diff --git a/vp8/encoder/encodeframe.c b/vp8/encoder/encodeframe.c
index 264ffb6..70ad8bf 100644
--- a/vp8/encoder/encodeframe.c
+++ b/vp8/encoder/encodeframe.c
@@ -1147,77 +1147,41 @@
 int vp8cx_encode_intra_macro_block(VP8_COMP *cpi, MACROBLOCK *x, TOKENEXTRA **t)
 {
     int Error4x4, Error16x16, error_uv;
-    B_PREDICTION_MODE intra_bmodes[16];
     int rate4x4, rate16x16, rateuv;
     int dist4x4, dist16x16, distuv;
     int rate = 0;
     int rate4x4_tokenonly = 0;
     int rate16x16_tokenonly = 0;
     int rateuv_tokenonly = 0;
-    int i;
 
     x->e_mbd.mode_info_context->mbmi.ref_frame = INTRA_FRAME;
 
 #if !(CONFIG_REALTIME_ONLY)
-
     if (cpi->sf.RD && cpi->compressor_speed != 2)
     {
-        Error4x4 = vp8_rd_pick_intra4x4mby_modes(cpi, x, &rate4x4, &rate4x4_tokenonly, &dist4x4);
-
-        //save the b modes for possible later use
-        for (i = 0; i < 16; i++)
-            intra_bmodes[i] = x->e_mbd.block[i].bmi.mode;
+        error_uv = vp8_rd_pick_intra_mbuv_mode(cpi, x, &rateuv, &rateuv_tokenonly, &distuv);
+        rate += rateuv;
 
         Error16x16 = vp8_rd_pick_intra16x16mby_mode(cpi, x, &rate16x16, &rate16x16_tokenonly, &dist16x16);
 
-        error_uv = vp8_rd_pick_intra_mbuv_mode(cpi, x, &rateuv, &rateuv_tokenonly, &distuv);
+        Error4x4 = vp8_rd_pick_intra4x4mby_modes(cpi, x, &rate4x4, &rate4x4_tokenonly, &dist4x4);
 
-        vp8_encode_intra16x16mbuv(IF_RTCD(&cpi->rtcd), x);
-        rate += rateuv;
-
-        if (Error4x4 < Error16x16)
-        {
-            rate += rate4x4;
-            x->e_mbd.mode_info_context->mbmi.mode = B_PRED;
-
-            // get back the intra block modes
-            for (i = 0; i < 16; i++)
-                x->e_mbd.block[i].bmi.mode = intra_bmodes[i];
-
-            vp8_encode_intra4x4mby(IF_RTCD(&cpi->rtcd), x);
-            cpi->prediction_error += Error4x4 ;
-#if 0
-            // Experimental RD code
-            cpi->frame_distortion += dist4x4;
-#endif
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            vp8_encode_intra16x16mby(IF_RTCD(&cpi->rtcd), x);
-            rate += rate16x16;
-
-#if 0
-            // Experimental RD code
-            cpi->prediction_error += Error16x16;
-            cpi->frame_distortion += dist16x16;
-#endif
-        }
-
-        sum_intra_stats(cpi, x);
-
-        vp8_tokenize_mb(cpi, &x->e_mbd, t);
+        rate += (Error4x4 < Error16x16) ? rate4x4 : rate16x16;
     }
     else
 #endif
     {
-
-        int rate2, distortion2;
+        int rate2, best_distortion;
         MB_PREDICTION_MODE mode, best_mode = DC_PRED;
         int this_rd;
         Error16x16 = INT_MAX;
 
+        vp8_pick_intra_mbuv_mode(x);
+
         for (mode = DC_PRED; mode <= TM_PRED; mode ++)
         {
+            int distortion2;
+
             x->e_mbd.mode_info_context->mbmi.mode = mode;
             vp8_build_intra_predictors_mby_ptr(&x->e_mbd);
             distortion2 = VARIANCE_INVOKE(&cpi->rtcd.variance, get16x16prederror)(x->src.y_buffer, x->src.y_stride, x->e_mbd.predictor, 16, 0x7fffffff);
@@ -1228,35 +1192,28 @@
             {
                 Error16x16 = this_rd;
                 best_mode = mode;
+                best_distortion = distortion2;
             }
         }
+        x->e_mbd.mode_info_context->mbmi.mode = best_mode;
 
-        vp8_pick_intra4x4mby_modes(IF_RTCD(&cpi->rtcd), x, &rate2, &distortion2);
-
-        if (distortion2 == INT_MAX)
-            Error4x4 = INT_MAX;
-        else
-            Error4x4 = RD_ESTIMATE(x->rdmult, x->rddiv, rate2, distortion2);
-
-        if (Error4x4 < Error16x16)
-        {
-            x->e_mbd.mode_info_context->mbmi.mode = B_PRED;
-            vp8_encode_intra4x4mby(IF_RTCD(&cpi->rtcd), x);
-            cpi->prediction_error += Error4x4;
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            x->e_mbd.mode_info_context->mbmi.mode = best_mode;
-            vp8_encode_intra16x16mby(IF_RTCD(&cpi->rtcd), x);
-            cpi->prediction_error += Error16x16;
-        }
-
-        vp8_pick_intra_mbuv_mode(x);
-        vp8_encode_intra16x16mbuv(IF_RTCD(&cpi->rtcd), x);
-        sum_intra_stats(cpi, x);
-        vp8_tokenize_mb(cpi, &x->e_mbd, t);
+        Error4x4 = vp8_pick_intra4x4mby_modes(IF_RTCD(&cpi->rtcd), x, &rate2, &best_distortion);
     }
 
+    if (Error4x4 < Error16x16)
+    {
+        x->e_mbd.mode_info_context->mbmi.mode = B_PRED;
+        vp8_encode_intra4x4mby(IF_RTCD(&cpi->rtcd), x);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        vp8_encode_intra16x16mby(IF_RTCD(&cpi->rtcd), x);
+    }
+
+    vp8_encode_intra16x16mbuv(IF_RTCD(&cpi->rtcd), x);
+    sum_intra_stats(cpi, x);
+    vp8_tokenize_mb(cpi, &x->e_mbd, t);
+
     return rate;
 }
 #ifdef SPEEDSTATS
diff --git a/vp8/encoder/onyx_int.h b/vp8/encoder/onyx_int.h
index 0d01c2f..7618a0a 100644
--- a/vp8/encoder/onyx_int.h
+++ b/vp8/encoder/onyx_int.h
@@ -343,7 +343,6 @@
     long long last_prediction_error;
     long long intra_error;
     long long last_intra_error;
-    long long last_auto_filter_prediction_error;
 
 #if 0
     // Experimental RD code
diff --git a/vp8/encoder/pickinter.c b/vp8/encoder/pickinter.c
index 2b0f575..cfaf497 100644
--- a/vp8/encoder/pickinter.c
+++ b/vp8/encoder/pickinter.c
@@ -168,8 +168,6 @@
     B_PREDICTION_MODE *best_mode,
     B_PREDICTION_MODE above,
     B_PREDICTION_MODE left,
-    ENTROPY_CONTEXT *a,
-    ENTROPY_CONTEXT *l,
 
     int *bestrate,
     int *bestdistortion)
@@ -179,8 +177,6 @@
     int rate;
     int distortion;
     unsigned int *mode_costs;
-    (void) l;
-    (void) a;
 
     if (x->e_mbd.frame_type == KEY_FRAME)
     {
@@ -211,6 +207,7 @@
 
     b->bmi.mode = (B_PREDICTION_MODE)(*best_mode);
     vp8_encode_intra4x4block(rtcd, x, be, b, b->bmi.mode);
+
     return best_rd;
 }
 
@@ -220,17 +217,8 @@
     MACROBLOCKD *const xd = &mb->e_mbd;
     int i;
     int cost = mb->mbmode_cost [xd->frame_type] [B_PRED];
-    int error = RD_ESTIMATE(mb->rdmult, mb->rddiv, cost, 0); // Rd estimate for the cost of the block prediction mode
+    int error;
     int distortion = 0;
-    ENTROPY_CONTEXT_PLANES t_above, t_left;
-    ENTROPY_CONTEXT *ta;
-    ENTROPY_CONTEXT *tl;
-
-    vpx_memcpy(&t_above, mb->e_mbd.above_context, sizeof(ENTROPY_CONTEXT_PLANES));
-    vpx_memcpy(&t_left, mb->e_mbd.left_context, sizeof(ENTROPY_CONTEXT_PLANES));
-
-    ta = (ENTROPY_CONTEXT *)&t_above;
-    tl = (ENTROPY_CONTEXT *)&t_left;
 
     vp8_intra_prediction_down_copy(xd);
 
@@ -243,10 +231,8 @@
         B_PREDICTION_MODE UNINITIALIZED_IS_SAFE(best_mode);
         int UNINITIALIZED_IS_SAFE(r), UNINITIALIZED_IS_SAFE(d);
 
-        error += pick_intra4x4block(rtcd,
-                                    mb, mb->block + i, xd->block + i, &best_mode, A, L,
-                                    ta + vp8_block2above[i],
-                                    tl + vp8_block2left[i], &r, &d);
+        pick_intra4x4block(rtcd, mb, mb->block + i, xd->block + i,
+                               &best_mode, A, L, &r, &d);
 
         cost += r;
         distortion += d;
@@ -264,10 +250,15 @@
     *Rate = cost;
 
     if (i == 16)
+    {
         *best_dist = distortion;
+        error = RD_ESTIMATE(mb->rdmult, mb->rddiv, cost, distortion);
+    }
     else
+    {
         *best_dist = INT_MAX;
-
+        error = INT_MAX;
+    }
 
     return error;
 }
diff --git a/vp8/encoder/picklpf.c b/vp8/encoder/picklpf.c
index 09e8b54..78aa866 100644
--- a/vp8/encoder/picklpf.c
+++ b/vp8/encoder/picklpf.c
@@ -296,7 +296,6 @@
     int filt_err = 0;
     int min_filter_level;
     int max_filter_level;
-    int prediction_difference = (int)(100 * abs((int)(cpi->last_auto_filter_prediction_error - cpi->prediction_error)) / (1 + cpi->prediction_error));
 
     int filter_step;
     int filt_high = 0;
@@ -478,6 +477,5 @@
     cpi->last_auto_filt_val = filt_best;
     cpi->last_auto_filt_q  = cm->base_qindex;
 
-    cpi->last_auto_filter_prediction_error = cpi->prediction_error;
     cpi->frames_since_auto_filter = 0;
 }
diff --git a/vp8/encoder/rdopt.c b/vp8/encoder/rdopt.c
index bfa0682..0ce97b7 100644
--- a/vp8/encoder/rdopt.c
+++ b/vp8/encoder/rdopt.c
@@ -772,16 +772,10 @@
     int distortion;
     int best_rd = INT_MAX;
     int this_rd;
-    int i;
 
     //Y Search for 16x16 intra prediction mode
     for (mode = DC_PRED; mode <= TM_PRED; mode++)
     {
-        for (i = 0; i < 16; i++)
-        {
-            vpx_memset(&x->e_mbd.block[i].bmi, 0, sizeof(B_MODE_INFO));
-        }
-
         x->e_mbd.mode_info_context->mbmi.mode = mode;
 
         vp8_build_intra_predictors_mby_ptr(&x->e_mbd);