diff --git a/vp9/encoder/vp9_onyx_if.c b/vp9/encoder/vp9_onyx_if.c
index 6e054bdd044e905ad6a7275566a0b974a055611f..f157aee2025e9c9c7e3a3bcdf0f94d1e13a0a428 100644
--- a/vp9/encoder/vp9_onyx_if.c
+++ b/vp9/encoder/vp9_onyx_if.c
@@ -585,7 +585,6 @@ static void set_rt_speed_feature(VP9_COMMON *cm,
                                  SPEED_FEATURES *sf,
                                  int speed) {
   sf->static_segmentation = 0;
-  sf->use_avoid_tested_higherror = 1;
   sf->adaptive_rd_thresh = 1;
   sf->recode_loop = (speed < 1);
   if (speed >= 1) {