diff --git a/source/App/DecoderApp/DecApp.cpp b/source/App/DecoderApp/DecApp.cpp
index 8722fcbf28e4ce98de541080e2d82283ec1a58cc..634aa847a193353b49aa56ea7e93681bfbd505ba 100644
--- a/source/App/DecoderApp/DecApp.cpp
+++ b/source/App/DecoderApp/DecApp.cpp
@@ -767,9 +767,7 @@ void DecApp::xCreateDecLib()
     std::ostream &os=m_seiMessageFileStream.is_open() ? m_seiMessageFileStream : std::cout;
     m_cDecLib.setDecodedSEIMessageOutputStream(&os);
   }
-#if JVET_P0257_SCALING_LISTS_SPEEDUP_DEC
   m_cDecLib.initScalingList();
-#endif
 }
 
 void DecApp::xDestroyDecLib()
diff --git a/source/Lib/CommonLib/Quant.cpp b/source/Lib/CommonLib/Quant.cpp
index d468acdabe2c2e3135126b697445d7ccf555a9d0..ab8252ca484699c3e46e1ec7aad3e7fcc94c3bae 100644
--- a/source/Lib/CommonLib/Quant.cpp
+++ b/source/Lib/CommonLib/Quant.cpp
@@ -942,7 +942,6 @@ void Quant::processScalingListEnc( int *coeff, int *quantcoeff, int quantScales,
   }
 }
 
-#if JVET_P0257_SCALING_LISTS_SPEEDUP_DEC
 void Quant::processScalingListDec( const int *coeff, int *dequantcoeff, int invQuantScales, uint32_t height, uint32_t width, uint32_t ratio, int sizeNum, uint32_t dc)
 {
   if (height != width)
@@ -1004,53 +1003,6 @@ void Quant::processScalingListDec( const int *coeff, int *dequantcoeff, int invQ
     dequantcoeff[0] = invQuantScales * dc;
   }
 }
-#else
-void Quant::processScalingListDec( const int *coeff, int *dequantcoeff, int invQuantScales, uint32_t height, uint32_t width, uint32_t ratio, int sizuNum, uint32_t dc)
-{
-  if (height != width)
-  {
-    for (uint32_t j = 0; j<height; j++)
-    {
-      for (uint32_t i = 0; i<width; i++)
-      {
-        if (i >= JVET_C0024_ZERO_OUT_TH || j >= JVET_C0024_ZERO_OUT_TH)
-        {
-          dequantcoeff[j*width + i] = 0;
-          continue;
-        }
-        int ratioWH = (height>width) ? height / width : width / height;
-        int ratioH = (height / sizuNum) ? (height / sizuNum) : (sizuNum / height);
-        int ratioW = (width / sizuNum) ? (width / sizuNum) : (sizuNum / width);
-        //sizeNum = 8/4
-        if (height > width)
-        {
-          dequantcoeff[j*width + i] = invQuantScales * coeff[sizuNum * (j / ratioH) + ((i * ratioWH) / ratioH)];
-        }
-        else //ratioH < ratioW
-        {
-          dequantcoeff[j*width + i] = invQuantScales * coeff[sizuNum * ((j * ratioWH) / ratioW) + (i / ratioW)];
-        }
-        int largeOne = (width > height) ? width : height;
-        if (largeOne > 8)
-          dequantcoeff[0] = invQuantScales * dc;
-      }
-    }
-    return;
-  }
-  for(uint32_t j=0;j<height;j++)
-  {
-    for(uint32_t i=0;i<width;i++)
-    {
-      dequantcoeff[j*width + i] = invQuantScales * coeff[sizuNum * (j / ratio) + i / ratio];
-    }
-  }
-
-  if(ratio > 1)
-  {
-    dequantcoeff[0] = invQuantScales * dc;
-  }
-}
-#endif
 
 /** initialization process of scaling list array
  */
diff --git a/source/Lib/CommonLib/TypeDef.h b/source/Lib/CommonLib/TypeDef.h
index 14ebe8c13d1a58cccaee7618b42b65119ecf364c..805e462b882cbfdb740a38970fd60403f4435bf8 100644
--- a/source/Lib/CommonLib/TypeDef.h
+++ b/source/Lib/CommonLib/TypeDef.h
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@
 
 
 
-#define JVET_P0257_SCALING_LISTS_SPEEDUP_DEC              1 // JVET-P0257: Decoder speed-up for handling scaling matrices
 
 #define JVET_P2001_REMOVE_TRANSQUANT_BYPASS               1 // JVET-P2001: Remove transquant bypass - not supported in JVET-P2001 draft text
 
diff --git a/source/Lib/DecoderLib/DecLib.cpp b/source/Lib/DecoderLib/DecLib.cpp
index 88617e719837a1e90e2c07081d92c0619dfe5ee9..29ae5369cb1f54edba8e4757f723361903a5fff8 100644
--- a/source/Lib/DecoderLib/DecLib.cpp
+++ b/source/Lib/DecoderLib/DecLib.cpp
@@ -388,9 +388,7 @@ DecLib::DecLib()
   , m_cInterPred()
   , m_cTrQuant()
   , m_cSliceDecoder()
-#if JVET_P0257_SCALING_LISTS_SPEEDUP_DEC
   , m_cTrQuantScalingList()
-#endif
   , m_cCuDecoder()
   , m_HLSReader()
   , m_seiReader()
@@ -423,10 +421,8 @@ DecLib::DecLib()
   , m_debugPOC( -1 )
   , m_debugCTU( -1 )
   , m_vps( nullptr )
-#if JVET_P0257_SCALING_LISTS_SPEEDUP_DEC
   , m_scalingListUpdateFlag(true)
   , m_PreScalingListAPSId(-1)
-#endif
 {
 #if ENABLE_SIMD_OPT_BUFFER
   g_pelBufOP.initPelBufOpsX86();
@@ -1149,11 +1145,7 @@ void DecLib::xActivateParameterSets( const int layerId )
     {
       m_cCuDecoder.initDecCuReshaper(&m_cReshaper, sps->getChromaFormatIdc());
     }
-#if JVET_P0257_SCALING_LISTS_SPEEDUP_DEC
     m_cTrQuant.init(m_cTrQuantScalingList.getQuant(), sps->getMaxTbSize(), false, false, false, false);
-#else
-    m_cTrQuant.init( nullptr, sps->getMaxTbSize(), false, false, false, false );
-#endif
 
     // RdCost
     m_cRdCost.setCostMode ( COST_STANDARD_LOSSY ); // not used in decoder side RdCost stuff -> set to default
@@ -1791,7 +1783,6 @@ bool DecLib::xDecodeSlice(InputNALUnit &nalu, int &iSkipFrame, int iPOCLastDispl
     {
       scalingList.setDefaultScalingList();
     }
-#if JVET_P0257_SCALING_LISTS_SPEEDUP_DEC
     int scalingListAPSId = pcSlice->getPicHeader()->getScalingListAPSId();
     if (getScalingListUpdateFlag() || (scalingListAPSId != getPreScalingListAPSId()))
     {
@@ -1799,9 +1790,6 @@ bool DecLib::xDecodeSlice(InputNALUnit &nalu, int &iSkipFrame, int iPOCLastDispl
       setScalingListUpdateFlag(false);
       setPreScalingListAPSId(scalingListAPSId);
     }
-#else
-    quant->setScalingListDec( scalingList );
-#endif
     quant->setUseScalingList( true );
   }
   else
@@ -1959,12 +1947,10 @@ void DecLib::xDecodeAPS(InputNALUnit& nalu)
   aps->setTemporalId(nalu.m_temporalId);
   aps->setLayerId( nalu.m_nuhLayerId );
   m_parameterSetManager.checkAuApsContent( aps, m_accessUnitApsNals );
-#if JVET_P0257_SCALING_LISTS_SPEEDUP_DEC
   if (aps->getAPSType() == SCALING_LIST_APS)
   {
     setScalingListUpdateFlag(true);
   }
-#endif
 
   // aps will be deleted if it was already stored (and did not changed),
   // thus, storing it must be last action.
diff --git a/source/Lib/DecoderLib/DecLib.h b/source/Lib/DecoderLib/DecLib.h
index 6f86b97d972a0416d41d49be230b64db4341d259..74953f16aff24243d2cd004e34d115738001a6f5 100644
--- a/source/Lib/DecoderLib/DecLib.h
+++ b/source/Lib/DecoderLib/DecLib.h
@@ -91,9 +91,7 @@ private:
   InterPrediction         m_cInterPred;
   TrQuant                 m_cTrQuant;
   DecSlice                m_cSliceDecoder;
-#if JVET_P0257_SCALING_LISTS_SPEEDUP_DEC
   TrQuant                 m_cTrQuantScalingList;
-#endif
   DecCu                   m_cCuDecoder;
   HLSyntaxReader          m_HLSReader;
   CABACDecoder            m_CABACDecoder;
@@ -140,10 +138,8 @@ private:
   std::vector<int> m_accessUnitApsNals;
 
   VPS*                    m_vps;
-#if JVET_P0257_SCALING_LISTS_SPEEDUP_DEC
   bool                    m_scalingListUpdateFlag;
   int                     m_PreScalingListAPSId;
-#endif
 
 public:
   DecLib();
@@ -191,7 +187,6 @@ public:
 #endif
 
   const VPS* getVPS()                     { return m_vps; }
-#if JVET_P0257_SCALING_LISTS_SPEEDUP_DEC
   void  initScalingList()
   {
     m_cTrQuantScalingList.init(nullptr, MAX_TB_SIZEY, false, false, false, false);
@@ -200,7 +195,6 @@ public:
   void  setScalingListUpdateFlag(bool b) { m_scalingListUpdateFlag = b; }
   int   getPreScalingListAPSId() { return m_PreScalingListAPSId; }
   void  setPreScalingListAPSId(int id) { m_PreScalingListAPSId = id; }
-#endif
 
 protected:
   void  xUpdateRasInit(Slice* slice);