diff --git a/vp9/encoder/vp9_encodeframe.c b/vp9/encoder/vp9_encodeframe.c
index a385922406d7682725f63035902dcbb60b348045..581a2c06797abe1848930ccbf04fca63ce214a77 100644
--- a/vp9/encoder/vp9_encodeframe.c
+++ b/vp9/encoder/vp9_encodeframe.c
@@ -985,12 +985,7 @@ static void update_state(VP9_COMP *cpi, PICK_MODE_CONTEXT *ctx,
 #endif
   if (!frame_is_intra_only(cm)) {
     if (is_inter_block(mbmi)) {
-      if (mbmi->sb_type < BLOCK_8X8 || mbmi->mode == NEWMV) {
-        MV best_mv[2];
-        for (i = 0; i < 1 + has_second_ref(mbmi); ++i)
-          best_mv[i] = mbmi->ref_mvs[mbmi->ref_frame[i]][0].as_mv;
-        vp9_update_mv_count(cm, xd, best_mv);
-      }
+      vp9_update_mv_count(cm, xd);
 
       if (cm->interp_filter == SWITCHABLE) {
         const int ctx = vp9_get_pred_context_switchable_interp(xd);
@@ -1462,7 +1457,6 @@ static int sb_has_motion(const VP9_COMMON *cm, MODE_INFO **prev_mi_8x8) {
 
 static void update_state_rt(VP9_COMP *cpi, const PICK_MODE_CONTEXT *ctx,
                             int mi_row, int mi_col, int bsize) {
-  int i;
   VP9_COMMON *const cm = &cpi->common;
   MACROBLOCK *const x = &cpi->mb;
   MACROBLOCKD *const xd = &x->e_mbd;
@@ -1480,14 +1474,8 @@ static void update_state_rt(VP9_COMP *cpi, const PICK_MODE_CONTEXT *ctx,
     vp9_init_plane_quantizers(cpi, x);
   }
 
-
   if (is_inter_block(mbmi)) {
-    if (mbmi->sb_type < BLOCK_8X8 || mbmi->mode == NEWMV) {
-      MV best_mv[2];
-      for (i = 0; i < 1 + has_second_ref(mbmi); ++i)
-        best_mv[i] = mbmi->ref_mvs[mbmi->ref_frame[i]][0].as_mv;
-      vp9_update_mv_count(cm, xd, best_mv);
-    }
+    vp9_update_mv_count(cm, xd);
 
     if (cm->interp_filter == SWITCHABLE) {
       const int pred_ctx = vp9_get_pred_context_switchable_interp(xd);
diff --git a/vp9/encoder/vp9_encodemv.c b/vp9/encoder/vp9_encodemv.c
index 703dde323efd52eb1da8bd4309d360702482d6d6..2a10bbfde70a740d1316232171657a0194ddad9b 100644
--- a/vp9/encoder/vp9_encodemv.c
+++ b/vp9/encoder/vp9_encodemv.c
@@ -229,22 +229,21 @@ void vp9_build_nmv_cost_table(int *mvjoint, int *mvcost[2],
   build_nmv_component_cost_table(mvcost[1], &ctx->comps[1], usehp);
 }
 
-static void inc_mvs(const int_mv mv[2], const MV ref[2], int is_compound,
+static void inc_mvs(const MB_MODE_INFO *mbmi, const int_mv mvs[2],
                     nmv_context_counts *counts) {
   int i;
-  for (i = 0; i < 1 + is_compound; ++i) {
-    const MV diff = { mv[i].as_mv.row - ref[i].row,
-                      mv[i].as_mv.col - ref[i].col };
+
+  for (i = 0; i < 1 + has_second_ref(mbmi); ++i) {
+    const MV *ref = &mbmi->ref_mvs[mbmi->ref_frame[i]][0].as_mv;
+    const MV diff = {mvs[i].as_mv.row - ref->row,
+                     mvs[i].as_mv.col - ref->col};
     vp9_inc_mv(&diff, counts);
   }
 }
 
-void vp9_update_mv_count(VP9_COMMON *cm, const MACROBLOCKD *xd,
-                         const MV best_ref_mv[2]) {
+void vp9_update_mv_count(VP9_COMMON *cm, const MACROBLOCKD *xd) {
   const MODE_INFO *mi = xd->mi_8x8[0];
   const MB_MODE_INFO *const mbmi = &mi->mbmi;
-  const int is_compound = has_second_ref(mbmi);
-  nmv_context_counts *counts = &cm->counts.mv;
 
   if (mbmi->sb_type < BLOCK_8X8) {
     const int num_4x4_w = num_4x4_blocks_wide_lookup[mbmi->sb_type];
@@ -255,11 +254,12 @@ void vp9_update_mv_count(VP9_COMMON *cm, const MACROBLOCKD *xd,
       for (idx = 0; idx < 2; idx += num_4x4_w) {
         const int i = idy * 2 + idx;
         if (mi->bmi[i].as_mode == NEWMV)
-          inc_mvs(mi->bmi[i].as_mv, best_ref_mv, is_compound, counts);
+          inc_mvs(mbmi, mi->bmi[i].as_mv, &cm->counts.mv);
       }
     }
-  } else if (mbmi->mode == NEWMV) {
-    inc_mvs(mbmi->mv, best_ref_mv, is_compound, counts);
+  } else {
+    if (mbmi->mode == NEWMV)
+      inc_mvs(mbmi, mbmi->mv, &cm->counts.mv);
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/vp9/encoder/vp9_encodemv.h b/vp9/encoder/vp9_encodemv.h
index f16b2c17cef0c9e893e9a92efe1dcd2f8acb1adc..50cb9611bf778333d71e76dfd0bb732c6ddf8a56 100644
--- a/vp9/encoder/vp9_encodemv.h
+++ b/vp9/encoder/vp9_encodemv.h
@@ -28,8 +28,7 @@ void vp9_encode_mv(VP9_COMP *cpi, vp9_writer* w, const MV* mv, const MV* ref,
 void vp9_build_nmv_cost_table(int *mvjoint, int *mvcost[2],
                               const nmv_context* mvctx, int usehp);
 
-void vp9_update_mv_count(VP9_COMMON *cm, const MACROBLOCKD *xd,
-                         const MV best_ref_mv[2]);
+void vp9_update_mv_count(VP9_COMMON *cm, const MACROBLOCKD *xd);
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }  // extern "C"