diff --git a/webrtc/modules/video_coding/codecs/vp8/vp8_impl.cc b/webrtc/modules/video_coding/codecs/vp8/vp8_impl.cc
index b34288632c..b20ce4921c 100644
--- a/webrtc/modules/video_coding/codecs/vp8/vp8_impl.cc
+++ b/webrtc/modules/video_coding/codecs/vp8/vp8_impl.cc
@@ -600,11 +600,11 @@ int VP8EncoderImpl::InitEncode(const VideoCodec* inst,
   rps_.Init();
   // Disable both high-QP limits and framedropping. Both are handled by libvpx
   // internally.
+  const int kLowQpThreshold = 18;
   const int kDisabledBadQpThreshold = 64;
   // TODO(glaznev/sprang): consider passing codec initial bitrate to quality
   // scaler to avoid starting with HD for low initial bitrates.
-  quality_scaler_.Init(codec_.qpMax / QualityScaler::kDefaultLowQpDenominator,
-                       kDisabledBadQpThreshold, false, 0, 0, 0,
+  quality_scaler_.Init(kLowQpThreshold, kDisabledBadQpThreshold, false, 0, 0, 0,
                        codec_.maxFramerate);
 
   // Only apply scaling to improve for single-layer streams. The scaling metrics
diff --git a/webrtc/modules/video_coding/utility/quality_scaler.cc b/webrtc/modules/video_coding/utility/quality_scaler.cc
index c6a6ba2ea5..42f3e287a9 100644
--- a/webrtc/modules/video_coding/utility/quality_scaler.cc
+++ b/webrtc/modules/video_coding/utility/quality_scaler.cc
@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@ static const int kHdBitrateThresholdKbps = 500;
 static const int kMinDownscaleDimension = 140;
 }  // namespace
 
-const int QualityScaler::kDefaultLowQpDenominator = 3;
-
 QualityScaler::QualityScaler()
     : low_qp_threshold_(-1), framerate_down_(false) {}
 
diff --git a/webrtc/modules/video_coding/utility/quality_scaler.h b/webrtc/modules/video_coding/utility/quality_scaler.h
index 1720107b90..437e6e8baa 100644
--- a/webrtc/modules/video_coding/utility/quality_scaler.h
+++ b/webrtc/modules/video_coding/utility/quality_scaler.h
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 namespace webrtc {
 class QualityScaler {
  public:
-  static const int kDefaultLowQpDenominator;
   struct Resolution {
     int width;
     int height;
diff --git a/webrtc/modules/video_coding/utility/quality_scaler_unittest.cc b/webrtc/modules/video_coding/utility/quality_scaler_unittest.cc
index 3c8ac75d4b..ecd678edb6 100644
--- a/webrtc/modules/video_coding/utility/quality_scaler_unittest.cc
+++ b/webrtc/modules/video_coding/utility/quality_scaler_unittest.cc
@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@ static const int kHeightVga = 480;
 static const int kFramerate = 30;
 static const int kLowQp = 15;
 static const int kNormalQp = 30;
+static const int kLowQpThreshold = 18;
 static const int kHighQp = 40;
-static const int kMaxQp = 56;
-static const int kDisabledBadQpThreshold = kMaxQp + 1;
+static const int kDisabledBadQpThreshold = 64;
 static const int kLowInitialBitrateKbps = 300;
 // These values need to be in sync with corresponding constants
 // in quality_scaler.cc
@@ -56,8 +56,7 @@ class QualityScalerTest : public ::testing::Test {
   QualityScalerTest() {
     input_frame_.CreateEmptyFrame(kWidth, kHeight, kWidth, kHalfWidth,
                                   kHalfWidth);
-    qs_.Init(kMaxQp / QualityScaler::kDefaultLowQpDenominator, kHighQp, false,
-             0, 0, 0, kFramerate);
+    qs_.Init(kLowQpThreshold, kHighQp, false, 0, 0, 0, kFramerate);
     qs_.OnEncodeFrame(input_frame_);
   }
 
@@ -308,8 +307,8 @@ void QualityScalerTest::VerifyQualityAdaptation(
     int seconds_upscale,
     bool expect_spatial_resize,
     bool expect_framerate_reduction) {
-  qs_.Init(kMaxQp / QualityScaler::kDefaultLowQpDenominator,
-           kDisabledBadQpThreshold, true, 0, 0, 0, initial_framerate);
+  qs_.Init(kLowQpThreshold, kDisabledBadQpThreshold, true, 0, 0, 0,
+           initial_framerate);
   qs_.OnEncodeFrame(input_frame_);
   int init_width = qs_.GetScaledResolution().width;
   int init_height = qs_.GetScaledResolution().height;
@@ -381,8 +380,7 @@ TEST_F(QualityScalerTest, DoesNotDownscaleBelow2xDefaultMinDimensionsHeight) {
 }
 
 TEST_F(QualityScalerTest, DownscaleToVgaOnLowInitialBitrate) {
-  qs_.Init(kMaxQp / QualityScaler::kDefaultLowQpDenominator,
-           kDisabledBadQpThreshold, true,
+  qs_.Init(kLowQpThreshold, kDisabledBadQpThreshold, true,
            kLowInitialBitrateKbps, kWidth, kHeight, kFramerate);
   qs_.OnEncodeFrame(input_frame_);
   int init_width = qs_.GetScaledResolution().width;
@@ -393,8 +391,7 @@ TEST_F(QualityScalerTest, DownscaleToVgaOnLowInitialBitrate) {
 
 TEST_F(QualityScalerTest, DownscaleAfterMeasuredSecondsThenSlowerBackUp) {
   QualityScalerTest::Resolution initial_res;
-  qs_.Init(kMaxQp / QualityScaler::kDefaultLowQpDenominator, kHighQp, false, 0,
-           kWidth, kHeight, kFramerate);
+  qs_.Init(kLowQpThreshold, kHighQp, false, 0, kWidth, kHeight, kFramerate);
   qs_.OnEncodeFrame(input_frame_);
   initial_res.width = qs_.GetScaledResolution().width;
   initial_res.height = qs_.GetScaledResolution().height;
@@ -433,8 +430,8 @@ TEST_F(QualityScalerTest, DownscaleAfterMeasuredSecondsThenSlowerBackUp) {
 
 TEST_F(QualityScalerTest, UpscaleQuicklyInitiallyAfterMeasuredSeconds) {
   QualityScalerTest::Resolution initial_res;
-  qs_.Init(kMaxQp / QualityScaler::kDefaultLowQpDenominator, kHighQp, false,
-           kLowInitialBitrateKbps, kWidth, kHeight, kFramerate);
+  qs_.Init(kLowQpThreshold, kHighQp, false, kLowInitialBitrateKbps, kWidth,
+           kHeight, kFramerate);
   qs_.OnEncodeFrame(input_frame_);
   initial_res.width = qs_.GetScaledResolution().width;
   initial_res.height = qs_.GetScaledResolution().height;