diff --git a/vp9/common/vp9_blockd.h b/vp9/common/vp9_blockd.h
index 8b84a89f62fe8c3ad0bda85fb95c52b0c0f839ab..b5f9171106576bd92700691068a46639333fa2a8 100644
--- a/vp9/common/vp9_blockd.h
+++ b/vp9/common/vp9_blockd.h
@@ -215,8 +215,6 @@ typedef struct macroblockd {
 
   int corrupted;
 
-  int q_index;
-
   /* Y,U,V,(A) */
   ENTROPY_CONTEXT *above_context[MAX_MB_PLANE];
   ENTROPY_CONTEXT left_context[MAX_MB_PLANE][16];
diff --git a/vp9/encoder/vp9_block.h b/vp9/encoder/vp9_block.h
index 98662c94a8ffe43f74355e68b96ff2e5c9121428..6427f7f3672abc2d731754ce53fdea424a8e7163 100644
--- a/vp9/encoder/vp9_block.h
+++ b/vp9/encoder/vp9_block.h
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ struct macroblock {
   int skip_block;
   int select_txfm_size;
   int skip_optimize;
+  int q_index;
 
   search_site *ss;
   int ss_count;
diff --git a/vp9/encoder/vp9_encodeframe.c b/vp9/encoder/vp9_encodeframe.c
index 9d806508ed5315710b26fe5c8143d3a3ba28de34..e9b68cc034c04cd94591297813790b576fa01d87 100644
--- a/vp9/encoder/vp9_encodeframe.c
+++ b/vp9/encoder/vp9_encodeframe.c
@@ -2410,7 +2410,7 @@ static void encode_superblock(VP9_COMP *cpi, TOKENEXTRA **t, int output_enabled,
   ctx->is_coded = 1;
   x->use_lp32x32fdct = cpi->sf.use_lp32x32fdct;
   x->skip_encode = (!output_enabled && cpi->sf.skip_encode_frame &&
-                    xd->q_index < QIDX_SKIP_THRESH);
+                    x->q_index < QIDX_SKIP_THRESH);
   if (x->skip_encode)
     return;
 
diff --git a/vp9/encoder/vp9_quantize.c b/vp9/encoder/vp9_quantize.c
index 62223948c236b24f2b70cf89b098f094de68e074..d24be96f64fa35841bdd1049078bc2662fb5ecf5 100644
--- a/vp9/encoder/vp9_quantize.c
+++ b/vp9/encoder/vp9_quantize.c
@@ -301,17 +301,17 @@ void vp9_mb_init_quantizer(VP9_COMP *cpi, MACROBLOCK *x) {
                                         SEG_LVL_SKIP);
 
   /* save this macroblock QIndex for vp9_update_zbin_extra() */
-  x->e_mbd.q_index = qindex;
+  x->q_index = qindex;
 
   /* R/D setup */
   cpi->mb.errorperbit = rdmult >> 6;
   cpi->mb.errorperbit += (cpi->mb.errorperbit == 0);
 
-  vp9_initialize_me_consts(cpi, xd->q_index);
+  vp9_initialize_me_consts(cpi, x->q_index);
 }
 
 void vp9_update_zbin_extra(VP9_COMP *cpi, MACROBLOCK *x) {
-  const int qindex = x->e_mbd.q_index;
+  const int qindex = x->q_index;
   const int y_zbin_extra = (cpi->common.y_dequant[qindex][1] *
                 (cpi->zbin_mode_boost + x->act_zbin_adj)) >> 7;
   const int uv_zbin_extra = (cpi->common.uv_dequant[qindex][1] *
diff --git a/vp9/encoder/vp9_rdopt.c b/vp9/encoder/vp9_rdopt.c
index 3565c0762277e3677c4a8995376ac92f75f63b07..695a2e249964d67074e103e14d1387be4754fcee 100644
--- a/vp9/encoder/vp9_rdopt.c
+++ b/vp9/encoder/vp9_rdopt.c
@@ -3167,7 +3167,7 @@ int64_t vp9_rd_pick_inter_mode_sb(VP9_COMP *cpi, MACROBLOCK *x,
   const int bhs = num_8x8_blocks_high_lookup[bsize] / 2;
   int best_skip2 = 0;
 
-  x->skip_encode = cpi->sf.skip_encode_frame && xd->q_index < QIDX_SKIP_THRESH;
+  x->skip_encode = cpi->sf.skip_encode_frame && x->q_index < QIDX_SKIP_THRESH;
 
   // Everywhere the flag is set the error is much higher than its neighbors.
   ctx->frames_with_high_error = 0;
@@ -3862,7 +3862,7 @@ int64_t vp9_rd_pick_inter_mode_sub8x8(VP9_COMP *cpi, MACROBLOCK *x,
   b_mode_info best_bmodes[4];
   int best_skip2 = 0;
 
-  x->skip_encode = cpi->sf.skip_encode_frame && xd->q_index < QIDX_SKIP_THRESH;
+  x->skip_encode = cpi->sf.skip_encode_frame && x->q_index < QIDX_SKIP_THRESH;
   vpx_memset(x->zcoeff_blk[TX_4X4], 0, 4);
 
   for (i = 0; i < 4; i++) {