diff --git a/av1/encoder/encodemb.c b/av1/encoder/encodemb.c
index 1a6098580dc702e55f5c11bf0873d0d7c90196ba..6df156c9faafd98890b3a8fa7f93d43fd1a28d4a 100644
--- a/av1/encoder/encodemb.c
+++ b/av1/encoder/encodemb.c
@@ -119,12 +119,6 @@ static const int plane_rd_mult[REF_TYPES][PLANE_TYPES] = {
 #endif
 };
 
-#define UPDATE_RD_COST()                      \
-  {                                           \
-    rd_cost0 = RDCOST(rdmult, rate0, error0); \
-    rd_cost1 = RDCOST(rdmult, rate1, error1); \
-  }
-
 static INLINE unsigned int get_token_bit_costs(
     unsigned int token_costs[2][COEFF_CONTEXTS][ENTROPY_TOKENS], int skip_eob,
     int ctx, int token) {