diff --git a/packager/media/filters/h264_bit_reader.cc b/packager/media/filters/h264_bit_reader.cc
index 2e71f5b715..22b221cbb5 100644
--- a/packager/media/filters/h264_bit_reader.cc
+++ b/packager/media/filters/h264_bit_reader.cc
@@ -86,6 +86,48 @@ bool H264BitReader::ReadBits(int num_bits, int* out) {
   return true;
 }
 
+bool H264BitReader::ReadUE(int* val) {
+  int num_bits = -1;
+  int bit;
+  int rest;
+
+  // Count the number of contiguous zero bits.
+  do {
+    if (!ReadBits(1, &bit))
+      return false;
+    num_bits++;
+  } while (bit == 0);
+
+  if (num_bits > 31)
+    return false;
+
+  // Calculate exp-Golomb code value of size num_bits.
+  *val = (1 << num_bits) - 1;
+
+  if (num_bits > 0) {
+    if (!ReadBits(num_bits, &rest))
+      return false;
+    *val += rest;
+  }
+
+  return true;
+}
+
+bool H264BitReader::ReadSE(int* val) {
+  int ue;
+
+  // See Chapter 9 in the spec.
+  if (!ReadUE(&ue))
+    return false;
+
+  if (ue % 2 == 0)
+    *val = -(ue / 2);
+  else
+    *val = ue / 2 + 1;
+
+  return true;
+}
+
 off_t H264BitReader::NumBitsLeft() {
   return (num_remaining_bits_in_curr_byte_ + bytes_left_ * 8);
 }
diff --git a/packager/media/filters/h264_bit_reader.h b/packager/media/filters/h264_bit_reader.h
index 4c3d55a49e..0107e269a4 100644
--- a/packager/media/filters/h264_bit_reader.h
+++ b/packager/media/filters/h264_bit_reader.h
@@ -36,6 +36,13 @@ class H264BitReader {
   // bits in the stream), true otherwise.
   bool ReadBits(int num_bits, int* out);
 
+  // Exp-Golomb code parsing as specified in chapter 9.1 of the spec.
+  // Read one unsigned exp-Golomb code from the stream and return in |*val|.
+  bool ReadUE(int* val);
+
+  // Read one signed exp-Golomb code from the stream and return in |*val|.
+  bool ReadSE(int* val);
+
   // Return the number of bits left in the stream.
   off_t NumBitsLeft();
 
diff --git a/packager/media/filters/h264_parser.cc b/packager/media/filters/h264_parser.cc
index ea87168fcd..860103b5f0 100644
--- a/packager/media/filters/h264_parser.cc
+++ b/packager/media/filters/h264_parser.cc
@@ -115,13 +115,11 @@ H264SEIMessage::H264SEIMessage() {
 
 #define READ_BITS_OR_RETURN(num_bits, out)                                 \
   do {                                                                     \
-    int _out;                                                              \
-    if (!br->ReadBits(num_bits, &_out)) {                                  \
+    if (!br->ReadBits(num_bits, (out))) {                                  \
       DVLOG(1)                                                             \
           << "Error in stream: unexpected EOS while trying to read " #out; \
       return kInvalidStream;                                               \
     }                                                                      \
-    *out = _out;                                                           \
   } while (0)
 
 #define READ_BOOL_OR_RETURN(out)                                           \
@@ -132,12 +130,12 @@ H264SEIMessage::H264SEIMessage() {
           << "Error in stream: unexpected EOS while trying to read " #out; \
       return kInvalidStream;                                               \
     }                                                                      \
-    *out = _out != 0;                                                      \
+    *(out) = _out != 0;                                                    \
   } while (0)
 
 #define READ_UE_OR_RETURN(out)                                                 \
   do {                                                                         \
-    if (ReadUE(br, out) != kOk) {                                              \
+    if (!br->ReadUE(out)) {                                                    \
       DVLOG(1) << "Error in stream: invalid value while trying to read " #out; \
       return kInvalidStream;                                                   \
     }                                                                          \
@@ -145,7 +143,7 @@ H264SEIMessage::H264SEIMessage() {
 
 #define READ_SE_OR_RETURN(out)                                                 \
   do {                                                                         \
-    if (ReadSE(br, out) != kOk) {                                              \
+    if (!br->ReadSE(out)) {                                                    \
       DVLOG(1) << "Error in stream: invalid value while trying to read " #out; \
       return kInvalidStream;                                                   \
     }                                                                          \
@@ -199,48 +197,6 @@ const H264SPS* H264Parser::GetSPS(int sps_id) {
   return active_SPSes_[sps_id];
 }
 
-H264Parser::Result H264Parser::ReadUE(H264BitReader* br, int* val) {
-  int num_bits = -1;
-  int bit;
-  int rest;
-
-  // Count the number of contiguous zero bits.
-  do {
-    READ_BITS_OR_RETURN(1, &bit);
-    num_bits++;
-  } while (bit == 0);
-
-  if (num_bits > 31)
-    return kInvalidStream;
-
-  // Calculate exp-Golomb code value of size num_bits.
-  *val = (1 << num_bits) - 1;
-
-  if (num_bits > 0) {
-    READ_BITS_OR_RETURN(num_bits, &rest);
-    *val += rest;
-  }
-
-  return kOk;
-}
-
-H264Parser::Result H264Parser::ReadSE(H264BitReader* br, int* val) {
-  int ue;
-  Result res;
-
-  // See Chapter 9 in the spec.
-  res = ReadUE(br, &ue);
-  if (res != kOk)
-    return res;
-
-  if (ue % 2 == 0)
-    *val = -(ue / 2);
-  else
-    *val = ue / 2 + 1;
-
-  return kOk;
-}
-
 // Default scaling lists (per spec).
 static const int kDefault4x4Intra[kH264ScalingList4x4Length] = {
     6, 13, 13, 20, 20, 20, 28, 28, 28, 28, 32, 32, 32, 37, 37, 42, };
diff --git a/packager/media/filters/h264_parser.h b/packager/media/filters/h264_parser.h
index 3f954181d9..aaa46f64f4 100644
--- a/packager/media/filters/h264_parser.h
+++ b/packager/media/filters/h264_parser.h
@@ -285,13 +285,6 @@ class H264Parser {
   Result ParseSEI(const Nalu& nalu, H264SEIMessage* sei_msg);
 
  private:
-  // Exp-Golomb code parsing as specified in chapter 9.1 of the spec.
-  // Read one unsigned exp-Golomb code from the stream and return in |*val|.
-  Result ReadUE(H264BitReader* br, int* val);
-
-  // Read one signed exp-Golomb code from the stream and return in |*val|.
-  Result ReadSE(H264BitReader* br, int* val);
-
   // Parse scaling lists (see spec).
   Result ParseScalingList(H264BitReader* br,
                           int size,
diff --git a/packager/media/filters/nalu_reader.cc b/packager/media/filters/nalu_reader.cc
index 806ede9a54..e03237e832 100644
--- a/packager/media/filters/nalu_reader.cc
+++ b/packager/media/filters/nalu_reader.cc
@@ -137,8 +137,7 @@ NaluReader::Result NaluReader::Advance(Nalu* nalu) {
 
   DVLOG(4) << "NALU type: " << static_cast<int>(nalu->type())
            << " at: " << reinterpret_cast<const void*>(nalu->data())
-           << " data size: " << nalu->payload_size()
-           << " ref: " << static_cast<int>(nalu->ref_idc());
+           << " data size: " << nalu->payload_size();
 
   return NaluReader::kOk;
 }