diff --git a/media/libmediaplayerservice/StagefrightRecorder.cpp b/media/libmediaplayerservice/StagefrightRecorder.cpp
index 095d5ca..0e828f7 100644
--- a/media/libmediaplayerservice/StagefrightRecorder.cpp
+++ b/media/libmediaplayerservice/StagefrightRecorder.cpp
@@ -972,7 +972,7 @@
             return err;
         }
 
-        err = setupVideoEncoder(mediaSource, mVideoBitRate, &source);
+        err = setupVideoEncoder(mediaSource, &source);
         if (err != OK) {
             return err;
         }
@@ -1016,7 +1016,7 @@
         }
 
         sp<MediaSource> encoder;
-        err = setupVideoEncoder(mediaSource, mVideoBitRate, &encoder);
+        err = setupVideoEncoder(mediaSource, &encoder);
 
         if (err != OK) {
             return err;
@@ -1364,12 +1364,11 @@
 
 status_t StagefrightRecorder::setupVideoEncoder(
         sp<MediaSource> cameraSource,
-        int32_t videoBitRate,
         sp<MediaSource> *source) {
     source->clear();
 
     sp<MetaData> enc_meta = new MetaData;
-    enc_meta->setInt32(kKeyBitRate, videoBitRate);
+    enc_meta->setInt32(kKeyBitRate, mVideoBitRate);
     enc_meta->setInt32(kKeyFrameRate, mFrameRate);
 
     switch (mVideoEncoder) {
@@ -1476,16 +1475,11 @@
     return OK;
 }
 
-status_t StagefrightRecorder::setupMPEG4Recording(
-        int outputFd,
-        int32_t videoWidth, int32_t videoHeight,
-        int32_t videoBitRate,
-        int32_t *totalBitRate,
-        sp<MediaWriter> *mediaWriter) {
-    mediaWriter->clear();
+status_t StagefrightRecorder::setupMPEG4Recording(int32_t *totalBitRate) {
+    mWriter.clear();
     *totalBitRate = 0;
     status_t err = OK;
-    sp<MediaWriter> writer = new MPEG4Writer(outputFd);
+    sp<MediaWriter> writer = new MPEG4Writer(mOutputFd);
 
     if (mVideoSource < VIDEO_SOURCE_LIST_END) {
 
@@ -1496,13 +1490,13 @@
         }
 
         sp<MediaSource> encoder;
-        err = setupVideoEncoder(mediaSource, videoBitRate, &encoder);
+        err = setupVideoEncoder(mediaSource, &encoder);
         if (err != OK) {
             return err;
         }
 
         writer->addSource(encoder);
-        *totalBitRate += videoBitRate;
+        *totalBitRate += mVideoBitRate;
     }
 
     // Audio source is added at the end if it exists.
@@ -1536,7 +1530,7 @@
     }
 
     writer->setListener(mListener);
-    *mediaWriter = writer;
+    mWriter = writer;
     return OK;
 }
 
@@ -1559,9 +1553,7 @@
 
 status_t StagefrightRecorder::startMPEG4Recording() {
     int32_t totalBitRate;
-    status_t err = setupMPEG4Recording(
-            mOutputFd, mVideoWidth, mVideoHeight,
-            mVideoBitRate, &totalBitRate, &mWriter);
+    status_t err = setupMPEG4Recording(&totalBitRate);
     if (err != OK) {
         return err;
     }
diff --git a/media/libmediaplayerservice/StagefrightRecorder.h b/media/libmediaplayerservice/StagefrightRecorder.h
index c864207..ce85957 100644
--- a/media/libmediaplayerservice/StagefrightRecorder.h
+++ b/media/libmediaplayerservice/StagefrightRecorder.h
@@ -124,12 +124,7 @@
     // frame buffers will be queued and dequeued
     sp<SurfaceMediaSource> mSurfaceMediaSource;
 
-    status_t setupMPEG4Recording(
-        int outputFd,
-        int32_t videoWidth, int32_t videoHeight,
-        int32_t videoBitRate,
-        int32_t *totalBitRate,
-        sp<MediaWriter> *mediaWriter);
+    status_t setupMPEG4Recording(int32_t *totalBitRate);
     void setupMPEG4MetaData(int64_t startTimeUs, int32_t totalBitRate,
         sp<MetaData> *meta);
     status_t startMPEG4Recording();
@@ -150,10 +145,7 @@
     status_t setupSurfaceMediaSource();
 
     status_t setupAudioEncoder(const sp<MediaWriter>& writer);
-    status_t setupVideoEncoder(
-            sp<MediaSource> cameraSource,
-            int32_t videoBitRate,
-            sp<MediaSource> *source);
+    status_t setupVideoEncoder(sp<MediaSource> cameraSource, sp<MediaSource> *source);
 
     // Encoding parameter handling utilities
     status_t setParameter(const String8 &key, const String8 &value);