diff --git a/lib/nghttp2_outbound_item.h b/lib/nghttp2_outbound_item.h
index a757e4e9..e9e6c00a 100644
--- a/lib/nghttp2_outbound_item.h
+++ b/lib/nghttp2_outbound_item.h
@@ -51,8 +51,6 @@ typedef struct {
   nghttp2_frame_category frame_cat;
   /* The priority used in priority comparion */
   int32_t pri;
-  /* The initial priority */
-  int32_t inipri;
 } nghttp2_outbound_item;
 
 /*
diff --git a/lib/nghttp2_session.c b/lib/nghttp2_session.c
index 63a734fa..21f7769e 100644
--- a/lib/nghttp2_session.c
+++ b/lib/nghttp2_session.c
@@ -424,8 +424,7 @@ static int outbound_item_update_pri
       return 0;
     }
   }
-  /* We only update initial priority */
-  item->inipri = stream->pri;
+  item->pri = stream->pri;
   return 1;
 }
 
@@ -448,7 +447,7 @@ void nghttp2_session_reprioritize_stream
   nghttp2_pq_update(&session->ob_pq, update_stream_pri, stream);
   nghttp2_pq_update(&session->ob_ss_pq, update_stream_pri, stream);
   if(stream->deferred_data) {
-    stream->deferred_data->inipri = pri;
+    stream->deferred_data->pri = pri;
   }
   if(session->aob.item) {
     outbound_item_update_pri(session->aob.item, stream);
@@ -549,7 +548,6 @@ int nghttp2_session_add_frame(nghttp2_session *session,
     free(item);
     return r;
   }
-  item->inipri = item->pri;
   return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1389,29 +1387,6 @@ nghttp2_outbound_item* nghttp2_session_pop_next_ob_item
   }
 }
 
-/*
- * Adjust priority of the DATA frame |item|. In order to prevent the
- * low priority streams from starving, lower the priority of the
- * |item|.  If the resulting priority exceeds NGHTTP2_PRI_DEFAULT,
- * back to the original priority.
- */
-static void adjust_data_pri(nghttp2_outbound_item *item)
-{
-  if(item->pri == NGHTTP2_PRI_LOWEST) {
-    item->pri = item->inipri;
-    return;
-  }
-  if(item->pri & 0x40000000) {
-    item->pri = NGHTTP2_PRI_LOWEST;
-    return;
-  }
-  if(item->pri == 0) {
-    item->pri = 1;
-  } else {
-    item->pri <<= 1;
-  }
-}
-
 /*
  * Called after a frame is sent.
  *
@@ -1590,7 +1565,6 @@ static int nghttp2_session_after_frame_sent(nghttp2_session *session)
     } else {
       nghttp2_outbound_item* next_item;
       next_item = nghttp2_session_get_next_ob_item(session);
-      adjust_data_pri(session->aob.item);
       /* If priority of this stream is higher or equal to other stream
          waiting at the top of the queue, we continue to send this
          data. */
diff --git a/tests/nghttp2_session_test.c b/tests/nghttp2_session_test.c
index 1d957ff2..1e6a8c13 100644
--- a/tests/nghttp2_session_test.c
+++ b/tests/nghttp2_session_test.c
@@ -1802,13 +1802,13 @@ void test_nghttp2_session_reprioritize_stream(void)
   nghttp2_session_reprioritize_stream(session, stream, 120);
 
   CU_ASSERT(session->aob.item != NULL);
-  CU_ASSERT(120 == session->aob.item->inipri);
+  CU_ASSERT(120 == session->aob.item->pri);
   CU_ASSERT(120 == stream->pri);
   CU_ASSERT(5000 == nghttp2_session_get_stream(session, 1)->pri);
   item = nghttp2_session_get_next_ob_item(session);
-  CU_ASSERT(5000 == item->inipri);
+  CU_ASSERT(120 == item->pri);
   CU_ASSERT(NGHTTP2_HEADERS == OB_CTRL_TYPE(item));
-  CU_ASSERT(1 == OB_CTRL(item)->hd.stream_id);
+  CU_ASSERT(3 == OB_CTRL(item)->hd.stream_id);
 
   nghttp2_session_del(session);