst_qchanged)
@@ -3117,7 +3075,7 @@ static void encode_frame_to_data_rate(VP9_COMP *cpi,
             q_low = Q;
           }
 
-          while (((Q > q_high) || (cpi->zbin_over_quant > zbin_oq_high)) && (Retries < 10)) {
+          while ((Q > q_high) && (Retries < 10)) {
             vp9_update_rate_correction_factors(cpi, 0);
             Q = vp9_regulate_q(cpi, cpi->this_frame_target);
             Retries++;
@@ -3133,16 +3091,7 @@ static void encode_frame_to_data_rate(VP9_COMP *cpi,
       else if (Q < q_low)
         Q = q_low;
 
-      // Clamp cpi->zbin_over_quant
-      cpi->zbin_over_quant = (cpi->zbin_over_quant < zbin_oq_low) ?
-          zbin_oq_low : (cpi->zbin_over_quant > zbin_oq_high) ?
-          zbin_oq_high : cpi->zbin_over_quant;
-
-      // Loop = ((Q != last_q) || (last_zbin_oq != cpi->zbin_over_quant)) ? TRUE : FALSE;
       Loop = ((Q != last_q)) ? TRUE : FALSE;
-#if RESET_FOREACH_FILTER
-      last_zbin_oq = cpi->zbin_over_quant;
-#endif
     } else
       Loop = FALSE;
 
@@ -3186,12 +3135,9 @@ static void encode_frame_to_data_rate(VP9_COMP *cpi,
         if (Loop == TRUE) {
           overshoot_seen = FALSE;
           undershoot_seen = FALSE;
-          zbin_oq_low = zbin_oq_low0;
-          zbin_oq_high = zbin_oq_high0;
           q_low = q_low0;
           q_high = q_high0;
           Q = Q0;
-          cpi->zbin_over_quant = last_zbin_oq = last_zbin_oq0;
           cpi->rate_correction_factor = rate_correction_factor0;
           cpi->gf_rate_correction_factor = gf_rate_correction_factor0;
           cpi->active_best_quality = active_best_quality0;
@@ -3440,8 +3386,6 @@ static void encode_frame_to_data_rate(VP9_COMP *cpi,
               cpi->avg_q,
               vp9_convert_qindex_to_q(cpi->ni_av_qi),
               vp9_convert_qindex_to_q(cpi->cq_target_quality),
-              cpi->zbin_over_quant,
-              // cpi->avg_frame_qindex, cpi->zbin_over_quant,
               cpi->refresh_golden_frame, cpi->refresh_alt_ref_frame,
               cm->frame_type, cpi->gfu_boost,
               cpi->twopass.est_max_qcorrection_factor,
@@ -3454,7 +3398,7 @@ static void encode_frame_to_data_rate(VP9_COMP *cpi,
     else
       fprintf(f, "%10d %10d %10d %10d %10d %10d %10d %10d"
               "%7.2f %7.2f %7.2f %7.2f %7.2f %7.2f %7.2f"
-              "%6d %5d %5d %5d %8d %8.2f %10d %10.3f"
+              "%5d %5d %8d %8.2f %10d %10.3f"
               "%8d %10d %10d %10d\n",
               cpi->common.current_video_frame,
               cpi->this_frame_target, cpi->projected_frame_size,
@@ -3470,8 +3414,6 @@ static void encode_frame_to_data_rate(VP9_COMP *cpi,
               cpi->avg_q,
               vp9_convert_qindex_to_q(cpi->ni_av_qi),
               vp9_convert_qindex_to_q(cpi->cq_target_quality),
-              cpi->zbin_over_quant,
-              // cpi->avg_frame_qindex, cpi->zbin_over_quant,
               cpi->refresh_golden_frame, cpi->refresh_alt_ref_frame,
               cm->frame_type, cpi->gfu_boost,
               cpi->twopass.est_max_qcorrection_factor,
diff --git a/vp9/encoder/vp9_onyx_int.h b/vp9/encoder/vp9_onyx_int.h
index 8130033888c0f402e79b5c9ba9b0c2396c48c0e1..cfd761aa9bdc677296c223ea7d5b5813fe367b71 100644
--- a/vp9/encoder/vp9_onyx_int.h
+++ b/vp9/encoder/vp9_onyx_int.h
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@
 #define GF_ZEROMV_ZBIN_BOOST 12
 #define LF_ZEROMV_ZBIN_BOOST 6
 #define MV_ZBIN_BOOST        4
-#define ZBIN_OQ_MAX 192
 
 #define VP9_TEMPORAL_ALT_REF 1
 
@@ -421,7 +420,6 @@ typedef struct VP9_COMP {
   double tot_q;
   double avg_q;
 
-  int zbin_over_quant;
   int zbin_mode_boost;
   int zbin_mode_boost_enabled;
 
diff --git a/vp9/encoder/vp9_quantize.c b/vp9/encoder/vp9_quantize.c
index aed379a5bd16dc3e30abf5d2e571b6f0aec1e772..8ae53e60e0a699f951e22c76fd3645e83818941d 100644
--- a/vp9/encoder/vp9_quantize.c
+++ b/vp9/encoder/vp9_quantize.c
@@ -484,8 +484,7 @@ void vp9_mb_init_quantizer(VP9_COMP *cpi, MACROBLOCK *x) {
 
   // Y
   zbin_extra = (cpi->common.Y1dequant[QIndex][1] *
-                (cpi->zbin_over_quant +
-                 cpi->zbin_mode_boost +
+                (cpi->zbin_mode_boost +
                  x->act_zbin_adj)) >> 7;
 
   for (i = 0; i < 16; i++) {
@@ -504,8 +503,7 @@ void vp9_mb_init_quantizer(VP9_COMP *cpi, MACROBLOCK *x) {
 
   // UV
   zbin_extra = (cpi->common.UVdequant[QIndex][1] *
-                (cpi->zbin_over_quant +
-                 cpi->zbin_mode_boost +
+                (cpi->zbin_mode_boost +
                  x->act_zbin_adj)) >> 7;
 
   for (i = 16; i < 24; i++) {
@@ -533,8 +531,7 @@ void vp9_update_zbin_extra(VP9_COMP *cpi, MACROBLOCK *x) {
 
   // Y
   zbin_extra = (cpi->common.Y1dequant[QIndex][1] *
-                (cpi->zbin_over_quant +
-                 cpi->zbin_mode_boost +
+                (cpi->zbin_mode_boost +
                  x->act_zbin_adj)) >> 7;
   for (i = 0; i < 16; i++) {
     x->block[i].zbin_extra = (int16_t)zbin_extra;
@@ -542,8 +539,7 @@ void vp9_update_zbin_extra(VP9_COMP *cpi, MACROBLOCK *x) {
 
   // UV
   zbin_extra = (cpi->common.UVdequant[QIndex][1] *
-                (cpi->zbin_over_quant +
-                 cpi->zbin_mode_boost +
+                (cpi->zbin_mode_boost +
                  x->act_zbin_adj)) >> 7;
 
   for (i = 16; i < 24; i++) {
diff --git a/vp9/encoder/vp9_ratectrl.c b/vp9/encoder/vp9_ratectrl.c
index bb608ab376b9b906063af115fe84fc68fb51b4d1..0f4371cd1cf773990add1f27f8ef5ffecc8ae0ae 100644
--- a/vp9/encoder/vp9_ratectrl.c
+++ b/vp9/encoder/vp9_ratectrl.c
@@ -410,23 +410,6 @@ void vp9_update_rate_correction_factors(VP9_COMP *cpi, int damp_var) {
             vp9_bits_per_mb(cpi->common.frame_type, Q)) *
            cpi->common.MBs) / (1 << BPER_MB_NORMBITS));
 
-  // Make some allowance for cpi->zbin_over_quant
-  if (cpi->zbin_over_quant > 0) {
-    int Z = cpi->zbin_over_quant;
-    double Factor = 0.99;
-    double factor_adjustment = 0.01 / 256.0; // (double)ZBIN_OQ_MAX;
-
-    while (Z > 0) {
-      Z--;
-      projected_size_based_on_q =
-        (int)(Factor * projected_size_based_on_q);
-      Factor += factor_adjustment;
-
-      if (Factor  >= 0.999)
-        Factor = 0.999;
-    }
-  }
-
   // Work out a size correction factor.
   // if ( cpi->this_frame_target > 0 )
   //  correction_factor = (100 * cpi->projected_frame_size) / cpi->this_frame_target;
@@ -488,9 +471,6 @@ int vp9_regulate_q(VP9_COMP *cpi, int target_bits_per_frame) {
   int bits_per_mb_at_this_q;
   double correction_factor;
 
-  // Reset Zbin OQ value
-  cpi->zbin_over_quant = 0;
-
   // Select the appropriate correction factor based upon type of frame.
   if (cpi->common.frame_type == KEY_FRAME)
     correction_factor = cpi->key_frame_rate_correction_factor;
@@ -525,46 +505,6 @@ int vp9_regulate_q(VP9_COMP *cpi, int target_bits_per_frame) {
       last_error = bits_per_mb_at_this_q - target_bits_per_mb;
   } while (++i <= cpi->active_worst_quality);
 
-
-  // If we are at MAXQ then enable Q over-run which seeks to claw back additional bits through things like
-  // the RD multiplier and zero bin size.
-  if (Q >= MAXQ) {
-    int zbin_oqmax;
-
-    double Factor = 0.99;
-    double factor_adjustment = 0.01 / 256.0; // (double)ZBIN_OQ_MAX;
-
-    if (cpi->common.frame_type == KEY_FRAME)
-      zbin_oqmax = 0; // ZBIN_OQ_MAX/16
-    else if (cpi->refresh_alt_ref_frame
-             || (cpi->refresh_golden_frame && !cpi->source_alt_ref_active))
-      zbin_oqmax = 16;
-    else
-      zbin_oqmax = ZBIN_OQ_MAX;
-
-    // Each incrment in the zbin is assumed to have a fixed effect on bitrate. This is not of course true.
-    // The effect will be highly clip dependent and may well have sudden steps.
-    // The idea here is to acheive higher effective quantizers than the normal maximum by expanding the zero
-    // bin and hence decreasing the number of low magnitude non zero coefficients.
-    while (cpi->zbin_over_quant < zbin_oqmax) {
-      cpi->zbin_over_quant++;
-
-      if (cpi->zbin_over_quant > zbin_oqmax)
-        cpi->zbin_over_quant = zbin_oqmax;
-
-      // Adjust bits_per_mb_at_this_q estimate
-      bits_per_mb_at_this_q = (int)(Factor * bits_per_mb_at_this_q);
-      Factor += factor_adjustment;
-
-      if (Factor  >= 0.999)
-        Factor = 0.999;
-
-      if (bits_per_mb_at_this_q <= target_bits_per_mb)    // Break out if we get down to the target rate
-        break;
-    }
-
-  }
-
   return Q;
 }
 
diff --git a/vp9/encoder/vp9_rdopt.c b/vp9/encoder/vp9_rdopt.c
index 14b9a13db98fb12948586b617d00fcebb1551b92..16b4d2962bad357cd795fe069534d5f306a4004c 100644
--- a/vp9/encoder/vp9_rdopt.c
+++ b/vp9/encoder/vp9_rdopt.c
@@ -217,16 +217,6 @@ void vp9_initialize_rd_consts(VP9_COMP *cpi, int QIndex) {
 
   cpi->RDMULT = compute_rd_mult(QIndex);
 
-  // Extend rate multiplier along side quantizer zbin increases
-  if (cpi->zbin_over_quant  > 0) {
-    double oq_factor;
-
-    // Experimental code using the same basic equation as used for Q above
-    // The units of cpi->zbin_over_quant are 1/128 of Q bin size
-    oq_factor = 1.0 + ((double)0.0015625 * cpi->zbin_over_quant);
-    cpi->RDMULT = (int)((double)cpi->RDMULT * oq_factor * oq_factor);
-  }
-
   if (cpi->pass == 2 && (cpi->common.frame_type != KEY_FRAME)) {
     if (cpi->twopass.next_iiratio > 31)
       cpi->RDMULT += (cpi->RDMULT * rd_iifactor[31]) >> 4;