diff --git a/packager/media/demuxer/demuxer.cc b/packager/media/demuxer/demuxer.cc
index 82414a4fed..7b4cc1ee7f 100644
--- a/packager/media/demuxer/demuxer.cc
+++ b/packager/media/demuxer/demuxer.cc
@@ -269,9 +269,9 @@ void Demuxer::ParserInitEvent(
         stream_info->set_language(iter->second);
       }
       if (stream_info->is_encrypted()) {
-        init_event_status_.SetError(
-            error::INVALID_ARGUMENT,
-            "A decryption key source is not provided for an encrypted stream.");
+        init_event_status_.Update(Status(error::INVALID_ARGUMENT,
+                                         "A decryption key source is not "
+                                         "provided for an encrypted stream."));
       } else {
         init_event_status_.Update(
             DispatchStreamInfo(stream_index, stream_info));
diff --git a/packager/status.cc b/packager/status.cc
index b866e7ab36..fd6b1d5915 100644
--- a/packager/status.cc
+++ b/packager/status.cc
@@ -64,6 +64,20 @@ std::string ErrorCodeToString(Code error_code) {
 const Status Status::OK = Status(error::OK, "");
 const Status Status::UNKNOWN = Status(error::UNKNOWN, "");
 
+Status::Status(error::Code error_code, const std::string& error_message)
+    : error_code_(error_code) {
+  if (!ok()) {
+    error_message_ = error_message;
+    if (!error_message.empty())
+      VLOG(1) << ToString();
+  }
+}
+
+void Status::Update(Status new_status) {
+  if (ok())
+    *this = std::move(new_status);
+}
+
 std::string Status::ToString() const {
   if (error_code_ == error::OK)
     return "OK";
diff --git a/packager/status.h b/packager/status.h
index 28b3066890..786a54ccf0 100644
--- a/packager/status.h
+++ b/packager/status.h
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 #include <string>
 
 #if defined(SHARED_LIBRARY_BUILD)
-#if defined(OS_WIN)
+#if defined(_WIN32)
 
 #if defined(SHAKA_IMPLEMENTATION)
 #define SHAKA_EXPORT __declspec(dllexport)
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 #define SHAKA_EXPORT __declspec(dllimport)
 #endif  // defined(SHAKA_IMPLEMENTATION)
 
-#else  // defined(OS_WIN)
+#else  // defined(_WIN32)
 
 #if defined(SHAKA_IMPLEMENTATION)
 #define SHAKA_EXPORT __attribute__((visibility("default")))
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 #define SHAKA_EXPORT
 #endif
 
-#endif  // defined(OS_WIN)
+#endif  // defined(_WIN32)
 
 #else  // defined(SHARED_LIBRARY_BUILD)
 #define SHAKA_EXPORT
@@ -115,13 +115,7 @@ class SHAKA_EXPORT Status {
   /// Create a status with the specified code, and error message.
   /// If "error_code == error::OK", error_message is ignored and a Status
   /// object identical to Status::OK is constructed.
-  Status(error::Code error_code, const std::string& error_message)
-      : error_code_(error_code) {
-    if (!ok())
-      error_message_ = error_message;
-  }
-
-  ~Status() {}
+  Status(error::Code error_code, const std::string& error_message);
 
   /// @name Some pre-defined Status objects.
   /// @{
@@ -129,18 +123,6 @@ class SHAKA_EXPORT Status {
   static const Status UNKNOWN;
   /// @}
 
-  /// Store the specified error in this Status object.
-  /// If "error_code == error::OK", error_message is ignored and a Status
-  /// object identical to Status::OK is constructed.
-  void SetError(error::Code error_code, const std::string& error_message) {
-    if (error_code == error::OK) {
-      Clear();
-    } else {
-      error_code_ = error_code;
-      error_message_ = error_message;
-    }
-  }
-
   /// If "ok()", stores "new_status" into *this.  If "!ok()", preserves
   /// the current "error_code()/error_message()",
   ///
@@ -149,16 +131,7 @@ class SHAKA_EXPORT Status {
   ///   if (overall_status.ok()) overall_status = new_status
   /// Use:
   ///   overall_status.Update(new_status);
-  void Update(const Status& new_status) {
-    if (ok())
-      *this = new_status;
-  }
-
-  /// Clear this status object to contain the OK code and no error message.
-  void Clear() {
-    error_code_ = error::OK;
-    error_message_ = "";
-  }
+  void Update(Status new_status);
 
   bool ok() const { return error_code_ == error::OK; }
   error::Code error_code() const { return error_code_; }
@@ -169,21 +142,9 @@ class SHAKA_EXPORT Status {
   }
   bool operator!=(const Status& x) const { return !(*this == x); }
 
-  /// @return true iff this has the same error_code as "x", i.e., the two
-  ///         Status objects are identical except possibly for the error
-  ///         message.
-  bool Matches(const Status& x) const { return error_code_ == x.error_code(); }
-
   /// @return A combination of the error code name and message.
   std::string ToString() const;
 
-  void Swap(Status* other) {
-    error::Code error_code = error_code_;
-    error_code_ = other->error_code_;
-    other->error_code_ = error_code;
-    error_message_.swap(other->error_message_);
-  }
-
  private:
   error::Code error_code_;
   std::string error_message_;
diff --git a/packager/status_unittest.cc b/packager/status_unittest.cc
index 4acc8f9729..723e259073 100644
--- a/packager/status_unittest.cc
+++ b/packager/status_unittest.cc
@@ -40,18 +40,6 @@ TEST(Status, ConstructorOK) {
   CheckStatus(Status(error::OK, "msg"), error::OK, "");
 }
 
-TEST(Status, SetError) {
-  Status status;
-  status.SetError(error::CANCELLED, "message");
-  CheckStatus(status, error::CANCELLED, "message");
-}
-
-TEST(Status, SetErrorOK) {
-  Status status(error::CANCELLED, "message");
-  status.SetError(error::OK, "msg");
-  CheckStatus(status, error::OK, "");
-}
-
 TEST(Status, Unknown) {
   CheckStatus(Status::UNKNOWN, error::UNKNOWN, "");
 }
@@ -60,12 +48,6 @@ TEST(Status, Filled) {
   CheckStatus(Status(error::CANCELLED, "message"), error::CANCELLED, "message");
 }
 
-TEST(Status, Clear) {
-  Status status(error::CANCELLED, "message");
-  status.Clear();
-  CheckStatus(status, error::OK, "");
-}
-
 TEST(Status, Copy) {
   Status a(error::CANCELLED, "message");
   Status b(a);
@@ -92,7 +74,7 @@ TEST(Status, Update) {
   Status s;
   s.Update(Status::OK);
   ASSERT_TRUE(s.ok());
-  Status a(error::CANCELLED, "message");
+  const Status a(error::CANCELLED, "message");
   s.Update(a);
   ASSERT_EQ(s, a);
   Status b(error::UNIMPLEMENTED, "other message");
@@ -103,41 +85,12 @@ TEST(Status, Update) {
   ASSERT_FALSE(s.ok());
 }
 
-TEST(Status, Swap) {
-  Status a(error::CANCELLED, "message");
-  Status b = a;
-  Status c;
-  c.Swap(&a);
-  ASSERT_EQ(c, b);
-  ASSERT_EQ(a, Status::OK);
-}
-
-TEST(Status, MatchOK) {
-  ASSERT_TRUE(Status().Matches(Status::OK));
-}
-
-TEST(Status, MatchSame) {
-  Status a(error::UNKNOWN, "message");
-  Status b(error::UNKNOWN, "message");
-  ASSERT_TRUE(a.Matches(b));
-}
-
-TEST(Status, MatchCopy) {
-  Status a(error::UNKNOWN, "message");
-  Status b = a;
-  ASSERT_TRUE(a.Matches(b));
-}
-
-TEST(Status, MatchDifferentCode) {
-  Status a(error::UNKNOWN, "message");
-  Status b(error::CANCELLED, "message");
-  ASSERT_TRUE(!a.Matches(b));
-}
-
-TEST(Status, MatchDifferentMessage) {
-  Status a(error::UNKNOWN, "message");
-  Status b(error::UNKNOWN, "another");
-  ASSERT_TRUE(a.Matches(b));
+// Will trigger copy ellision.
+TEST(Status, Update2) {
+  Status s;
+  ASSERT_TRUE(s.ok());
+  s.Update(Status(error::INVALID_ARGUMENT, "some message"));
+  ASSERT_EQ(error::INVALID_ARGUMENT, s.error_code());
 }
 
 TEST(Status, EqualsOK) {