diff --git a/webrtc/common_video/i420_video_frame_unittest.cc b/webrtc/common_video/i420_video_frame_unittest.cc
index 8368436446..bc2bac920a 100644
--- a/webrtc/common_video/i420_video_frame_unittest.cc
+++ b/webrtc/common_video/i420_video_frame_unittest.cc
@@ -164,21 +164,6 @@ TEST(TestVideoFrame, ShallowCopy) {
   EXPECT_NE(frame2.rotation(), frame1.rotation());
 }
 
-TEST(TestVideoFrame, Reset) {
-  VideoFrame frame;
-  frame.CreateEmptyFrame(5, 5, 5, 5, 5);
-  frame.set_ntp_time_ms(1);
-  frame.set_timestamp(2);
-  frame.set_render_time_ms(3);
-  ASSERT_TRUE(frame.video_frame_buffer() != NULL);
-
-  frame.Reset();
-  EXPECT_EQ(0u, frame.ntp_time_ms());
-  EXPECT_EQ(0u, frame.render_time_ms());
-  EXPECT_EQ(0u, frame.timestamp());
-  EXPECT_TRUE(frame.video_frame_buffer() == NULL);
-}
-
 TEST(TestVideoFrame, CopyBuffer) {
   VideoFrame frame1, frame2;
   int width = 15;
diff --git a/webrtc/common_video/video_frame.cc b/webrtc/common_video/video_frame.cc
index 3f817c0e8f..fa23cc1589 100644
--- a/webrtc/common_video/video_frame.cc
+++ b/webrtc/common_video/video_frame.cc
@@ -29,11 +29,12 @@ int ExpectedSize(int plane_stride, int image_height, PlaneType type) {
   return plane_stride * ((image_height + 1) / 2);
 }
 
-VideoFrame::VideoFrame() {
-  // Intentionally using Reset instead of initializer list so that any missed
-  // fields in Reset will be caught by memory checkers.
-  Reset();
-}
+VideoFrame::VideoFrame()
+    : video_frame_buffer_(nullptr),
+      timestamp_(0),
+      ntp_time_ms_(0),
+      render_time_ms_(0),
+      rotation_(kVideoRotation_0) {}
 
 VideoFrame::VideoFrame(const rtc::scoped_refptr<VideoFrameBuffer>& buffer,
                        uint32_t timestamp,
@@ -129,14 +130,6 @@ void VideoFrame::ShallowCopy(const VideoFrame& videoFrame) {
   rotation_ = videoFrame.rotation_;
 }
 
-void VideoFrame::Reset() {
-  video_frame_buffer_ = nullptr;
-  timestamp_ = 0;
-  ntp_time_ms_ = 0;
-  render_time_ms_ = 0;
-  rotation_ = kVideoRotation_0;
-}
-
 uint8_t* VideoFrame::buffer(PlaneType type) {
   return video_frame_buffer_ ? video_frame_buffer_->MutableData(type)
                              : nullptr;
diff --git a/webrtc/video/video_capture_input.cc b/webrtc/video/video_capture_input.cc
index 16263ccaf3..54b41b5006 100644
--- a/webrtc/video/video_capture_input.cc
+++ b/webrtc/video/video_capture_input.cc
@@ -84,10 +84,11 @@ void VideoCaptureInput::IncomingCapturedFrame(const VideoFrame& video_frame) {
     return;
   }
 
-  captured_frame_.ShallowCopy(incoming_frame);
+  captured_frame_.reset(new VideoFrame);
+  captured_frame_->ShallowCopy(incoming_frame);
   last_captured_timestamp_ = incoming_frame.ntp_time_ms();
 
-  overuse_detector_->FrameCaptured(captured_frame_);
+  overuse_detector_->FrameCaptured(*captured_frame_);
 
   TRACE_EVENT_ASYNC_BEGIN1("webrtc", "Video", video_frame.render_time_ms(),
                            "render_time", video_frame.render_time_ms());
@@ -97,11 +98,11 @@ void VideoCaptureInput::IncomingCapturedFrame(const VideoFrame& video_frame) {
 
 bool VideoCaptureInput::GetVideoFrame(VideoFrame* video_frame) {
   rtc::CritScope lock(&crit_);
-  if (captured_frame_.IsZeroSize())
+  if (!captured_frame_)
     return false;
 
-  *video_frame = captured_frame_;
-  captured_frame_.Reset();
+  *video_frame = *captured_frame_;
+  captured_frame_.reset();
   return true;
 }
 
diff --git a/webrtc/video/video_capture_input.h b/webrtc/video/video_capture_input.h
index a47e8772c1..baf20820db 100644
--- a/webrtc/video/video_capture_input.h
+++ b/webrtc/video/video_capture_input.h
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ class VideoCaptureInput : public webrtc::VideoCaptureInput {
   SendStatisticsProxy* const stats_proxy_;
   rtc::Event* const capture_event_;
 
-  VideoFrame captured_frame_ GUARDED_BY(crit_);
+  std::unique_ptr<VideoFrame> captured_frame_ GUARDED_BY(crit_);
   Clock* const clock_;
   // Used to make sure incoming time stamp is increasing for every frame.
   int64_t last_captured_timestamp_;
diff --git a/webrtc/video/video_capture_input_unittest.cc b/webrtc/video/video_capture_input_unittest.cc
index 22a0f9d0bd..8ec89c7f29 100644
--- a/webrtc/video/video_capture_input_unittest.cc
+++ b/webrtc/video/video_capture_input_unittest.cc
@@ -94,17 +94,18 @@ TEST_F(VideoCaptureInputTest, DoesNotRetainHandleNorCopyBuffer) {
     rtc::Event* const event_;
   };
 
-  VideoFrame frame(
-      new rtc::RefCountedObject<TestBuffer>(&frame_destroyed_event), 1, 1,
-      kVideoRotation_0);
+  {
+    VideoFrame frame(
+        new rtc::RefCountedObject<TestBuffer>(&frame_destroyed_event), 1, 1,
+        kVideoRotation_0);
 
-  AddInputFrame(&frame);
-  WaitOutputFrame();
+    AddInputFrame(&frame);
+    WaitOutputFrame();
 
-  EXPECT_EQ(output_frames_[0]->video_frame_buffer().get(),
-            frame.video_frame_buffer().get());
-  output_frames_.clear();
-  frame.Reset();
+    EXPECT_EQ(output_frames_[0]->video_frame_buffer().get(),
+              frame.video_frame_buffer().get());
+    output_frames_.clear();
+  }
   EXPECT_TRUE(frame_destroyed_event.Wait(FRAME_TIMEOUT_MS));
 }
 
diff --git a/webrtc/video/video_quality_test.cc b/webrtc/video/video_quality_test.cc
index 60f957c456..057a8a2ab7 100644
--- a/webrtc/video/video_quality_test.cc
+++ b/webrtc/video/video_quality_test.cc
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include "webrtc/base/checks.h"
 #include "webrtc/base/event.h"
 #include "webrtc/base/format_macros.h"
+#include "webrtc/base/optional.h"
 #include "webrtc/base/timeutils.h"
 #include "webrtc/call.h"
 #include "webrtc/common_video/libyuv/include/webrtc_libyuv.h"
@@ -146,8 +147,8 @@ class VideoAnalyzer : public PacketReceiver,
 
     {
       rtc::CritScope lock(&crit_);
-      if (first_send_frame_.IsZeroSize() && rtp_timestamp_delta_ == 0)
-        first_send_frame_ = copy;
+      if (!first_send_timestamp_ && rtp_timestamp_delta_ == 0)
+        first_send_timestamp_ = rtc::Optional<uint32_t>(copy.timestamp());
 
       frames_.push_back(copy);
     }
@@ -169,8 +170,8 @@ class VideoAnalyzer : public PacketReceiver,
       rtc::CritScope lock(&crit_);
 
       if (rtp_timestamp_delta_ == 0) {
-        rtp_timestamp_delta_ = header.timestamp - first_send_frame_.timestamp();
-        first_send_frame_.Reset();
+        rtp_timestamp_delta_ = header.timestamp - *first_send_timestamp_;
+        first_send_timestamp_ = rtc::Optional<uint32_t>();
       }
       int64_t timestamp =
           wrap_handler_.Unwrap(header.timestamp - rtp_timestamp_delta_);
@@ -622,7 +623,7 @@ class VideoAnalyzer : public PacketReceiver,
   std::map<int64_t, int64_t> send_times_ GUARDED_BY(crit_);
   std::map<int64_t, int64_t> recv_times_ GUARDED_BY(crit_);
   std::map<int64_t, size_t> encoded_frame_sizes_ GUARDED_BY(crit_);
-  VideoFrame first_send_frame_ GUARDED_BY(crit_);
+  rtc::Optional<uint32_t> first_send_timestamp_ GUARDED_BY(crit_);
   const double avg_psnr_threshold_;
   const double avg_ssim_threshold_;
 
diff --git a/webrtc/video_frame.h b/webrtc/video_frame.h
index 3ec47c6c75..409abf3446 100644
--- a/webrtc/video_frame.h
+++ b/webrtc/video_frame.h
@@ -65,9 +65,6 @@ class VideoFrame {
   // reference to the video buffer also retained by |videoFrame|.
   void ShallowCopy(const VideoFrame& videoFrame);
 
-  // Release frame buffer and reset time stamps.
-  void Reset();
-
   // Get pointer to buffer per plane.
   uint8_t* buffer(PlaneType type);
   // Overloading with const.